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Youth Support Navigator
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Remote work from home in the Albuquerque area or surrounding area. Extensive community based travel.
This position provides non-clinical, evidence-based peer support services, serves as a youth advocate, shares coping skills, and provides recovery information for youth members ages 14 - 21. This position performs a wide range of tasks designed to assist youth members in developing independence through individual recovery planning, wellness self-management, and strengthening resilience to improve personal health outcomes. This position will role model competency in recovery, resiliency, and wellness practices.
Responsibilities include:
- Direct Peer Support & Recovery Planning: Provide one-to-one peer support for youth with mental health or substance use needs. Guide youth in developing wellness plans using an evidence-based framework. Facilitate use of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness to set whole-health goals. Assist with transitions from inpatient, residential, and alternative care settings to community-based recovery supports. Support youth in building empowerment, self-advocacy, and problem-solving skills and maintaining progress toward recovery through community participation and role modeling wellness.
- Administrative Responsibilities: Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation to ensure records meet compliance, audit, and reporting requirements. Participate in supervision, training, and ongoing professional development. Travel within the community to meet youth members.
- Engagement & Education: Initiate proactive outreach to youth to build engagement and facilitate successful enrollment into the peer support program. Educate providers, internal staff, and youth on resiliency and recovery practices.
Other Job Requirements:
Self-identified person in recovery with lived experience of youth/young adult mental health or substance use services. Completed training and certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist. Reliable vehicle and ability to travel in the community. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and comfort using mobile apps and web-based platforms. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to document accurately and maintain timely records. Knowledge of local mental health, substance use and community systems, recovery and resiliency principles, wrapround, and tools such as wellness planning and the 8 dimensions of wellness. Experience representing member strengths and needs in clinical or interdisciplinary settings. Ability to analyze complex situations and make independent decisions. Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Salary Range: $37,725 - $56,595
Magellan Health, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their position; and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures.
