Women's Advocate
Position Summary
Join the team at Hart House in St. Paul and make a difference! Hart House offers 24-bed transitional housing for women in recovery. This full-time position provides supportive services, a secure environment, and various responsibilities.
About the Role
Missions Inc. Programs is dedicated to providing a safe space for healing and transformation. Our mission is to empower individuals to live with dignity free from addiction and violence, fostering a community that values diversity and seeks social justice.
Responsibilities
- Provide supportive services and a secure, safe environment for residents
- Maintain the confidentiality of all residents
- Monitor medication
- Aid in resident transportation
- Answer incoming calls
- Conduct random urinalysis drug/alcohol screenings
- Make a visual check of all residents and document 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
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 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
Qualifications
- Experience working with women in recovery
- Knowledge of Mission Statements and Values
- Ability to work flexible hours including overnight and weekends
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
- Proficiency in computer systems
Benefits
- Individual health and dental coverage
- HSA account
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- PTO
- 10 paid holidays
Pay
The hourly rate of pay is $15.23 - $16.80 depending on experience and qualifications. Overnight shifts receive a .40 cents differential, and weekend shifts receive a .50 cents differential.
Schedule
This is a full-time position with flexible hours including overnight and weekend shifts.
Contact
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.