Position: Supportive Housing Specialist
Location: Plymouth, MN
Program: Mission Lodge
Hours: Part time, on-call/weekend shifts
Reports to: Mission Lodge Program Director
Mission Statement:
Missions Inc. Programs provides a collaborative community and safe space where people are empowered to heal and transform their lives. Our vision is a world where every person realizes their worth and lives with dignity free from addiction and violence.
Our values are to:
- Affirm human worth
- Foster self-determination
- Value diversity
- Seek social justice
Position Summary:
Missions Inc. Programs, with more than a century of experience in Human Services, has an exciting new position at our Mission Lodge program. We are seeking an experienced individual to serve as a Supportive Housing Specialist for on-call/weekend shifts, helping us provide a safe, purposeful environment while providing critical support to residents. Candidates who are interested in having a positive impact on those in recovery are encouraged to apply!
Position Responsibilities
- The Resident Advocate position will provide supportive services and a secure, safe environment to men and women who have chronic addiction to drugs or alcohol.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all residents.
- Monitor medication.
- Be present during meals and snack time, monitoring the line, assisting the servers and supervising snack time.
- Be responsible for the smooth and safe operation of the program by enforcing rules fairly and consistently.
- Mediate problems between residents and defuse potentially volatile situations using de-escalation techniques.
- Supervise work program activities that occur on your shift and verify hours worked. Assist in resident transportation.
- Answer incoming calls.
- Conduct random urinalysis drug/alcohol screenings.
- Make a visual check of all residents and document residents’ status; complete room checks.
- Provide crisis intervention.
- Handle other tasks, as assigned by the Program Director.
Experience and Qualifications
- Experience with chronic chemical dependency, homelessness and poverty.
- Prior experience working in a residential program required.
- Experience mediating problems using de-escalation techniques.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to maintain safety and provide appropriate and respectful services to chemically dependent people in a chemically-free board and lodging setting.
- Must present evidence of a minimum of one-year’s freedom from chemical use problems; and maintain freedom from chemical use problems as a condition of continued employment.
- Maintain confidentiality, ethical boundaries and professional conduct in all interactions with residents.
- Ability to work well with people from diverse racial, cultural, social and economic backgrounds and to promote fairness and equality.
- Computer proficiency required; including the ability to use e-mail, navigate the internet, and complete basic data entry in a database system.
Other Requirements
- Ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 35 pounds.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel and climb (ascend and descend) flights of stairs.
- Must be able to walk one quarter mile performing rounds hourly.
- Other lifting or physical requirements as added from time to time, or as required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Salary and Benefits
Salary range: Hourly $17.20 – $18.55, depending on qualifications and experience. We offer .50 cents differential pay for weekend shifts.
Benefits: 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching after 1,000 hours of service
Missions Inc. Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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