Hybrid Part-Time Overnight Resource Navigator chez The Gathering Place A Refuge for Rebuild

Description

Department: Elati Village

FLSA Exemption Status: non-exempt; part-time

Location: Denver, CO  

Supervisor: Residential Program Manager 

Position Overview:

The Resource Navigator position involves supporting residents and team members in maintaining a safe and welcoming environment at a 24-hour transitional housing site. Responsibilities include coordinating activities, managing resources, and aiding residents. This position is essential for fostering community cohesion and ensuring smooth shelter operations. 

You might be a great fit at TGP if you have a passion and commitment for our mission, the services we provide, and for addressing the systemic barriers that our members face through a low barrier, trauma-informed approach.  

Core Accountabilities:

• Use cultural humility and trauma-informed care when interacting with Elati Village residents, team members, and community partners.  
• Create and lead programs and activities that engage residents, promoting their participation and collaboration.  
• Support members’ individual well-being and personal growth through development of practical skills in alignment with their personal goals.  
• Connect clients to necessary resources, offering support to stabilize housing and help them progress according to their case management plan.  
• Maintain a physically and psychologically safe environment for members, with a strong emphasis on accountability, confidentiality, and trauma informed site management.  
• Stay informed about Elati Village programs and community resources to make appropriate referrals, ensuring a well-rounded approach to support. Work to reduce barriers that may prevent access to services, advocating for residents when necessary. 
• Regularly interact with community partners and agencies to ensure smooth delivery of services.  
• Participate in team meetings and case discussions to coordinate care and services effectively. Collaborate with case managers to implement personalized action plans for members. 
• Complete all program documentation and data entry on time to meet organizational standards and reporting requirements. 
• Light housekeeping to ensure a clean, safe shelter environment.  
• Proactively engage in de-escalation, crisis prevention, and crisis mitigation. 
• Other duties as assigned 

Compensation and Benefits:

• 37.5-hour workweek 
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance  
• Life insurance plans  
• 403(b) retirement savings plan 
• Financial advising services 
• Generous paid time off 
• Long- and short-term disability plan  
• Robust training and professional development opportunities 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Free CorePower Yoga membership 

About The Gathering Place:

Founded in 1986, The Gathering Place (TGP) supports women, gender-diverse people, and their children in building stable live through home, health, purpose, and community programs. We are driven by our values of community, safety, inclusivity, empowerment, and hope. We envision a Colorado where all marginalized groups experiencing homelessness and instability have pathways to security.  

As a trauma-informed, low -barrier organization, we remove unnecessary or harmful requirements that prevent members of the community from accessing our services when they need them most—from essential services like meals, showers, and laundry to long-term support like housing-focused case management and physical, mental, and sexual health care. Members choose which of our services they want to take advantage of, giving them the autonomy they need to rebuild their lives. 

Requirements

• Experience in human services or community outreach a plus. 
• Lived experience of homelessness, housing instability, or poverty a plus 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.  
• Compassionate and empathetic approach to working with diverse populations. 
• Current knowledge of, or willingness to learn, how to operate a computer and other office machinery, such as a copy machine or printer, and office software, such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and other programs. 

If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles within the organization! 

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion:

The Gathering Place is committed to Accessibility, Belonging, Liberation, and Equity (ABLE) work to advance marginalized communities from oppression, exploitation, and discrimination while uplifting and celebrating them. We are taking collective action towards dismantling systemic structures and empowering underrepresented identities.  

TGP is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender variance, gender expression, marital status, citizenship, creed, ethnicity, veteran status, ancestry and any other protected classification. Applicants of any and all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Individuals with lived experience of homelessness, extreme poverty and/or experience with a behavioral health condition are also strongly encouraged to apply.