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Position: Military Veteran Peer Navigator [1079]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – Veterans Services

Salary range: $38,500.80 - $48,859.20 Annually

Shift available: Full-time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
• This position will be responsible for management and implementation of veteran’s outreach program
• This position will assist with the development of the unit budget and monitor budget information to ensure the unit operates efficiently and within budgetary guidelines
• The person in this position will provide all coordination of veteran reintegration services with community veteran organizations and individuals (Stakeholders) who provide veteran reintegration services
• The position will be a sponsor and/or organize quarterly briefings for Stakeholders and volunteers for the following purposes: Share information about the activities of the Military Veteran Peer Network and Stakeholders; Update members of the Military Veteran Peer Network and Stakeholders about community resources and reintegration services for veterans, and assess the reintegration service needs of veterans in the community; Identify deficiencies in community reintegration services, and devise tactics to address the deficiencies; Share information about community-based health and human services for veterans; Share information about evidence-based practices to enhance Network members’ ability to provide veteran peer-to-peer counseling; and share information about how to navigate community-based health and human services systems, including how to access services and make efficacious referrals to community mental health care providers
• This position will develop a volunteer program to expand the MVPN program to more veterans in the communities
• This position will comply with all requirements within the MVPN grant to ensure quality within the program
• Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

• High school diploma or GED
• One semester (12 credit hours) of accredited college work; or minimum of eighth grade reading comprehension level as evidenced by score on the Adult Basic Learning Examination (ABLE) test
• Must be a Service Member, Veteran, or Family Member of a Service Member or Veteran
• Must be willing to train to become a Peer Support Specialist
• Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents: www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/careers
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy  
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Veteran with combat experience strongly desired
• Prefer experience in behavioral health and/or developmental disabilities
• Prefer Certification in Peer Support but will provide training if necessary
• Some experience in attending veteran peer support services

At TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees:

• Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits
• 501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
• One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
• Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone