Part-time Community Navigator (Brooklyn, NY)

div class="content-intro"pstrongspan data-contrast="none"About Us/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{quot;201341983quot;:0,quot;335559740quot;:276}"nbsp;/span/p pWe live by the saying em“an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, /emandem /emour mission is to empower healthy and thriving communities. Ounce is a first-of-its-kind community-based service model. Enabled by technology, we provide services to residents of affordable housing properties, improving engagement and outcomes at scale./p pWe are looking for creative and kind teammates to join us in this journey./p/divpstrongAbout the Role/strong/p pOunce Community Navigators are critical members of the team, serving as the face of Ounce within the community. You will be working directly with residents, our housing amp; community partners, and our broader team to deliver better care amp; services within affordable housing. This a part-time rolenbsp;/p pstrongIn this role you will be a:/strong/p ul liemspan style="text-decoration: underline;"Outreach amp; Engagement Specialist/span:nbsp;/emYou will proactively engage residents within affordable housing communities, building trust in Ounce's mission. You will find creative ways to engage residents, including door-to-door flyering, hosting community events, tabling, and phone-based outreach./li lispan style="text-decoration: underline;"emBenefits Specialist amp; Service Coordinator/em/span: You will help residents by scheduling doctor’s appointments, helping them apply for benefits they may be eligible for (e.g., SNAP, TANF, LIHEAP), and acting as their health amp; wellness advocate. You can balance multiple responsibilities amp; tasks at once, make and track referrals within our technology platform, and follow through with residents promptly./li liemspan style="text-decoration: underline;"Relationship Builder/span:nbsp;/emAs the face of Ounce within the community, you’ll build trust amp; respect with residents, convene amp; listen to residents, and identify their needs proactively. You’ll also work closely with community partners across the Brooklyn area, ensuring our residents have access to high quality services and are treated with respect and empathy./li /ul pstrongWho we’re looking for/strong:/p ul liYou have experience navigating government benefits (e.g., SNAP, TANF, LIHEAP, Medicaid) and coordinating care to local organizations/li liYou are excited by “boots on the ground” opportunities, including community organizing, and enjoy customer-service roles, as you will be embedded within affordable housing communities in Brooklyn and must embody a “residents come first” mentality/li liYou understand the unique opportunities and challenges affordable housing residents face; ideally, you have lived in the area and/or worked in a community-based role/li /ul pstrongOther information/strong:/p ul liSchedule: 8 hours per week (1 weekday, Monday–Friday)/li liAbility to commute to Brooklyn, NY 8 hours per week/li liHourly Rate: $24-$28 per hour/li /uldiv class="content-conclusion"pemOunce is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law./em/p/div