Resource Navigator - HSP (5706)

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Location: Camden, NJ

Job Type/Status: Full Time

Salary: $65,000 per year

Position Summary

The resource navigator will be dedicated to provide low-barrier, trauma-informed assistance from intake through discharge for each household assigned. Serves as the primary point of contact for clients. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists a minimum of 20 households per Navigator per month. 
• Screen for eligibility across OEHP, HPP, SRAP, TRA, and local/county programs. 
• Prevent duplication and denial of assistance by documenting all screenings. 
• Guide households through financial assistance, legal referral, and stabilization. 
• Processes households for HPP arrears assistance and flexible funds. 
• Prevent eviction judgments for non-payment. 
• Stabilize households by paying arrears or facilitating relocation. 
• Serve as the first line of financial support before flex funds are deployed. 
• Prevent shelter entry by enabling immediate moves. 
• Ensure relocated units are habitable and stable. 
• To provide low barrier, rapid response funds for crises not covered by HPP, ensuring households avoid homelessness when statutory limits are insufficient. 
• To ensure that all households receiving intensive support have access to legal review, advice, and or representation through weekly collaborative case conferencing or escalated individual case conferencing, as appropriate. 
• To maintain consistent, transparent statewide data on prevention services. 
• To embed navigators in the landlord-tenant court ecosystem to prevent displacement in real time.

Qualifications

• Experience working with at-risk individuals and families; including family stabilization services, homeless prevention, and navigating housing resources required.
• Experience working with legal services and landlord-tenant court ecosystem preferred
• Familiar with the Housing First principles preferred.
• Ideal candidates would have lived experience
• Must have a vehicle, valid registration, insurance and driver license.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform a range of physical motions, including but not limited to: sitting for long periods of time; standing; walking; and climbing stairs.

Benefits:

At the Center for Family Services, our employees are our greatest resource, and we are committed to investing in our staff. We offer a competitive benefits package as well as ongoing resources that will support staff on their personal and professional journey.*

• Excellent paid time off (PTO) program, including vacation, sick, personal, and holiday
• 401k Plan
• Medical insurance plan options
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Prescription Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health & Wellness Activities
• Ongoing Training & Professional Development Opportunities
• Opportunity for advancement

About Employment at Center For Family Services Apply and get hired at Center For Family Services, a leader in the non-profit sector and named as a top workplace in the region since 2010. As part of our team, you will be recognized as our most valuable resource. Our staff balance best practices with personalized care. Together our team makes a positive difference in the lives of people in need. If you're interested in a rewarding career, Center For Family Services is a great place to grow as a professional. For more information about our top workplace, please visit Center For Family Services website at www.centerffs.org.

Disclaimer All positions require pre-employment drug screening and criminal record checks. Many positions require motor vehicle record evaluations and medical clearances. Center For Family Services is an equal opportunity employer offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.