Participant Advocate (Miss Barbara's House)

Position Summary: The Participant Advocate provides our participants with supportive assistance to maintain a safe, welcoming and clean environment. Past Participant Advocate experience is strongly desired. Two years’ experience working in human services, preferably in a residential facility with individuals who may have challenges in the following areas: homeless, substance abuse and mental health or an acceptable combination of equivalent skills and experience.

SHIFT: 3p - 11p

STATUS: Part Time

REPORTS TO: Program Director

Key Duties and Responsibilities

- Responsible for the supervision of the participants in the following areas: conduct, personal hygiene, chores and compliance with the facility Rules and Regulations.

- Responsible for facility checks before assuming responsibility and noting deficiencies during the shift.

- Responsible for complying with the privacy standards as it relates to the collection, maintenance and use of participant protected personal information.

- Responsible for providing a brief orientation to the participants on site.

- Responsible for monitoring participant activities including but not limited to body search with metal detector upon entrance to the facility, searches of participants sleeping quarters and storage locker/bags, and containers.

- Responsible for keeping an accurate participant census.

- Responsible for the completion of quality written shift, incident, and weekly reports as well as intakes, MISIL’s, medication logs and other pertinent paperwork in a timely manner.

- Responsible for the supervision of participant evening sign-in log (the OSH MISIL form).

- Responsible for the supervision of dispensing participant’s prescribed medications.

- Responsible for the collection and distribution of clean bed linen, towels, clothes when necessary, and toiletries as dictated by need and availability.

- Responsible for monitoring program participants.

- Responsible for checking and securing fire doors and escape exits, tour building and secure every 30-60 minutes during shift and document as required.

- Responsible for maintaining order and cleanliness inside and outside the facility.

- Responsible to beware of and convey participant communications to Assistant Program Director or Program

- Manager so that preventive measures can be taken to maintain the health, safety and security of the participants, staff and facility.

- Responsible for sharing observations and recommendations regarding the facility, participants and staff relations to identify and solve problems and to ensure staff functions as a unified team.

- Responsible of informing Assistant Program Director or Program Director of any unusual incidents and complete appropriate documentation.

- Responsible to perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.