Lead Navigator

Community Bridges, INC•Tucson, AZ

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency operating throughout Arizona. CBI offers residential, outpatient, inpatient, physical health, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing substance use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. As a premiere non-profit provider, CBI delivers fully integrated behavioral and mental health programs, including prevention, education, and treatment utilizing cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models.A Lead Navigator is an individual who is in recovery from AOD use and/or GMH for at least one year and has a minimum of 90 days experience as a Navigator or Peer Support Specialist. The primary function of this role is to work with individuals experiencing homelessness, providing outreach and supportive services to help them secure housing. The Lead Navigator acts as a liaison, coordinating and monitoring RBHA and Non-RBHA community-based services and facilitating their delivery. This role involves actively seeking out individuals with the highest acuity and vulnerabilities, and conducting outreach, engagement, case management, and ongoing wrap-around supportive services. Additionally, the Lead Navigator mentors Navigator IIs, assisting them with onboarding, program understanding, and fulfilling program requirements. The Lead Navigator is proficient in coordinated entry, housing referral, leasing up, wrap-around services, and discharge processes. This position is an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with Patient Care Techs, Registered Nurses, Counselors, and Clinical Leads, and coordinating care with external community providers and stakeholders.

Requirements

In recovery from AOD use and/or GMH for an appropriate period (greater than or equal to 1 year)
At least 90 days experience as a Navigator or Peer Support Specialist
Highschool diploma or GED
Minimum of six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders
Current AZ Driver's License
Clear 39-month Motor Vehicle Record
Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) in accordance with A.A.C. R9-10-101.33 and CBI Clinical Policies and Procedures
Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card, site specific

Nice To Haves

Associate degree (or higher) in a field related to behavioral health
1-3 years of full-time Health Care related work experience where his or her prior experience would provide adequate exposure to both behavioral and medical crisis situations

Responsibilities

Working with individuals who are homeless, providing outreach and supportive services to assist the member with ending their homelessness
Coordinating and monitoring RBHA and Non-RBHA community-based services
Facilitating delivery of services by supporting the individual
Seeking out individuals with the highest acuity and greatest vulnerabilities
Conducting outreach, engagement, case management, and ongoing wrap around supportive services to the individual
Mentoring Navigator IIs to help them onboard, understand the program, and fulfill program requirements
Coordinating care with community providers and stakeholders