Become a Peer Navigator: Housing & Resource Support for Your Peers
The Peer Navigator Program is a 360-hour paid opportunity for LA community college students to help their peers navigate and connect with essential resources, including housing, mental health support, employment services, and more.
While there is an emphasis in helping students who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, we understand that it's all interconnected.
As a Peer Navigator, you will…
Conduct outreach to identify and connect with housing-insecure youth (ages 18-25) in your community.
Provide referrals and warm hand-offs for a caseload of at least 30 peers, guiding them to vital support services.
Facilitate connections to a wide range of resources, including job training, academic support, housing assistance, financial aid, mental health services, and public benefits.
Training Provided
You will receive robust training to ensure your success, including:
Instruction from our community partners on how to effectively connect peers with resources.
Workshops to build essential job skills and professional development.
Valuable financial literacy training.
Program Format: Hybrid
Training: A mix of in-person and online sessions.
Work: Outreach and peer support will be conducted remotely on a flexible schedule.
Program Timeline
Program Duration: September 22, 2025 – March 31, 2026
Training & Onboarding: September 2025 – October 2025
Peer Referrals: October 2025 – March 2026
Program Wrap-up & Celebration: March 2026
Compensation & Commitment
Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour
Weekly Commitment: Average of 12-13 hours per week (approx. 50 hours/month)
Flexibility: Work is primarily self-paced outside of scheduled trainings.
Total Hours: Maximum of 360 hours over the 7-month program.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, you must meet all of the following criteria:
A resident of the City of Los Angeles
A full-time student at a Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) campus
Between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25)
A U.S. citizen or a non-citizen with the legal right to work in the United States
Have a valid Social Security Number
Qualify as low-income
If you meet these requirements and are passionate about helping your peers succeed, we strongly encourage you to complete this form!
All completed forms will be screened. After screening and interviews, all applicants will be required to complete a full application on the City of LA's HIRE LA website.