Outreach & Life Navigation Coach

Location:  Paducah, KY

About this opportunity:

 The LifNAV Outreach Coach works in conjunction with the wider array of homeless services to locate clients, help them navigate the process of obtaining housing, and secure all the documents necessary to prove eligibility for those housing resources LifNAV Outreach Coach determines those with the highest level of need and focus their attention and efforts on those individuals least likely to obtain housing without assistance.

The LifNAV Outreach Coach collaborates one-on-one with a participant in a collaborative process to help identify and achieve goals. A LifNAV Outreach Coach strives to serve the whole household, keeping the participants, in the driver’s seat, and being aware that households are the experts on their strengths and perceived challenges ahead. 

Key responsibilities:

• Coaching
• Other Responsibilities

What we are looking for in you:

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

  And 6 months to 1 year experience in case management, counseling, and/or supervision of others.

  Or

  any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Driver License

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting, and carrying light objects (25 pounds or less) 5-10% of work time.

Duties are performed in various conditions including but not limited to outdoors and encampments.

Work is performed in different environments ranging from an office, coffee shop, encampment, etc. where physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like exist; a great deal of face-to-face contact with the homeless or less fortunate may present health and safety issues, or combative situations.

Employee Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  4/29/25 – 5/13/25

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!