New Life Team Member

Summary:

The New Life Program Team Member position is a great opportunity for someone looking to invest into the lives of men that have made the decision to turn their lives around. This position has some task responsibilities, however the core of the role is building relationships and helping men address the issues that have brought them to the New Life Program. This Team Member will be a mature believer in Christ and have a heart for the broken.

Responsibilities:

• Treats guests with overwhelming biblical hospitality and respect.
• Provides spiritual comfort through listening, prayer, and sound biblical consolation to residents as the opportunity presents.
• Conducts regular walk throughs of 3rd floor space, bed checks, and room inspections as needed
• Ensures the safety and security of the environment for residents, employees, and volunteers.
• Maintains necessary documentation for efficient service delivery and accomplishing of ministry purpose.
• Supervises, trains, and coaches volunteers as assigned.
• Represents KARM appropriately to guests, volunteers, donors, and partner agencies.
• Exhibits a caring Christian lifestyle to guests, co-workers, volunteers and donors.
• Establishes with residents, volunteers, interns, and employees a beginning sense of safety and hope, for personal growth and change.
• Leads with a basic understanding of mental illness, alcohol and drug addiction issues, physical and sexual abuse, and poverty, specifically in regard those affected by these.
• Performs administrative duties as needed.
• Travels with residents to events, service projects, worship service, etc. as needed.
• All other assigned duties

Requirements:

• Ability to show compassion, set appropriate limits, and exercise mature judgment regarding any necessitated service restriction,
• Have a basic understanding of mental illness, alcohol and drug addiction issues, physical and sexual abuse, and poverty, specifically in regard to how to communicate with guests affected by these, how to identify and respond to a crisis, and how to defuse situations.
• Ability to defuse tense situations and to de-escalate potentially harmful or violent situations.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications and other office equipment.
• Ability to give direction to others; high degree of flexibility and resourcefulness.
• CPR and Basic First Aid, desired.
• AS or equivalent education and experience.
• 2-3 years related experience preferred.
• Basic organizational and follow-up skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS Admin Assistant:

• Office environment on KARM maintained property
• Occasional local travel
• Heavy computer use and sitting on a daily basis
• Required attendance at scheduled meeting and events

Working Conditions Team Member:

• Ministry campus facility where emergency rescue services are provided.
• Exposure to stressful client situations requiring compassion and discernment.
• Walking, standing, sitting, bending and minimal lifting required.
• Attendance at meeting and occasional special events.

Employees of Knox Area Rescue Ministries will also adhere to the following guidelines:

• Agreeing in principle and practice with the vision, mission, and values of Knox Area Rescue Ministries
• Commitment and agreement to KARM’s statement of faith and guiding values
• Commitment to Christian faith required; spiritually mature
• Ability to share the Gospel and demonstrate Christian values and beliefs with action, words, and attitude
• Praying with guests, staff, and volunteers
• Maintaining healthy boundaries with guests, staff, and volunteers
• Embrace the accountability process that leads to self-evaluation personally as well as to guests and staff