Job Description

Description:
The peer navigators together with the investigators and mobile adolescents and young people will co-develop strategies to assist the mobile youth in engaging with health care. The peer navigators will be working within specific areas to provide advice and encouragement to mobile adolescents and young people, and also engage with mobile adolescents and young people, and the wider project team, on the development of interventions to support linkage to care
Overview of Duties:
The peer navigators together with the investigators and mobile adolescents and young people will co-develop strategies to assist the mobile youth in engaging with health care. The peer navigators will be working within specific areas to provide advice and encouragement to mobile adolescents and young people, and also engage with mobile adolescents and young people, and the wider project team, on the development of interventions to support linkage to care.
Working collaboratively with other health care and wellness providers, the Peer Navigator will provide direct health system navigation, health advocacy, education, and linkage to specialized health, social and emotional wellbeing, and wellness resources related to health needs. They will work as the first line of contact with the participant through navigating their community and using the referral system to the relevant stakeholders. The peer navigator will work with all the young people aged 18-30 years. They will also be expected to work flexibly 24 hours a week.
Primary activities
1. Support participants to promote wellbeing
2. Assisting study participants during their transitional period through multi-interventional strategies
3. Provide information on health awareness and, outreach and safe space events
4. Attending and participating actively in meetings
5. Perform any other duties as directed by the peer
Minimum Qualifications
Grade 12 certificate
Age 18-30 years
Must have moved to the case study location within 12 months (Cato Manor)
Minimum Experience
Working in community services
Experience in data collection
Leadership skills
Previous work experience as Peer Navigator (added advantage)
Skills Required
Good verbal and written communication skills in English;
Accuracy and precision;
High computer literacy
Report writing
Must be able to work under pressure;
Worker Type: Employee
The application closing date: 27 Aug 2025
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date.