The City of Port Townsend is recruiting for a Navigator for our Police Department. This is a fulltime, temporary, grant-funded position that will end December 31, 2024.
JOB SUMMARY
The Navigator provides community-based prevention, co-response crisis intervention, and navigation of referrals in the City of Port Townsend for community members experiencing behavioral health challenges, to reduce recidivism in jails and emergency rooms in Jefferson County.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
Skills
Ability to:
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
Preferred
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed both in an office setting and in the field, accompanying police officers in designated areas in a patrol car, including outdoor work in all types of weather. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand or sit, walk, climb stairs, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone, radios and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle or feel objects and controls.
The employee may be required to navigate rugged terrains and unsanitary public places, homes, shelters and emergency and non-emergency scenes. May be exposed to repeated emotionally disturbing situations, high-stress dynamic situations, hostile and/or aggressive behaviors, which could present a personal risk of harm. Work may require visits to jails and out-of-town locations, emergency rooms, and other medical facilities. Potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious material. The Navigator will primarily work a daytime shift but is expected to have flexibility to adjust and work later or earlier hours and on weekends, as needed to work with and ride along with any of the police officers.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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