Community Bridges
Lead Navigator
– Community Bridges Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency that provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient‑centered medical homes, medication‑assisted treatment, and crisis services across Arizona to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. Job Summary
A Lead Navigator is an individual who is in recovery from AOD use and/or GMH for an appropriate period (≥1 year) and has at least 90 days experience as a Navigator or Peer Support Specialist. The Lead Navigator’s primary role is working with individuals who are homeless, providing outreach and supportive services to assist the member with ending their homelessness. The Lead Navigator serves as the bridge for the patient, coordinating and monitoring RBHA and Non‑RBHA community‑based services and facilitating delivery of these services by supporting the individual. The Lead Navigator seeks out individuals with the highest acuity and greatest vulnerabilities, and will be responsible for conducting outreach, engagement, case management, and ongoing wrap‑around supportive services to the individual.
The Lead Navigator mentors the Navigator II to help them onboard, understand the program, and fulfill program requirements. The Lead Navigator masters coordinated entry, housing referral, leasing up, wrap‑around services, and discharge. The Lead Navigator works as part of a multi‑disciplinary team including Patient Care Techs, Registered Nurses, Counselors, and Clinical Leads, coordinating care with community providers and stakeholders. Skills / Requirements
High school diploma or GED (required). Associate’s degree in a field related to behavioral health preferred but not required. 1–3 years of full‑time health‑care related work experience that exposes the candidate to behavioral and medical crisis situations, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Current Arizona driver's license. Clear 39‑month motor vehicle record. Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) certification in accordance with A.A.C. R9‑10‑101.33 and CBI Clinical Policies and Procedures. Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card, site‑specific. Benefits
Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks). Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans. Hospital indemnity / Critical Illness. Pet insurance. Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings. 401(k) with employer match – 100% vested upon enrollment. Wellness programs. Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs, incentives, and more. Very competitive pay rates. Seniority Level
Entry level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Health Care Provider
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– Community Bridges Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency that provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient‑centered medical homes, medication‑assisted treatment, and crisis services across Arizona to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. Job Summary
A Lead Navigator is an individual who is in recovery from AOD use and/or GMH for an appropriate period (≥1 year) and has at least 90 days experience as a Navigator or Peer Support Specialist. The Lead Navigator’s primary role is working with individuals who are homeless, providing outreach and supportive services to assist the member with ending their homelessness. The Lead Navigator serves as the bridge for the patient, coordinating and monitoring RBHA and Non‑RBHA community‑based services and facilitating delivery of these services by supporting the individual. The Lead Navigator seeks out individuals with the highest acuity and greatest vulnerabilities, and will be responsible for conducting outreach, engagement, case management, and ongoing wrap‑around supportive services to the individual.
The Lead Navigator mentors the Navigator II to help them onboard, understand the program, and fulfill program requirements. The Lead Navigator masters coordinated entry, housing referral, leasing up, wrap‑around services, and discharge. The Lead Navigator works as part of a multi‑disciplinary team including Patient Care Techs, Registered Nurses, Counselors, and Clinical Leads, coordinating care with community providers and stakeholders. Skills / Requirements
High school diploma or GED (required). Associate’s degree in a field related to behavioral health preferred but not required. 1–3 years of full‑time health‑care related work experience that exposes the candidate to behavioral and medical crisis situations, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Current Arizona driver's license. Clear 39‑month motor vehicle record. Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) certification in accordance with A.A.C. R9‑10‑101.33 and CBI Clinical Policies and Procedures. Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card, site‑specific. Benefits
Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks). Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans. Hospital indemnity / Critical Illness. Pet insurance. Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings. 401(k) with employer match – 100% vested upon enrollment. Wellness programs. Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs, incentives, and more. Very competitive pay rates. Seniority Level
Entry level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Health Care Provider
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