Resource Navigator
$50,000–$55,000 year
On-site · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Resource Navigator stationed primarily at the Engagement Center in downtown Pittsburgh, providing welcoming support to clients, listening to their needs, developing short-term action plans, and connecting them with housing and related services. Responsibilities include concierge duties (registering clients, sign-ups, wayfinding), triage and navigation (motivational interviewing, developing daily/near-term plans, linking to shelters or case management as needed), and housing coaching (assisting with computer use, applications, communications with landlords, and accessing resources). The role emphasizes collaboration within a team of Resource Coordinators, confidentiality, and helping clients move toward housing and recovery goals. Ideal candidates have strong listening, empathy, trauma-informed care, and partnership-building skills and can work both independently and as part of a fast-paced, client-centered team with strong documentation practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services-related field of study OR equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum two years’ experience in successfully providing services to people facing housing crises
- Knowledge of resources available to people experiencing crises, including homelessness
- Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed care
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint) and to learn program-specific software
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Willingness to accompany clients to appointments and with street outreach staff when needed
- Willingness to adjust work schedule
- Act 33, Act 34, and FBI clearances
- Valid driver’s license and access to reliable insured vehicle or other reliable transportation to locations around the county
- Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
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