Part-Time Overnight- DVSA Shelter Advocate

Family Pathways•Cambridge, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shelter Advocate is responsible for providing crisis intervention, direct service, and systems advocacy for individuals residing in a domestic violence shelter setting. It is expected that the Shelter Advocate’s job performance will incorporate the practice and promotion of Family Pathways' guiding principles: trust, collaboration, communication, integrity, respect, positivity, and creativity.

Requirements

Must have a clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
Must pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting.

Nice To Haves

Support and empower individuals in a domestic violence shelter setting.
Nurturing connections and providing trauma-informed care.
Being part of a mission-driven team that makes a real difference.

Responsibilities

Providing support, advocacy, crisis intervention, information, and referral to callers on a 24-hour crisis line, while also assessing calls for appropriateness.
Providing a Primary Advocate approach, facilitating case planning and coordinating personal/legal advocacy for residents, while also collaborating with staff to review cases and make recommendations.
Completing intake forms with all new residents within 24 hours of entry into the shelter; orienting residents to the shelter facility; explaining expectations of residents in the shelter, and informing residents of services offered.
Planning resident groups and activities: support, parenting, illness management, house meetings, etc., as needed and directed.
Helping residents hone skills such as problem-solving, crisis management, conflict resolution, and de-escalation, in addition to cultivating a welcoming, peaceful, healing environment for residents.
Providing transportation for residents when necessary.