Part-time Emergency Housing Relief

Hourly weekday overnight, weekend day, evening and overnight and as-needed relief staff to provide high-quality support to survivors and their children in short-term emergency housing.

Answer hotline; perform entry and exit assessments; collect accurate data and provide shift reports; support clean and well-maintained facility. Experience assessing emergencies and providing crisis support. Excellent communication skills and sensitivity to domestic violence. Bilingual/bicultural preferred.

The ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of resources in Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston and Charlestown. They will be able to balance their love of being part of a mission-centered team with working independently; have exceptional assessment, listening, communication, problem-solving and de-escalation skills; be highly creative, flexible and adaptive; and have a deep understanding of culturally relevant, strength-based strategies within an economic and social-justice framework for working with survivors, the broader community and other members of the HarborCOV team.

Hourly rate: $20

Harbor Communities Overcoming Violence (HarborCOV) is an innovative nonprofit organization that offers culturally relevant emergency and longer-term resources, and affordable housing for survivors of domestic violence and their children, while educating the public about the causes and consequences of domestic violence.

HarborCOV values diverse life experience and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. People who are bilingual/bicultural, of color, Native/Indigenous, with disabilities and/or identifying as LGBQT are strongly encouraged to apply.