Women's Advocate

Missions Inc. Programs; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Individual health and dental coverage

HSA account

403(b) retirement plan

life insurance

short and long-term disability

PTO

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Hart House in St. Paul is a transitional housing program for women in recovery. This full-time role provides supportive services, monitors medications, assists with transportation, and handles intake and crisis interventions.

The program operates 24/7 with meals provided and a focus on dignity, safety, and community support. You will join a team dedicated to empowering women through goal planning, advocacy, and access to culturally appropriate resources.

Qualifications

• Experience with homelessness, mental illness, and chemical dependency challenges.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Awareness of culturally specific resources.
• Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds and navigate stairs.
• Understanding chemical dependency and recovery needs of women.
• Knowledge of AA/NA and related resources.
• Computer proficiency including email, internet usage, and basic data entry.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services and a safe environment for residents.
• Maintain confidentiality of all residents and monitor medications.
• Assist in resident transportation and answer incoming calls.
• Conduct random urinalysis drug/alcohol screenings and visual status checks.
• Assist with meals and crisis intervention as needed.
• Complete clerical tasks and other duties, collaborating with diverse teams.

Skills

Sensitivity to homelessness and mental

Diversity sensitivity

Culturally aware resources

Lifting 25 pounds / mobility

Understanding chemical dependency

AA/NA knowledge

Computer proficiency

Job description

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 an opening for a full time position.

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 is $15.23 - $16.80 depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

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

• Individual health and dental coverage
• HSA account
• 403(b) retirement plan
• life insurance
• short and long-term disability
• PTO
• and 10 paid holidays

Hours:

Full time

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.

Ourvisionis a world where every person realizes their worth and lives with dignity free from addiction and violence.

Ourvaluesare to:

• Affirm human worth
• Foster self-determination
• Value diversity
• Seek social justice

Missions Inc. Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.