Community Navigator

Position Type:
Administration/Program Coordinator

Date Posted:
9/1/2026

Location:
Regional Office of Education

Date Available:
09/22/2026

Closing Date:
12/04/2026

District:
DeKalb County Regional Office of Education
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Community Navigator

Qualifications:

Required background in social services, community, or education

Experience in community and family engagement

Excellent communication skills, including maintaining confidentiality

Facilitation skills for workshops and meetings

Proficient in data collection, recordkeeping, reporting skills, and computer skills

Working knowledge of DeKalb County resources

Time management skills

Willingness to travel for outreach, training, and networking events

Ability to work both independently and in a team setting

Possess empathy for, and a strengths-based attitude about, children and families

Work within a trauma-informed framework with cultural competence

Submit to and pass a Criminal History Record Information fingerprint check

Responsibilities:

Lead the implementation of IRIS (the local support network and inter-agency referral system), including monitoring incoming, outgoing, and intra-agency referrals

Engage with community partners that support families and children who are seeking community services.

Follow up with community partners or clients to ensure connection to services

Develop positive relationships, serving as a resource for schools, families, and agencies

Recruit organizations to become part of IRIS

Provide technical support to users of IRIS

Represent the ROE at Outreach Events

Use information technology and other means to map and keep up-to-date about the current availability of services and supports

Work with multiple ROE teams to coordinate services

Provide data for program evaluation

Continuously learn and build skills by participating in conferences, workshops, and meetings

Other duties as assigned

Work schedule: 4-5 days per week; 12 months
Compensation: $23.00 $ 25.00 /hour; IMRF; pension benefits; limited paid holidays and sick/personal time; health insurance supplement.
Reports to: Coordinator of School Services


Call Carmen Siragusa or Monique Shaw at the DeKalb Regional Office of Education View phone number on click.appcast.io with any questions