Share Email Opening Title Resident Advocate  Position Resident Advocate   Location Weinberg   Department Residential   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Job Type Regular   Level of Education Bachelor's Degree   Shift Various Shifts   Description Position Summary: The Resident Advocate is an essential staff position primarily responsible for covering the daily operations of the Shelter program, including welcoming and orienting new residents to the program, providing crisis intervention and conflict resolution services to residents, and daily enrichment activities to improve shelter stay. This position is also responsible for back up coverage on the 24 hour hotline and back up coverage for operation activities such as readying a room for occupancy, accepting and distributing donations, and light housekeeping. Shelter Residents are traumatized both by the intimate partner violence they experienced, and the sudden experience of homelessness. Families may also have unrelated trauma experiences from their lives. The Resident Advocate must be comfortable engaging traumatized people in a sensitive manner and must be comfortable working in a Voluntary Services program model. Schedule: Wednesday - Sunday 4:00pm -12 midnight. Primary Responsibilities: Welcomes new residents, complete paperwork, and orient residents to building and program. Provides supportive listening, crisis intervention and conflict resolution to residents. Educates residents on community and agency resources and helps make connections to said resources. Educates residents on intimate partner violence, safety planning, and life skills through one on one interaction and through informational materials and bulletin boards. Distributes material goods in accordance with shelter procedure such as clothing, medications, bus tokens, and personal hygiene supplies. Opens the computer lab and provides guidance and assistance to special event and ongoing volunteers. Acts as back up to Operations Assistant on room turnover including cleaning and preparing rooms. Answer 24 hour hotline as back up to Contact Center. Screens and accepts new residents into the Emergency Shelter program. Completes daily documentation of activities through agency software system and paper system. Is responsible for specific data entry tasks related to statistics and funding requirements. Other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.     COVID Policy Human Resources will maintain records of vaccination status, and this will not have any bearing on your employment.   Benefits Medical InsurancePrescription PlanDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLife InsuranceRetirement PlanMental Health and Wellness ProgramEmployee Assistance Program   EOE Statement House of Ruth Maryland is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://HouseOfRuth.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category Managing Therapist- Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Rockville , Maryland Posted on: 4/26/2024 [Apply Now] Intake Coordinator in Lauraville, Baltimore, MD Posted on: 4/12/2024 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Bilingual Legal Advocate - Hyattsville (Prince George’s) in Hyattsville, MD Posted on: 4/26/2024 [Apply Now] Staff Attorney - POARP Montgomery in Rockville, MD Posted on: 4/12/2024 [Apply Now] Intake Coordinator in Lauraville, Baltimore, MD Posted on: 4/12/2024 [Apply Now] Managing Therapist- Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Rockville , Maryland Posted on: 4/26/2024 [Apply Now] Bilingual Therapist in Highlandtown, MD Posted on: 4/26/2024 [Apply Now] Follow us

 

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