Youth Navigator (Engagement and Partnerships)

Goddard Riverside Community Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside Community Center in New York City seeks a Youth Navigator to deliver developmental services for youth ages 14–25 in Lincoln Square and Upper West Side. The role requires intensive outreach, engagement, and a primary person model, with evening/weekend rotation and a salary of $41,500 to $50,000.

The position emphasizes goal setting, coaching, and navigation toward self-sufficiency by age 25, including crisis response and strong documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Equivalency or diploma preferred.
• Experience working with urban youth in diverse communities.
• Bi-lingual Spanish preferred but not required.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Respect for confidentiality and resilience in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Outreach and engagement with youth in Lincoln Square and Upper West Side.
• Set goals, coach, and support paths to self-sufficiency for ages 14–25.
• Provide mentorship, referrals, and life skills development.
• Coordinate group sessions and build a network of resources.
• Respond to crises as needed and document progress.

Skills

Outreach

Youth engagement

Communication

Crisis response

Self-motivation

Education

High School Equivalency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Lincoln Square - New York, NY 10023Salary Range: $41,500.00 - $50,000.00 Salary/yearIntro/Program Description:The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies with a combined annual operating budget of approximately $63 million that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. Goddard Riverside and The Isaacs Center are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults throughout Manhattan and New York City.Pathways for Youth is an effort to help young adults reach age 24 prepared to be self-sustainingby providinga primaryadult support to coach andassistin life planning and navigation over multiple years.

Purpose of Position

The Youth Navigator is responsible for delivering direct and comprehensive developmental services to youth in the Lincoln Square Neighborhood and Upper Westside Communities through intensive outreach and engagement of hard to serve youth ages 14 to 25 to execute pathways to becoming self-sustaining adults by age 25. The position is responsible for ongoing engagement of youth employing a primary person model. While most of the programming is proactively scheduled, there is a need to be available at non-traditional hours to respond to and engage young people. Rotating presence at weekend and evening programming will be instituted as part of the strategy for engagement.

Schedule

35+ hours per week; base schedule 1pm to 9pm Monday to Friday and rotating Saturdays 11:30 to 4:30, Flexible – Nights and Weekends Required

Salary Range:$41,500 -$50,000

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.

Roles, Responsibilities, and Essential Duties

• Outreach and Engagement
  • Regular canvasing and outreach throughout the target area
  • Build trusting relationships with young people on their own terms and turf with a goal of moving towards engaging them on a meaningful pathway
  • Participatein community events toidentifyand meetyouth
  • Attend resident and community meetings to build relationships
  • Develop and executeactivities including community eventsthat create opportunities to engage young people
  • Document encounters and developwelldetailedplans formaintainingconnections with youth
  • In partnership with leadership, develop a strategic planfor ongoing outreach
• Goal-setting, Coaching, and Navigating
  • Work in partnership with individual young peopleto understand challenges, barriers, hopes, and dreams
  • Create exposure opportunities that help young peopleseeand experience pathwaysavailable to them
  • Work withindividualyoung peopleto develop goals andassociatedmilestones
  • Coach young peopleon a pathway to success using achievements of SMART goals
  • Provide necessarysupportsand resources to reduce barriers to success
  • Lead and coordinatesmall group sessionsfor mutual aid, positive peersupportand relevant topics
  • Build a comprehensive resource network necessary to support the needsand aspirationsof youth and their families
  • Help tobuild bridges in the family unit that regenerate, sustain, and growfamilialsupports
  • Help young peopleto develop life skills, tangible skills, andnetworks of access
  • Provide critical information and referrals, and ensure follow-up
  • Serve as a caring and consistent mentor and adult in the lives of the young people(goal is mentoring a core group of 30)
  • Documentinteractions and progress
• Crisis Response
  • Respond to emergency situations and crises as neededwith guidance from supervisor. This may include hours outside of the traditional workday.
  • Recognize andanticipateconditions that will result in a crisis and take steps necessary to avert the crisis
  • Build a network that will aid in managingcrisis.
  • In collaboration with senior management, engage in activities to support program evaluation
  • Other duties as requiredincluding participation in mandatory and voluntarytrainings

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• High School Equivalency or diploma preferred
• Experience working in diverse and challenged communities
• Experience working with urban youth
• Familiarity with public housing developmentsand the conditions of life in public housing,especially Amsterdam Houses and Amsterdam Addition
• Must loveand respectyoung adults and have the necessary balance to encourage them while fostering personal accountability
• Patience, reliability, and ability to provide a consistent and caring presence
• Tolerance forambiguity and stressand ability to persist through challenges
• Healthy respectfor confidentiality
• Ability toengage in self-reflection
• Ability to read and write, and communicate in English
• Bi-lingual Spanish-Preferred but notrequired

Computer Skills

• Able to work in the Microsoft Office Suite, should especially be proficient in Word and Outlook
• Able to use or learn other electronic databases, programs, and funder-related software as needed

Physical Requirements

• Walking; Climbing stairs

Work Environment

• Field Work

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace community grounded in respect for differences. We support hiring a broadly diverse team of qualified individuals who will contribute to our organizations.

Goddard Riverside and Isaacs Center provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation,gender identityor any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job related task other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.