Description

Do you know, you have the power to change the course of someone’s life? Avivo employees do this every day, and we want you to join the team. At Avivo, our employees work with utter commitment to their clients, embracing the full person, believing in the dignity of all people.

Now Hiring:  MUST be available for Friday - Monday 1:00pm - 11:30pm (Four/10hr days)

Avivo's Ending Homelessness division provides pathways to housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. We work with county coordinated entry systems and tribal governments, as well as operating a unique street outreach teams to connect unsheltered individuals with shelter and housing. We assist individuals as they find and maintain housing, supporting them in scattered-site apartments in the community as well as site-based housing.

The role of the Resident Advocate is to ensure safety of the residents by completing home checks, monitoring unwanted guests, passing out meals and beverages as needed, providing basics needs as requested, deescalating resident conflicts, and monitoring chemical health concerns.

Now Hiring:  MUST be available for Friday - Monday 1:00pm - 11:30pm (Four/10hr days)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct client services and program support.
• Engage and build rapport with clients.
• Distribute harm reduction supplies.
• Conduct crisis prevention/ intervention as needed to ensure housing stability and holistic health and well-being.
• Develop and conduct regularly scheduled community activities.
• Transport and support residents at designated appointments
• Pack up and place participant belongings in storage when participant moves from housing.
• Ensure services provided are culturally responsive utilizing best practices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One or more years of experience working with single adults experiencing homelessness or similar experience.
• Lived experience will be valued and considered as part of the experience requirement.
• Openness to Harm Reduction and Housing First and a willingness to learn how to use it.
• Must be able to pass DHS background check.

PREFERRED:

• A course of study in health or human services related field leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or associate degree.
• Previous work experience in a behavioral health setting.
• Experience using Electronic Health Record.
• Knowledge and awareness of mental health, chemical health, community resources, trauma, institutional racism, gender issues, tenant’s rights.

BENEFITS:

• Medical/Dental plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Nice Healthcare: offers chat, video visits and in-home primary care visits
• Basic Life/AD&D & Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Long term disability
• Option to purchase critical illness, accident insurance and short-term disability
• 401(k) Plan: with matching contributions
• 10 Paid holidays & generous PTO

IN ADDITION:

• Mission driven culture that celebrates diversity
• Clinical supervision towards licensure
• Competitive pay, based on education & experience
• Mileage reimbursement

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Avivo is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, promote and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications regardless of race, gender, religion, skin color, national origin or ancestry, physical disability (including pregnancy) or mental disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, veteran status, or genetic characteristics.