Community Navigator- Housing Services (20786811)

Tri-City Mental Health Authority; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Merit salary increases

CalPERS pension

Health insurance

Job summary

Tri-City Mental Health Authority in the Los Angeles area seeks a Community Navigator for Housing Services. The role supports the Housing Program, coordinating outreach, referrals, and linkage to community resources. Team oversight by the Housing Supervisor. Requires outreach experience and a driver for field work.

Two years in community health outreach is required; Spanish bilingualism is preferred but not mandatory. The package includes generous benefits and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• Two years of outreach experience in health or behavioral health fields.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred but not required.
• Strong communication and referral skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with service agencies to outreach, engage, and refer individuals to housing and health services.
• Provide information on community resources and connect clients to appropriate agencies and networks.
• Visit individuals in homes, shelters, or other settings to provide information, education, and advocacy.
• Identify transitional housing options and support tenants in interactions with property managers.

Skills

Community outreach

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Associate degree or equivalent in community health/behavioral health

Job description

Community Navigator- Housing Services (20786811)

V2627-49

Category Behavioral Health

Region Los Angeles Area

Job Type Full-Time

Close Date 11/13/2026 at 4pm or until 100 applicants

Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority is a public agency serving the diverse communities of Pomona, Claremont, and La Verne.

Established in 1960, Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority (TCMHA) was conceptualized as a comprehensive mental health service provider, dedicated to helping families and individuals of all ages reach their full potential. Through close and dedicated collaboration with the community it serves, TCMHA has successfully created an integrated system of care that ensures access and enhances mental and emotional health. Available services include but are not limited to psychotherapy, clinical case management, medication support, peer-to-peer support, psychoeducation, linkage and referral, vocational training and support, socialization activities, and community outreach.

Do you love interacting with the community and helping connect people with resources to meet various needs?

Are you passionate about behavioral health and/or community services?

Tri-City is now actively recruiting to fill a Community Navigator position that will support our Navigator Team within our Housing Program. The Community Navigators will report to the Housing Supervisor and perform a variety of community-based duties, including but not limited to:

• Collaborates with Full Service Partnership agencies in the service area to appropriately outreach, engage, and refer individuals to these agencies; engages in promotion and collaboration amongst interagency departments in an effort to promote all Authority programs and events when out in the community.
• Provides outreach services; engages with people who need services and their families to help them identify currently available services, including formal and informal supports and services tailored to the particular cultural, ethnic, age, and gender identity of those seeking them; provides information on community resources and referrals; links individuals to agencies, health care providers, and other community networks; follows up with those individuals to ensure they have connected with support structures and are receiving assistance for their needs.
• Provides information and uses Authority resources to meet with agencies, faith-based organizations, and attend other community events; recruits community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community groups to become part of an active and ever growing locally-based support network for people, including those most challenged by behavioral health issues.
• Performs visits to individuals and their families in their homes, shelters, or on the streets to provide information and education; provides support to individuals who are unsheltered or at risk of becoming unsheltered; provides advocacy for at-risk tenants in contacting property managers to prevent or delay evictions; identifies and provides transitional housing options to individuals and their families
• Equivalent to an associate degree with college-level coursework in community health, behavioral health, or a related field.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience providing outreach to a diverse community for health or behavioral health programs, or a related field.

Preferredcandidates will be bilingual in Spanish but it is not required.

Sign-on Bonuses: $2500 for eligible positions.

Merit Salary Increases: Annually based on performance, budget availability, and supervisor approval.

CalPERS Pension: 2% @ 55 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for PEPRA Members; employee contributes 7% for Classic and 7.75% for PEPRA. No Social Security.

Vacation: 80 hours per year, increasing with years of service, with a maximum of 240 hours; cash-out option available.

Sick Leave: Full-Time employees = 88 hours per year with no cap.

Holidays: 11 paid holidays per calendar year, plus an additional 16 hours of Floating Holidays.

Longevity Pay: $2500 at 5 years of service; $5000 at 10-35 milestone years of service.

Flexible Work Schedule: Eligible for a 9/80 or alternate work schedule, subject to supervisor approval and operational needs.

Health Insurance: Medical (Kaiser HMO), dental (MetLife PPO), and vision coverage (EyeMed), of which 80% is paid by Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority (TCMHA).

Life Insurance: Paid at one time's annual salary, paid by Tri-City MHA, with additional optional coverage available.

Additional Optional Benefits: EAP, FSA, STD/LTD & ADD, Bilingual Incentive Pay, On Call Pay, Employee Referral Fee Program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, Credit Union available through CU of So Cal, paid time off for Continuing Medical Education (CME), and more.

The availability of a flexible schedule and regular days off depends on the needs of the Department and approval from Management.

Special Instructions

REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Tri-City Mental Health Authority will make reasonable accommodations in the recruitment process to accommodate disabled applicants. If you are invited to participate in an examination or interview and have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail] .