Overview
Residential Advocate – PT – Sat & Sun Jobs in Fort Wayne, USA at Friendship Place
Position Title: Residential Advocate
Job Type: Part-time
Reports To: Operations Manager
Classification: Regular Part-Time – Non-Exempt, .4 FTE
Status: Protection Sensitive
Location: Washington, DC
Hours
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Saturday & Sunday; 12:00 AM – 8:00 AM; able to pick up shifts when available.
Wage: $17.95 – $20.23
About Us:
Friendship Place is a nonprofit organization serving the Washington, DC, region, empowering individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness to rebuild their lives with community involvement. Friendship Place offers the most effective model for addressing homelessness, with innovative, customized programs with positive, demonstrable results and a lasting impact on the community and beyond. Our programs are person-centric and individualized to meet the needs and goals of individuals, families, youth/young adults, and Veterans experiencing homelessness.
We provide outreach, hospitality, health care, shelter, case management, housing, job placement services, and advocacy. We have established a national presence and are known for sharing best practices in the field.
Our Core Values: Friendship Place is a Person – First Organization that promotes transparency and ethical practices among our team and those we serve. All individuals in our organization are expected to carry out their job tasks in a manner that is consistent with our core values.
Summary:
The position provides support to participants in bridge housing a from homelessness to permanent housing. The bridge housing model seeks to stabilize participants and coordinate with external providers to house participants within 90 days. The Valley Place approach embraces a Housing First model and philosophy. The Residential Advocate works to empower participants to rebuild their lives, relying on their own strengths, and using wraparound resources in a holistic, participant-driven process.
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Provide supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness with serious mental illnesses, addictions, medical concerns, etc.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver face-to-face contact to participants, and work in conjunction with case managers and external providers
- Demonstrate empathy and flexibility in responding to participants’ needs and requests, fostering wellness and independence
- Engage participants and assess individual needs, preferences, and strengths
- Monitors the residents, units, and grounds of Valley Place at all times to ensure the security and safety of each resident
- Provides appropriate oversight of the participants at the bridge housing site and enforces program policies
- Provides de-escalation services to participants as needed and, in conjunction with other staff and on-site security, ensures the safety and well-being of all staff and residents.
- Assists in the planning and organization of site-based programming and recreational activities and events for individuals at Valley Place.
- Reports unusual incidents to the appropriate parties and writes unusual incident reports.
- Reports observations to case management staff to support the participants in progressing towards goals.
- Performs weekly and as necessary inspections of units.
- Distributes food during meal services and discards waste.
- Participates in multidisciplinary meetings and regular supervision
- Complete progress notes and all mandatory paperwork within required time frames (48 hours for case notes, 24 hours for unusual incidents)
- Maintain participants’ electronic records in the Housing the Homeless database
- Attend professional trainings and conferences as needed
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- Seeks out opportunities for professional development.
- Maintain compliance with trainings, background clearances, and meeting attendance at all times.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Background &
Qualifications:
- General knowledge of working in a homeless shelter or residential facility preferred.
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent. 1 year of experience working with vulnerable families and/or youth is preferred.
- Must have or be able to obtain a First Aid/CPR/AED certification that includes a hands‑on skills testing module. May be called…
Title: Residential Advocate – PT – Sat & Sun
Company: Friendship Place
Location: Fort Wayne, USA
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