Resident Advocate - On Call

Compensation

$25/hour

• Day: 8am-4pm
• Swing: 4pm-12am
• Overnight: 12am-8am

For more than 50 years, Insight Housing has provided a comprehensive range of housing, food, and support services to help those in need move from homelessness into a safe and affordable home of their own. We serve in seven counties in the bay area - Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Amador County. We are proud of our team members who are very dedicated to our mission of ensuring everyone in our community has a home through supportive and sustainable housing solutions.

Russell Street Residence (RSR) is a Community Care Licensed Adult Residential Facility and a four-bedroom independent permanent supportive housing program for formerly homeless adults diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness.

Under supervision of the Program Manager, the Resident Advocate provides direct supportive services and supervision to our clients, who are primarily within 19-59 years of age and diagnosed with mental illness.

• Provide excellent care and supervision to clients.
• Establish and maintain clear and effective communications with clients, ensuring that their needs are met. Practice active and empathetic listening.
• Provide emotional support and counseling to clients. Provide information and referral to various resources as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention and advocate on behalf of clients as needed.
• Administer medications in compliance with CCL’s Title 22 regulations.
• Facilitate at least one client group or outing per week.
• Educate client on program and facility rules and procedures clearly. Ensure clients follow these rules and procedures in a consistent manner.
• Assist clients with and enable them to manage activities of daily living including proper bathing and hygiene practices, maintaining room cleanliness, and completing various chores.
• Perform various household tasks including cooking, cleaning, washing dishes, sweeping and mopping.
• Keep kitchen and pantry clean, organized, and sanitary at all times; perform regular deep cleaning as needed.
• Ensure compliance with all CCL regulations.
• Work with Berkeley Mental Health and other service providers, as needed.
• Participate in promoting a safe, healthy and clean working environment at all times consistent with agency’s health and safety practices.
• Comply with all daily and weekly tasks related to pest management within the facility and general facility sanitation.
• Familiarize with and follow all established RSR rules and procedures.
• Follow shift guidelines in Task Breakdown.
• Complete and file all paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• Review and update staff log and client communication log each shift and in accordance to established procedures.
• Provide accurate, timely, and complete transfer of program and client information to other staff as they begin their shift.
• Respond to emergency crisis accessing emergency responders, as required.
• Participate in program planning and policy development for all clients.
• Attend and participate in all assigned program and external meetings.
• Complete the Privacy and Security training and all other assigned staff trainings.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding clients, personnel and other internal agency affairs.
• Attend, participate, and complete all trainings as assigned.
• Complete and submit timesheets in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work within the framework of Insight Housing’s Code of Conduct.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

• High school preferred
• Ability to complete CPR/First Aid Training.
• Prior direct support experience with individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health, substance abuse or other social issues highly preferred. Prior customer service experience in any industry will be considered.
• Commitment to serving individuals experiencing homelessness, alcohol and drug dependency, and other mental health issues, and to a trauma-informed approach to care for individuals.
• Knowledge of computer and Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and TEAMS). Experience with Homeless Management…