Peer Navigator (Part-time) Rochester, NH

Job Description

Job Description

About the team

We value a warm and welcoming environment and encourage staff to bring their authentic selves to work. Our fearless approach to challenges is the very foundation upon which we thrive. Challenges are faced without fear, hard work is a given and all embrace new thinking and ways of doing things. We make decisions that others may shy away from and are driven by courage and conviction when we face obstacles with authenticity and honesty. Our team is spirited and dynamic and motivated to create the best programs and services for all. Just like our community, we evolve, adapt, innovate, and ultimately progress.

About the Job

Peer Navigators are young adults (ages 18-28) with lived experience of unaccompanied homelessness and / or housing instability during their youth. The Peer Navigator is crucial in supporting young individuals facing potential housing crises and provides mentorship, advocacy, and connection to resources. The Peer Navigator role is a part time, 24 hour per week position with in-person office time required on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 to 5 pm at our Rochester Youth Resource Center. Using a dynamic approach, Peer Navigators engage with young adults through calls, texts, and in-person interactions as needed. As representatives of their diverse peer groups, they serve as positive role models, bridging the gap between youth and Waypoint or other community service providers during a housing crisis. The Peer Navigator and Youth Navigator operate collaboratively and within a larger team and are also part of a coordinated community of care dedicated to addressing youth and young adult homelessness.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide timely peer support by initiating contact with referred youth within 24–48 hours and maintaining outreach until stabilization.
• Build trusting relationships using a youth-driven, empathetic, and strength-based approach to support self-advocacy and engagement in service plans.
• Maintain flexible communication across New Hampshire using youth-preferred methods (text, email, phone, apps) and engage in-person at the Rochester Youth Resource Center.
• Facilitate monthly peer group activities that promote wellness, connection, or skill-building aligned with youth needs and interests.
• Collaborate and document consistently through supervision, staff meetings, Youth Action Board participation, and accurate record-keeping

Benefits and Perks :

Why work for us?

Work for an organization that you're proud of. That values people first. A workplace that gives you the tools to be your best self and enjoy what you do. Waypoint encourages a life / work balance and flexibility that benefits you, your clients, and your family. We support our employees with competitive wages and comprehensive benefits that are always evolving to ensure that our employees' needs are met.

As part of our work community, you will truly make a difference. At Waypoint, we help New Hampshire residents across their lifespans. Our staff works collaboratively in the community, creating a social safety net for all who live here. We champion a culture of mutual respect for those we work with in the greater New Hampshire community and within our workplace. As you go along the journey of your life, whatever challenges your facing, at whatever stage as an employee, Waypoint will be there for you, providing HELP ALONG THE WAY.

We offer competitive wages and perks and believe in creating a workplace environment where people feel safe to learn and grow, are professionally challenged, and supported in their work.

For immediate consideration apply today at www.waypointnh.org / jobs