BILINGUAL NAVIGATOR

Family Tree Inc.

Overview
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3805 Marshall Street, Suite 100
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

(P) 303.422.2133
Job Posting (F) 3

Bilingual Navigator

Organization Overview
The mission of Family Tree is to partner with all people to prevent and overcome the interconnected
issues of child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness to promote safety, healing and stability
across generations.

As a long standing non-profit human services agency, we are committed to empowering change
and transforming the lives of vulnerable populations in our community. We aim to recruit and retain
high-quality and diverse team members who share in our commitment and vision to empower
people and transform our community through innovative and integrated services. We are also
committed to investing in our team i.e., strive to pay a fair wages, offer competitive benefits, provide
generous sick and vacation time, offer staff development along with believing each employee’s
unique qualities and experiences are the core of the organization.

Family Tree strives to value and uplift diverse and marginalized voices, to recognize and address
the ways in which oppression impacts the communities with which we work, and to promote
inclusion and equity.

Job Summary and Responsibilities
This bilingual position reports to the Residential Director of the Generational Opportunities to
Achieve Long-term Success (GOALS). Provides safety, structure, crisis intervention, and advocacy
for clients in a residential shelter utilizing a 2Gen Model working with both children and their
caregivers. Support program participants in their current housing crisis and to provide supportive
services in efforts to prevent future episodes of homelessness, using a low barrier model and
connecting residents to community resources to address their stated needs and goals, which may
include: physical and/or mental health, substance use, employment, education and financial well-
being.

Example Activities

  • Support clients in reaching their goals by assisting them in navigating resources and
facilitating family support team meetings with their providers.
  • Responsible for supporting families in achieving their stated goals to successfully achieve success in
safe, stable housing, employment and family stability.
  • Provide and document case management according to specific program(s)
guidelines.
  • Develop, monitor and revise housing stabilization plan with program participants.
  • Engage both children and their caregivers in meaningful activities.
  • Understand and adhere to Case Management best practices
  • Work collaboratively with fellow team members and community partners.
  • Promptly enter documentation and information into Client files and HMIS, as required
  • Ensure a safe work environment and follow all safety procedures.
  • Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings by offering input to other cases, including case
coordination and case plan implementation.
  • Ability to coordinate with other navigators including other shelters, along with other Family Tree staff in

a cooperative manner that allows timely completion of work and to ensure smooth flow of work in
programs/departments within the agency and the community.

Required Skills
• Ability to provide advocacy, crisis intervention and milieu management through a trauma informed lens.
  • Must have a passion for working with diverse populations of individuals and families experiencing crisis.


  • Ability to communicate with the family unit around family communication and/or conflict on a case by
case basis. Ability to assess each child’s needs with regard to the effect of trauma and knowledge of
offer appropriate interventions and community referrals.
  • Must have strong computer skills.
  • Ability to multi task and have critical thinking skills.
  • Understanding and application of generational trauma and trauma informed care.
  • Bilingual Spanish

Preferred Education and Experience
• Requires a degree in a Human Services field (or equivalent work experience) or lived experience, and one-

year experience in Human Services field (two years preferred.)
Job Details
Location: 15001 E. Oxford Avenue, Aurora, 80014
Program: GOALS
Full/Part time Status: Full-time

Hourly Pay Rate: $21.46-$25.75+$1.50 bilingual differential
The base salary range represents the low and high end of Family Tree’s hiring range for this
position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to range of
experience, years of experience. The range listed is just one component of Family Tree’s total
compensation package for employees.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, retirement plan and retirement plan match,
employer paid long-term disability, EAP, wellness program, paid sick and vacation time
Travel Requirements: None
Schedule: Varied schedule working evening hours

Working Conditions: This position works in a residential shelter with families and children requiring
coverage 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The schedule may include days, evenings, and weekends.


Equal Opportunities and Accommodations
Family Tree is committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. We’re proud to
be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or
expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neuro-diversity, disability, age,
or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.


Family Tree is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the
employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 303-
403.5884, or by email at dberridge@thefamilytree.org


Fair Chance Hiring
We value diverse experiences, including those who have had prior contact with the criminal legal system. We are
committed to providing individuals with criminal records a fair chance at employment.


For more information about Family Tree and other open positions please go to
www.thefamilytree.org/careers.

To apply for this position or other positions please send your resume to hrjobs@thefamilytree.org

Job Location
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
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