Renaissance West Community Initiative - Temporary; Life Navigator

The Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI) Life Navigator (LN) will play an important role in the Renaissance and adjacent communities by providing SMART goal coaching support toeligible families in the Renaissance and Little Rock communities. The LN is a temporary, full time grant-funded position.

About Renaissance West Community Initiative

The mission of the Renaissance West Community Initiative is to restore opportunity by building community. RWCI uses a holistic approach to community revitalization that includes quality mixed-income housing, cradle-to-career education options, and supportive services and programs.

Located in west Charlotte, the Renaissance campus, which is located on the site of the former Boulevard Homes housing project, includes 334 mixed-income units. The campus also includes a high-quality child development center and a CMS pre-k – 8 school. RWCI is responsible for leading the revitalization by ensuring that the children, families, and seniors living at Renaissance are able to reach their full potential through a comprehensive array of effective programs, services, and supports.

Position Description

The Life Navigator will report to the Chief Program Officer and will have the following primary responsibilities:

• Identify family needs, strengths, and assist families in developing a SMART goal plan to achieve their goals
• Develop family-driven solutions to navigate employment and education goals
• Use partner resources to support housing stability and any barriers that might have an adverse impact on economic mobility
• Provide effective coaching, monitor / document progress and collect data related to family goal progress and the effectiveness of the identified solutions
• Recruit, maintain, and manage determined caseload of eligible families from the RWCI service area
• Raise awareness of RWCI resources, partnerships and activities associated with fulfillment of client goals
• Refer families to partners with resources to support personal and professional goals, improve family stability, school readiness, financial management and economic mobility.
• Maintain monthly face-to-face contact with participants, and conduct home visits as needed, to coach them on areas of employment that encompasses education, training, career guidance, and support services that enhance job skills, productivity, and employability
• Build trust with participants by responding timely to calls, written requests, and e-mails from participants, service providers, and other authorized agencies and representatives to answer questions, and provides information and assistance as appropriate.
• Maintain and document appropriate records in a timely matter set forth by organization standards and/or deadlines in database system
• Collaborate with the RWCI Director of Education Programs, and school personnel as directed, to promote the value of parent/school partnerships and the importance of parental participation.
• Assist with creating community outreach opportunities, recruitment and strategy planning for engagement
• Demonstrates positive relationships with colleagues and partners
• Attend community, educational engagement outreach/ events during and after normal business hours and occasional weekends
• Other duties as necessary to move the mission
  
  

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual with life coaching experience to continue building RWCI's care coordination team. The Ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively across stakeholder groups to achieve an ambitious set of goals. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or other closely related field and two (2) years of progressively responsible life coaching /social work experience and/or community work / case management or closely related responsibilities.

• BA in Social Science or Human Services field preferred
• At least 3 years of experience working in community settings
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to and passion for Renaissance West Community Initiative's mission
• Intermediate to advanced technical skill, demonstrated experience and proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
• Flexible schedule in support of meeting with families and attending school and community outreach / events in the evenings and weekends as needed
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments and in balancing competing priorities
• Experience in a high-performance, collaborative, constructive peer group
• Experience in a complex work environment
  
  

No calls, emails, or visits please. For immediate consideration, please formally apply online and provide a resume and cover letter.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job classification. They are not to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all duties, skills, and responsibilities of people so assigned.

The Agency's policy is to provide equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.