Austin Housing just expanded its Displacement Prevention Navigator Program and it needs community members to apply to become navigators.
The city put out the call in a press release on Monday. Navigators will be selected, hired, and trained by city partner El Buen Samaritano to help educate and connect families in Colony Park, Dove Springs, Montopolis, and in areas within 1 mile of Project Connect transit development, to vital housing stability resources.
The deadline for all Displacement Prevention Navigator Program applications is Friday, March 20. Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Learn more about how to apply here. Former participants are welcome to apply again.
A portion of the applicants will participate in an interview panel with El Buen’s program manager and direct service community health navigators. Selected applicants will be notified via email for a tentative start date of March 23.
Navigators will:
Connect residents to case management and wraparound services coordinated by El BuenOrganize and participate in outreach events in the program’s focus areasConduct culturally responsive intake and assessments focused on housing stability and displacement risk
A navigator is a contracted, non-benefits position, anticipated to begin in this month and continue through March 2027. Navigators will be paid an hourly rate of $25 per hour and are anticipated to work no more than 40 hours per month.
Additionally, navigators will be compensated for mileage and phone stipends to support program-related outreach and communications activities.
“Our goal has always been to meet residents where they are and earn their trust,” said Austin Housing Director Deletta Dean. “With the support of the navigators, we’re empowering Austinites to stay in their homes and maintain the stability every family deserves.”