Refugee Youth Education & Programs Navigator

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains seeks a School Programs Navigator to support refugee youth through school-based services, tutoring, and language-intensive programming during summer sessions. You will work with districts, administrators, teachers, and refugee partners to deliver coordinated services and robust parent engagement, boosting student success and social integration.

The role emphasizes mentorship, cultural sensitivity, and documenting outcomes to meet funding and program

Qualifications

• Occupational competencies required for coordinating services, cultural responsiveness, client-centered care, and professional communication.
• Ability to document and track activities accurately and timely.
• Foundational skills include listening, social perceptiveness, problem solving and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups in classroom, after-school, and summer programs to reinforce instructional material.
• Maintains strong partnerships with school district administrators, teachers, and partners; acts as liaison.
• Engages parents and families in learning activities and advocacy or volunteer opportunities at schools.
• Provides career counseling to students and connects with existing college access and workforce programs.
• Tracks outcomes and compiles data per funding source requirements and reports.
• Ensures program services comply with quality assurance standards of the agency, state, accrediting bodies, and HIPAA.

Skills

Coordinate services

Deliver services

Person-Centered Care

Communicate professionally

Instructional Skills

Document efforts

Active Listening

Social Perceptiveness

Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Collaboration & Relationship Building

Reading Comprehension

Understanding of Current High School |

Education

Associate's degree or 2 years related experience

Job description

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains seeks a School Programs Navigator to support refugee youth through school-based services, tutoring, and language-intensive programming during summer sessions. You will work with districts, administrators, teachers, and refugee partners to deliver coordinated services and robust parent engagement, boosting student success and social integration.

The role emphasizes mentorship, cultural sensitivity, and documenting outcomes to meet funding and program