POSITION IS CURRENTLY PAUSED
Veteran Navigator
The Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas (HLA) is currently hiring a Veteran Navigator.
The Veteran Navigator works within the Pinellas County Continuum of Care (CoC), partner agencies, homeless outreach teams, and the local Veterans Affairs team to build relationships with Veterans and their families who are experiencing homelessness, provide advocacy for participants in their housing search, and assist with connection to benefits and other resources.
Salary, Benefits, and Work Environment:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Works collaboratively with the Veteran Services Manager, Veteran Intake Specialist, and Coordinated Entry Senior Manager to promote Coordinated Entry in the community, emphasizing the focus on those who are most vulnerable.
Uses trauma-informed, strength-based, harm-reduction, and housing-first approaches during all interactions with participants and stakeholders.
Assists unsheltered Veterans in obtaining housing readiness documentation and accompanies them through the housing application process, as needed. Also assists with advocacy, document readiness, and accessing community resources as needed.
Provides light-touch case management to at-risk participants and/or participants experiencing Category 1 Literal Homelessness. Works with agency-based navigators and the outreach teams from other agencies in Pinellas County to locate and keep track of the location of the most vulnerable Veterans, individuals, and families to allow for quicker entry into housing.
Executes follow-ups with participants, in a timely manner, per the program workflow.
Maintains complete client records, daily activity logs, and other reports as directed.
Assists and participates in all Veteran-related meetings, including the Veteran Prioritization List Meeting (Case Conferencing), Grant-Per-Diem (GPD) Meeting, and SSVF/VA Collaborative Meetings.
Coordination of Coordinated Entry referrals including Veterans, individuals, and families in HMIS to providers.
Administers the Coordinated Entry Assessment for all homeless Veterans, as needed. Also administers the Family Shelter Assessment (FSA) and enrolls literally homeless Veteran families into the Shelter Prioritization List Program Entry.
Collaborates with community partners; keeps partners well informed and solicits input to appropriately improve the program and improve customer satisfaction.
Supports and aligns with the core values of the HLA, specifically our values. We believe in the inherent human dignity of all persons. The values that guide us are: Human Dignity, Compassion, Service, Leadership, Advocacy, Partnership, Restorative, Innovative, Accountable and Transparent
Other duties described here.
Requirements:
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