Supportive Housing Specialist – Mission Lodge, Relief Staff

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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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