Peer Navigator
Oaks Integrated CareCherry Hill Township, New Jersey, United States • New Jersey, United States
Posted January 12, 2024
Full Time
About the Company
Oaks Integrated Care delivers comprehensive behavioral health, addiction, mental health, and developmental disability services across more than 230 programs in New Jersey. The organization is built on a diverse, compassionate workforce—including clinicians, case managers, nurses, and social workers—who work collaboratively to transform the lives of children and adults facing mental illness, addiction, or developmental challenges. Oaks distinguishes itself through its community‑focused approach, empowering employees to pursue their passions while providing tailored, evidence‑based care that meets each client’s unique needs.
Job Description
Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come! As a Peer Navigator, you will work with youth ages 14-21 that are in a resource home placement and involved with The Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Requirements
- Harness own lived experience navigating foster care to engage, empower and connect with youth
- Serve as mentors, role models and 'system navigators' to youth (ages 14-21) who are in the DCF foster care system and preparing for adulthood
- Connect youth to resources and services necessary to support their individual growth and success
- Assist youth in the foster care system to understand the different and key roles that various professionals play in their lives
- Establish rapport with youth and provide guidance in youth's identification, development, and planning of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals to pursue
- Ensure that youth assessments and data entry are completed on time to track youth progress
- Attend ongoing supervision to process the challenges and barriers in working with youth, and to develop strategies to enhance youth mentorship
- Schedule and attend appointments with youth and ensure that communication is maintained between appointments
- Gain a thorough understanding of the roles of other professionals who assist the youth
- Ability to maintain written communication logs and progress notes in a timely manner
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Retirement plan
- Flexible spending plans
- Excellent time benefits for qualified positions
- Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
- Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy