Lutheran Services Florida·Escambia County, Florida
Promote housing security for youth experiencing homelessness by building connections between youth, families, and community housing providers. The role involves identifying safe housing options, advocating for youth to reduce rental barriers, and coordinating individualized stability plans.
Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where children are safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant.
LSF is seeking a talented Youth Outreach and Housing Navigator who wants to make an impact in the lives of others.
The Youth Outreach & Housing Navigator promotes housing security for youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability by building strong connections between youth and their families, caregivers, landlords, housing providers, and community support systems. This role assists youth in identifying safe and stable housing options, strengthening natural supports, and navigating barriers to housing while preventing homelessness through family engagement and community partnership. The Navigator uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach rooted in positive youth development and housing-first principles.
Develops partnerships within the homeless Continuum of Care, a regional planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals.
Works in the community to identify and engage with unhoused youth, unaccompanied or with family.
Assist street youth and unhoused families in their environment by identifying and securing safe, stable housing or transitional living arrangements.
Manages and distributes physical needs supplies to youth and families.
Collaborate with case managers, outreach teams, and community partners to coordinate individualized housing stability plans.
Support youth with housing applications, landlord communication, lease agreements, and tenancy education.
Engage families, relatives, caregivers, and supportive adults to strengthen youth housing options when safe and appropriate.
Facilitate family mediation to reduce conflict, prevent homelessness, and support reunification where possible.
Build and maintain relationships with local landlords, property managers, host homes, housing programs, businesses, and community partners.
Promote landlord education on supportive housing, youth homelessness, and conflict resolution strategies.
Advocate on behalf of youth to reduce rental barriers related to eviction history, credit, or documentation challenges.
Conduct regular housing check-ins to promote stability and problem solving.
Connect youth with wraparound services including education, employment, mental health, substance use treatment, and life skills support.
Provide warm hand-offs and follow-through to ensure services are successfully accessed.
Represents LSF in coalitions and public forums, providing community education on issues facing unhoused youth and families, soliciting donated funds and supplies to support the needs of the program
Maintain accurate case notes, service plans, housing stability plans, and progress reports.
Track outcomes and program metrics in accordance with grant and agency requirements.
Ensure adherence to confidentiality, mandated reporting laws, and HIPAA/file security standards.
Other duties as assigned.
Bachelor’s degree required in Social Services, Youth Development, Human Services or related field. Higher post-secondary education preferred (Human Services, Marketing, Communications). Supervisory or lead staff experience preferred.
2-3 years related experience required working with at-risk youth and/or in community engagement/outreach.
Must demonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and needs.
Reports to Director.
Meeting or exceeding Contract deliverables relative to community outreach and education.
Team player with LSF co-workers.
Accuracy and timeliness in completing reports.
Adherence to LSF personnel policies and procedures.
Why work for LSF?
LSF offers 60 programs across the state of Florida serving a wide range of populations in need. Mission Driven staff members become part of the LSF community while transforming the lives of those in need. Our staff additionally find growth opportunities as they explore areas of interest within the organization.
LSF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Lutheran Services Florida is mandated to perform background screenings for employment in accordance with the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse as outlined in Section 435.12, Florida Statutes. Additionally, pursuant to House Bill 531 (2025), Lutheran Services Florida must ensure that all job vacancy postings and advertisements include a clear and conspicuous link to the AHCA Clearinghouse website and its requirements. For more information on background screening requirements please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com [https://info.flclearinghouse.com]
Market context
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