JOB DESCRIPTIONPOSITION TITLE: Peer Health Navigator CLASSIFICATION STATUS: ExemptPOSITION DESCRIPTIONAbility to assist clients with health, income, housing, and other applicable goalsAbility to collaborate as part of a team approach with a client's assigned Health & Housing Case Manager to promote client engagement in careAbility to use and discuss lived experiences, when applicable, when providing services to promote client retention in servicesAbility to respectfully interact with clients, colleagues, and community partnersAbility to work cooperatively as part of a dynamic teamAbility to learn and use database systemsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESWith a willingness to share lived experience as part of engagement, support client participation in services through peer support while relying on relationship-building, selective self-disclosure, motivational interviewing, and a strengths-based approach. Assist clients in accessing healthcare resources, especially via navigating complex systems, to include scheduling appointments, accompanying clients to appointments, reviewing test results, monitoring medication refills, connecting to healthcare portals, and other relevant activities.