Women’s Advocate – Hart House

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Position: Women’s Advocate

Program: Hart House

Location: St. Paul, MN

Hours: FT and Relief positions available

Reports to: Hart House Program Manager

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

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 openings for Full-Time and on-call staff; overnight and weekend shifts needed.

This position will 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, and have awareness of culturally specific resources.

Experience & Qualifications
  • 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.
Compensation

The hourly rate of pay ranges from $15.23 – $16.80.

We offer .40 cents differential pay for the overnight shift and .50 cents differential for weekend shifts.

Benefits available for FT Position

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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