Women's Advocate

Missions Inc Programs • Saint Paul, MN

3d • $15 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

Come and join the team at our Hart House program in St. Paul and make a difference! Hart House is a transitional housing program for women in recovery. Hart House has 24 beds and provides women with safe sober housing, goal-planning, advocacy, support, and information. The program is staffed 24/7 and provides three meals daily. We have an opening for a full time position.

Requirements

• An understanding and sensitivity to the unique problems encountered by people experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and chemical dependency.
• The ability to work well with people from diverse racial, cultural, social, and economic backgrounds.
• An awareness of culturally specific resources.
• Able to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds.
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel and climb (ascend and descend) flights of stairs.
• Understand chemical dependency and the needs of women in recovery.
• Have a good working knowledge of AA/NA.
• Computer proficiency required; including the ability to use e-mail, navigate the internet, and complete basic data entry in a database system.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services and a secure, safe environment for residents.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all residents.
• Monitor medication.
• Assist in resident transportation.
• Answer incoming calls.
• Conduct random urinalysis drug/alcohol screenings.
• Make a visual check of all residents and document residents’ status.
• Assist with meals.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Complete clerical and other tasks.
• Work well with people from diverse cultural, social, and economic backgrounds.
• Have awareness of culturally specific resources.

Benefits

• Individual health and dental coverage
• HSA account
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• PTO
• 10 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed