Justice Navigator - Justice Services

Position: Justice Navigator I - Justice Services
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** Job Description Summary
** Department - Justice Services#
** Job Description
**** OPEN UNTIL FILLED
**** Job Type: Classified
**** Job Classification: 5652 - Justice Navigator
**** Salary Grade: 9
**** Pay Range
**** Hiring Range: $23.94 - $28.73 Per Hour
**** Pay Range: $23.94 - $33.52 Per Hour
**** Range Explanation:
*** Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
* Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
*** The first review of applications will be on 03/13/2026*****.
** The Pima County Justice Services Department has multiple openings for our Justice Navigator position which provides referral and support services to individuals released from law enforcement or jail custody. Responsibilities involve individual engagement and referrals to community-based services (i.e., housing, mental and substance treatment, and other supportive services). Additionally, this position provides encouragement and support to individuals following best practices.
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* Essential Functions:

** As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.
* Engages with individuals exiting police or jail custody, and refers to treatment, housing, and other community resources;
* Develops partnerships with other agencies, collaboratives, associations and community organizations;
* Provides encouragement, support and resources to individuals with justice system involvement utilizing best-practices and evidence-based programming;
* Maintains accurate and reliable data for program evaluation.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* ** Associates degree from an accredited college or university with a major in psychology, criminal justice, or a field closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment
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**** Three years of experience directly related to the nature of the criminal justice system, mental health system or public housing.****(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
**** Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications ******:** (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):*
* * Lived experience with the criminal justice system and a demonstrated commitment to supporting others in reentry and justice system navigation.
* Current Peer Support Certification.
* Experience building trust and rapport with clients, providing encouragement, support, and resources to individuals with justice system involvement, utilizing best practices and evidence-based programming.
* Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders, including service providers, reentry services, law enforcement, courts, correctional staff, and community-based organizations.
** Selection Procedure:*
* ** Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised

Preferred Qualifications . The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection…