Full-time Overnight Shelter Advocate - 10 pm to 6 : 30 am or 11 : 00 pm to 7 am - E / o Weekend Rotation

Job Description

Job Description

Purpose : To assist residents, who are experiencing homelessness, on their day-to-day needs, and work closely with other staff and volunteers, encouraging resident accountability, action and completion of programming in order to achieve long-term, stable housing.

Primary Duties :

• Supervise, instruct and manage residents in their assigned work training, self-care, and chore sign up, living space and shelter cleanliness, safety and security.
• Perform and complete all assigned documentation.
• Provide front office support, including but not limited to, answering telephones, making copies, resident chore sign up, resident laundry sign-up, accepting donations and working with volunteers.
• Ensure established protocol for all policies, procedures and code of ethics are followed.
• Ensure the upkeep and cleanliness of the shelter. Including, but not limited to, shoveling & salting the patio & loading dock, cleaning the back office, etc.
• Receive updates and briefings from the previous shift and give updates and briefings to the next shift.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, staff training programs, and supervisory sessions.
• Maintain confidentiality standards as outlined in personnel handbook.
• Perform on-call duties on a weekly rotation with Shelter Advocate team.

Benefits of Working for Stepping Stone Emergency Housing :

Qualifications and Skills :

About Stepping Stone Emergency Housing :

Stepping Stone Emergency Housing provides emergency shelter and critical support services to program participants, 18 and older, who are experiencing homelessness as they strive towards self-sufficiency. We are a one-of-a-kind organization whose staff walk alongside our residents to break their cycle of homelessness. We have three different programs : Shelter, LTH Program, and Hotel.

Stepping Stone is the only organization of its kind in the counties of Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Scott, and Carver. We are part of the Suburban Metro Area Continuum of Care.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, persons with disabilities, people with lived experience, members of marginalized communities, and non-traditional applicants to apply.