Peer Navigator

Job Description

Job Description

The Peer Navigator is responsible for building healthy, supportive relationships with program participants and assisting Cocoon House staff with providing supportive services to all program participants. A Peer Navigator, internally referred to as the Snohomish Young Adult Housing (SYAH) / Youth Engagement Team (YET) Peer Navigator is someone who has experience navigating the challenges and barriers of experiencing homelessness or housing instability and is able to use that experience to help guide program participants that are having a similar experience. In this role, the SYAH / YET Peer Navigator acts as a point of connection between other Cocoon House staff and the similarly aged program participants with whom the Peer Leader may have life experiences in common.

SYAH / YET Peer Navigator Duties & Responsibilities :

Full-Time 40 hrs / week | On-site in Everett, Snohomish County

Wages : $21-23 / hr | +$1.50 / hr pay differential for multi-lingual skills with additional paperwork

• Build trusting relationships with program participants through regular check-ins, active listening, and authentic peer support.
• Act as a unique avenue of communication and advocacy for participants, helping to ensure youth voices guide program development and delivery.
• Support youth and young adults in navigating challenges related to homelessness, housing instability, and system involvement (including juvenile justice, foster care, behavioral health, and McKinney-Vento).
• Collaborate with case managers and navigators to help participants achieve goals related to : chemical dependency, mental health, employment, education, financial stability, budgeting, housing access, and documentation needs.
• Provide or help participants connect to socio-emotional supports, community resources, and positive youth development opportunities.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment within transitional housing and drop-in program spaces.
• Offer guidance and mentoring on practical life skills, self-advocacy, and independent living.
• Accurately document participant interactions, progress notes, and service outcomes in agency databases.
• Provide input and feedback to program leadership to ensure services remain youth-driven and responsive to participant needs.

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Compensation details : 21-23 Hourly Wage

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