Position Title: Program Assistant – Center for Women & Children
Position Type: Part-Time
Reports to: Assistant Director of the Center for Women & Children
Background
Helping Up Mission, Inc. is a faith-based, non-denominational, Christian organization offering permanent solutions to those experiencing homelessness, poverty, and addiction. Helping Up Mission, Inc. (HUM) provides hope through programs designed to meet their individual physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. Compassionate and substantial residential care is given to almost 550 men and 250 women in need, without consideration of race, economic or religious status at its campus in East Baltimore. HUM provides competitive pay and benefits.
Job Summary
The part-time Program Assistant will provide support for program operations. The Program Assistant will also be responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, supporting housing environment for the residents of the program at the Center for the Women and Children
Primary Duties
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Monitoring the clients’ movements during residency at the Helping Up Mission Women and Children’s Center
- Instruct and monitor clients on all policies & procedures for residents including schedules, chores, and medication distribution.
- Advocate for the clients while in residency
- Prepare daily reports for management, including but not limited to Daily Bed Charts, Shift Notes, and Medication logs for individual clients
- Complete any tasks as directed by previous shift, including but not limited to dorm room turnover, client orientation and intake procedures, and house laundry
- Assisting client room assignment
- Gathering and distributing any initial provisions, such as towels and toiletries
- Assisting with client orientation by giving tour of property and helping with schedule
- Direct media personnel to approved staff
- Maintain shift notes and incident reports
- Contact emergency personnel, as needed, for program residents
- Maintain professional, orderly atmosphere in all areas of property
- Perform other tasks as required by supervisor
Job Qualifications
- Exhibit the Core Values of Helping Up Mission, Inc.
- Complete knowledge of HUM Employee Policy and Procedure.
- Complete knowledge of Job Description.
- Sufficient knowledge of each program housed on site.
- Complete knowledge of HUM Policy and Procedure for each program housed in the building.
- Proficient in computer usage, particularly Microsoft products.
- Ability to perform administrative tasks using provided computer hardware and software specific to position.
- Strong analytic, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds in a fair, supportive and cooperative manner.
- Addiction and recovery knowledge or applicable life experience
$16.00 per hour for part-time positions. Potential candidates should email their resumes to humanresources@helpingup.org, attention Laura Starsoneck.
