Residential Advocate - Fri-Sun - Naito Village

Job Details:

Job Location:

Naito Village - Portland, OR, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $24.50 - $24.50

Hourly, Job Category:
Direct Service, POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position:
Residential Advocate

Supervisor:
Naito Village Shelter Manager

Location:

Naito Village Shelter (2185 SW Naito Pkwy Portland, OR 97201)

Schedule:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7:30pm-8:00am

Wage: $24.50 hourly + $1.00 hourly grave shift differential

Eligible for 5% Language Differential

Classification:
Non-Exempt, Union Represented, Full-Time, Benefit Eligible

Provide advocacy, information, and referral services to participants staying in emergency shelters. Oversee shelter facility in a manner that is consistent with Transition Projects mission, values, policies, and procedures. Actively participate in shelter processes and work as part of a team to provide services to participants.

• Supervise shelter activities to ensure the safety of participants.
• Maintain working knowledge of agency programs, services, and community resources.
• Provide advocacy, information, and referral services to participants.
• Assure cleanliness, sanitation, and upkeep of facility, performing minor maintenance and cleanup duties as necessary or requested.
• Facilitate problem solving and provide crisis intervention services.
• Responsible for knowing and following policies and procedures, including program, agency and building specific policies.
• Responsible for knowing and following procedures in emergencies and critical incidents.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate logs, shift reports, and participant records, both manually and using web-based program.
• Maintain confidentiality of participants, staff, and agency.
• Coordinate with agency staff to ensure consistent delivery of services.
• Attend agency and program staff meetings.
• Supervise participant chore assignments.
• Perform urinalysis and breathalyzer testing on participants when requested.
• Rotate through assigned Post Positions if applicable.
• May be required to work at a temporarily reassigned location during a shift to provide coverage based on staffing needs. Transportation will be provided or reimbursed, as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Acquire First Aid/CPR/AED certification within 30 days of hire and be retested biannually thereafter throughout employment.
• Complete Bloodborne Pathogens and Narcan Training within 30 days of hire and be retested annually thereafter throughout employment.
• Demonstrate reliability by being present for work as scheduled, arriving and leaving on time and taking breaks in expected time frames.
• Interact effectively with individuals of different backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives, treating each person with respect and dignity.
• Attend agency and program staff meetings.

• Hearing and vision adequate for interaction with participants, interaction with staff and interaction with the general public.
• Hearing adequate for telephone work. Vision adequate for close work.
• Hand and finger dexterity adequate to operate standard office equipment.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, sit, reach, stoop, pull, squat, kneel, climb stairs and ladders.
• Sitting at a desk completing paperwork and working on a computer for lengthy periods.
• Ability to perform CPR and other emergency life‑saving care with the assistance of teammates until emergency responders arrive.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

• Work environments may include exposure to animals/pets across various program sites.
• This position may have exposure to blood borne pathogens or other infectious materials during the course of duties. Bloodborne pathogens training, safety protocols, and appropriate protective equipment are…