The Bowery Mission is a holistic, Christian faith-based organization dedicated to serving people who are experiencing homelessness. The Community Life team oversees all residential programming, including emergency and short-term shelters, long-term residences, and transitional housing.

As a member of the Choose Help team, the Community Life Associate works collaboratively to create a safe, welcoming, and trauma-informed environment that fosters healthy relationships with God and others. Responsibilities include yet are not limited to the following: Welcoming and orienting guests and residents while modeling and coaching independent living skills, promoting healthy communication, overseeing resident program schedules, ensuring compliance with organization health and safety protocols, conducting hourly rounds and scheduled fire drills as necessary, submitting required reports in a timely manner, and working collaboratively with other organization departments to support program operations. The ideal candidate will be one who is well versed in trauma informed care and has experience working with individuals who have experienced homelessness while dealing with other co-morbid challenges. 

This is a full-time position for 40 hrs per week in person coverage: 

Shift #1: Thursday - Monday 11:30p - 8a (Tues./Wed Off)

Responsibilities include: Welcoming and orienting residents and volunteers, modeling and coaching independent living skills, promoting healthy communication, overseeing schedules, ensuring safety by conducting hourly rounds and scheduled fire drills, submitting timely progress and incident reports, and working collaboratively with Community Life and Shared Services teams.

Reports to: Community Life Supervisor

Requirements:

• Embraces the organization’s Statement of Faith
• Must be legally authorized to work in US, we do not offer sponsorship opportunities at this time
• Highly relational with strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to follow protocol and provide accountability
• Growing understanding and application of trauma-informed care
• High School Diploma or higher
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Proven with email communications 
• Basic computer proficiency

Preferred:

• Certified in Fire Safety (F-80 or F-02)
• Certified in CPR 
• Valid driver’s license
• Associate's Degree in social services or relevant field
• Certified in NCI - Non-Crisis Intervention 

Salary: $19.23 per hour

The Bowery Mission takes the health & safety of our staff, guests, clients, and volunteers very seriously, and especially as it relates to the current Covid-19 pandemic.

In partnership with the NYC Department of Health& Mental Hygiene, we havemodified our servicesto stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety guidelines that continuously evolve based upon new information and research. We greatly value the contributions of essential workers in roles like this one and have designed protocols around personal protective equipment, social distancing, cleaning and sanitation, and building capacity in order to protect our staff and those we serve.