Evening Jobs in Tacoma, WA

Description :

We are seeking a responsible and energetic individual with a passion for serving families at our 24-hour shelter locations. Floater Shelter Advocates work with parents and children experiencing homelessness and in need of a safe refuge. General responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating shelter activities, providing care and crisis management, facilitating a set program schedule, maintaining a clean environment, and offering acceptance and hope.

Floater Shelter Advocates actively engage in Mary's Place equity work—striving for racially equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants and refugees, trans and gender-non-conforming people, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppressions. As an equal opportunity employer, people of color are encouraged to apply.

The Floater Shelter Advocate role is a part-time, non-exempt position supporting various shifts located at a minimum of two of the three Mary's Place 24 / 7 shelters (Burien, Bellevue, and Regrade / Downtown Seattle).

The schedule for the evening Floater Shelter Advocate shift is as follows :

Evening : 3 : 00 p.m. - 12 : 30 a.m.

The hourly wage starts at $25.00 / hour DOE.

The schedule for a day shift is : 7 : 00 am - 4 : 30 p.m.

The schedule for a Floater Shelter Advocate overnight shift is 11 : 00 p.m. – 8 : 30 a.m. (a Sunday overnight shift begins Saturday night at 11 : 00 p.m., a Monday overnight shift begins Sunday at 11 : 00 p.m., etc.). Compensation for an overnight shift includes an additional $1 / hour differential.

Candidates must be available to work at least two shifts per two-week-pay-period, or at least half (50%) of shift offerings.

This position does not supervise other employees.

Key Responsibilities

Guest Relations (35%)

• Proactively create a welcoming and affirming environment, engage families in high-quality shelter services
• Engage guests in conversations around their housing goals and assist them with resource navigation
• Maintain a calm, affirming demeanor and model positive behavior, such as upholding professional boundaries
• Address behavioral challenges, provide trauma-informed crisis management, conflict de-escalation, and set appropriate limits through an equity lens
• Effectively collaborate and regularly communicate with other staff members and supervisors to ensure consistency; a team-based, solution-oriented approach to the work; and high-quality service delivery
• Welcome and orient new families to shelter - provide shelter tours, explain program, and complete and upload shelter intake documents

Implementation of Shelter Operations & Procedures (35%)

Implementation of Guest Enrichment Programming (15%)

Data Entry and Information Management (15%)

This position description generally describes the principal functions of the position, the level of knowledge and skills typically required, and the general scope of responsibility. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals will perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Skills / Qualifications Required

Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this Family & Shelter Advocate job.

Mary's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with the ADA Amendment Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and / or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. Mary's Place will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship to Mary's Place would result.

Details

In addition, Mary's Place offers the following benefits to part-time staff :

Mary's Place is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, people of color and other underrepresented groups, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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