Peer navigator

Description:

The peer navigators together with the investigators and mobile adolescents and young people will co-develop strategies to assist the mobile youth in engaging with health care. The peer navigators will be working within specific areas to provide advice and encouragement to mobile adolescents and young people, and also engage with mobile adolescents and young people, and the wider project team, on the development of interventions to support linkage to care.
Working collaboratively with other health care and wellness providers, the Peer Navigator will provide direct health system navigation, health advocacy, education, and linkage to specialized health, social and emotional wellbeing, and wellness resources related to health needs. They will work as the first line of contact with the participant through navigating their community and using the referral system to the relevant stakeholders. The peer navigator will work with all the young people aged 18-30 years. They will also be expected to work flexibly 24 hours a week

Overview of Duties:

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate
• Age 18-30 years
• Must have moved to the case study location within 12 months ( Cato Manor)

Minimum Experience

• Working in community services
• Experience in data collection
• Leadership skills
• Previous work experience as Peer Navigator (added advantage)

Skills Required

•  Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Accuracy and precision.
• High computer literacy
• Report writing
• Must be able to work under pressure. 

Worker Type:

Employee

The application closing date:

26 Mar 2026

AHRI is a values-driven organisation. As an employer we are committed to staff engagement and development. Our culture is one of high performance and partnership.

Our values
The successful candidate will be expected to live by AHRI’s values, including collaboration, ubuntu, leadership, innovation, transformation, and excellence.
 
 
Employment equity
AHRI is fully compliant with South African labour law and is committed to employment equity. This position is primarily open to South African or other African applicants, with a valid work permit desirable. AHRI reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications or to extend the above date to facilitate further searches. Furthermore, AHRI reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date.