Part-Time Evening Resident Assistant

Description

Title: Evening Resident Assistant

Reports To: Evening Resident Supervisor & Operations Manager

Hourly Rate: 25.00 per hour + $1 shift differential

Employment Type: Part-Time non-exempt

Schedule: Thursday-Friday 4pm-12:30am Friday-Saturday 12am-8:30am

Founded in 2000 as a winter-only, overnight shelter for women, The Delores Project has grown

to offer low-barrier, housing-focused 24-7 shelter for unaccompanied adult women,

transgender and nonbinary people, supportive housing for formerly chronically homeless

individuals with a disability, and a robust suite of wrap-around services including on-site

behavioral healthcare. The organization also provides community-based aftercare services for

clients who have transitioned from homelessness to housing.

At The Delores Project, we believe community and belonging are essential to healing from the

trauma of homelessness and this is one way we differentiate ourselves from many other

homeless service providers. In addition to a shelter, we are a community that not only meets

people’s basic needs and provides access to housing resources, but we also provide clients with

a supportive community in a fully therapeutic environment so they can begin to heal from the

trauma of homelessness and are more successful in maintaining housing and stability once they

graduate from our programs. We are client-centered and strengths-based in our approach and

practice of harm-reduction and trauma-informed models of care in all our programs. Our

engagement with one another is rooted in our values of hospitality, integrity, collaboration,

transparency, accountability, respect, and dignity for each community member, including staff

and volunteers. Those who share these values, are passionate about working with people in

crisis, and ending homelessness may be a great addition to our diverse and talented team.

Resident Assistants (RA) serve as front-line team members in our 24/7 shelter, managing all day-to-day operations. RAs work directly with guests in teams of two to ensure the safe, peaceful, and effective operations of our 50-bed shelter. RAs also provide emergency support and relief for residents in the supportive housing program located above the shelter in collaboration with the PSH case managers and the Programs Manager.

Core Competencies: Professional Boundaries, Upholding Respect & Dignity, Empathy & Compassion, Conflict Resolution, Professional Documentation, Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity, Program Proficiency.

TDP

Core Competencies:

Ethics & integrity of practice, Organization & Time Management, Commitment to TDP’s Principles of Care, Cultural humility, Teamwork & Collaboration, Critical thinking & Problem Solving.

• Phone screen potential guests and fill beds over the phone.
• Perform intakes and orient new guests.
• Complete shift paperwork and documentation, including the log.
• Conflict resolution, mediation, and de-escalation between shelter guests.
• Ensure the physical and psychological safety of the shelter.
• Perform basic housekeeping duties, including meal preparation and service, supervision of shelter chores, taking out trash, and house laundry.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shelter space.
• Support and provide good customer service to on-site volunteers.
• Facilitate twice-weekly house meetings.
• Attend required training and mandatory monthly team and quarterly all-staff meetings.
• Respond to medical crises, including the use of an AED machine, performing CPR and/ or administering Narcan when necessary, and calling for emergency medical response.
• Continuously monitor guests’ belongings and dorm cleanliness and organization.
• Deliver verbal or written reminders when shelter guests do not meet community…