Violence Prevention Services Navigator

Payroll Title:
SOCIAL WORK ASC Department:
School of Public Health Hiring Pay Scale
$28.77 - $37.87 / Hour Worksite:
Hillcrest Appointment Type:
Career Appointment Percent:
100% Union:
HX Contract Total Openings:
1 Work Schedule:
Days, 8-Hour Shifts, Monday-Sunday


#139464 Violence Prevention Services Navigator

Extended Deadline: Wed 6/10/2026
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DESCRIPTION

The UCSD Prosocial Skills Program (PROS) is a collaboration between the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the UC San Diego Health Level I Trauma Center - Injury Prevention Program and San Diego Unified School District and other community organizations.


The UCSD Prosocial Skills Program (PROS) is a multipronged prevention and intervention program addressing key drivers of gun violence in the San Diego community. UCSD PROS boosts economic stability of at-risk community members via service navigation, career coaching, interpersonal skill building, and tattoo removal. The current expansion of UCSD PROS includes a new hospital-based violence intervention and prevention (HVIP) program at UC San Diego Health's Level 1 Trauma Center in Hillcrest and a school-based resilience program to build protective factors among San Diego Unified at-risk middle and high school youth and their families.


The Violence Prevention Services Navigator will provide long-term (6+ months) patient-centered and trauma-informed service navigation and social drivers of health case management to eligible trauma patients, and/or their family members, admitted due to violent injury, especially gunshot and other penetrative injuries. This role aims to stabilize and improve violent injury patients' outcomes, mitigate social and economic drivers of gun violence, and promote protective factors and patient self-efficacy. The Violence Prevention Services Navigator works collaboratively with other UCSD PROS staff (e.g., Service Navigator, Peer Support Specialist, Career Coach) to provide or connect enrolled patients with appropriate PROS services and additional needed community resources (e.g. housing, education, crime victim's compensation, public assistance, etc.).


In collaboration with other hospital-based PROS team members, the Violence Prevention Services Navigator will deliver off-site prevention services at San Diego Unified School District locations - facilitating evidence-based resilience curriculum for healthy coping skills to protect against trauma and violence, and connecting parents/guardians of enrolled youth to UCSD PROS Core Services as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Six (6) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Public Health, or other related area plus two years of related experience/training
• Experience working with youth or young adults.
• Prior work experience in training facilitation.
• Experience working with individuals impacted by violence or involved with the justice system and youth experiencing mental health challenges.
• Prior work experience connecting individuals with social services.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with clients, family members, and coworkers.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community partners and in a hospital trauma or emergency departments with victims of gunshot or penetrative injuries.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Windows-based software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current certification as a Violence Prevention Professional or Community Health Worker or Peer Support Specialist.
• Prior experience or training in peer support services.
• Prior work experience in violence prevention and intervention programming and supporting persons experiencing gang involvement, homelessness, physical disability, or mental illness in San Diego County.
• Prior work experience collaborating with hospital security and San Diego Police Department for patient safety.
• Demonstrated experience providing case management, mental health and other supportive services to individuals and families throughout San Diego County, especially Southeast San Diego, South Bay, and Central San Diego.
• Prior work experience in a healthcare setting, especially emergency department and/or trauma units, and Epic electronic medical record.
• Bilingual skills in English-Spanish

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.

Pay Transparency Act


Annual Full Pay Range: $60,072 - $79,073 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)


Hourly Equivalent: $28.77 - $37.87


Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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