Women's Center Coordinator

Saint Francis House Inc • Boston, MA

4h • $24 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The Women’s Center Coordinator oversees the operations and services delivered at the Carolyn Conner’s Women’s Center, a dedicated space for all women and non-binary guests at St. Francis House. The Women’s Center Coordinator is responsible for managing the milieu space, event planning and coordination, and all administrative tasks necessary to upholding a welcoming and engaging environment that allows for high-quality service delivery that is trauma informed, person-centered, and recovery oriented.

Requirements

• Proficiency in English.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment with compassion and professionalism.
• Basic understanding of and commitment to taking a person-centered, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed approach.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of community resources and best practices with at-risk populations.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with the homeless population and/or experience working with vulnerable female adult populations.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish or Haitian Creole) strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of de-escalation techniques or crisis intervention preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Lived experience of homelessness and/or recovery a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish or Haitian Creole) preferred.
• Due to uniqueness of Center, must be a woman and/or non-binary person.

Responsibilities

• Ensures a welcoming and engaging environment where guests can access community, care, information and resources.
• Develops positive and trusting relationships with guests while maintaining a sense of calm authority in the space.
• Provides independent management of the milieu space during times in which Women’s Center Clinician is running clinical groups or meeting with guests 1:1 for clinical intervention.
• Supports guests in addressing individual short term case management needs such as shelter search, obtaining vital documents, managing appointments, etc.
• Provide crisis intervention and assistance with de-escalation as needed.
• Serves as a SFH representative with external partners including DMH, Women’s Lunch Place, Rosie’s Place, Woods Mullen, etc.
• Responsible for the planning and hosting of SFH’s annual Women’s Day event.
• Keeps careful, timely, and accurate documentation of Women’s Center attendance, activities, referrals, and services.
• Actively participates in regular staff meetings, trainings, and supervisions.
• Maintains Women’s Center budget and inventory, ensuring timely and consistent ordering of supplies within the Women’s Center.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Adheres to agency code of conduct.
• Provides administrative oversight of Women’s Center volunteers and interns, including training and onboarding of new staff and volunteers.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the center and any volunteers, interns, or covering staff.

Benefits

• Up to 90% of individual insurance premiums paid for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care health insurance & Altus dental insurance
• 4 weeks of vacation
• 13 holidays recognized per year
• employer – paid life & disability insurance
• a vested 403b retirement with 5% match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED