Participant Advocate (After Hours)

SHIFT: 3p-11p, 11p-7a
STATUS: Part-Time (Non-Exempt)
REPORTS TO: Participant Advocate Supervisor, Program Director, and Assistant Program Director

Position Summary: The Participant Advocate provides supportive assistance to maintain a safe, welcoming, 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: homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health, or an acceptable combination of equivalent skills and experience.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of the participants in the following areas: conduct, personal hygiene, chores, and compliance with the facility's Rules and Regulations.
• Complete facility checks before assuming responsibility and noting deficiencies during the shift.
• Complying with the privacy standards as they relate to the collection, maintenance, and use of participant-protected personal information.
• Responsible for providing a brief orientation to the participants on-site.
• Monitor 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.
• Keep an accurate participant census.
• Complete quality written shift, incident, and weekly reports as well as intakes, MISILs, 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 participants’ 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 checking and securing fire doors and escape exits, touring the building and securing it every 60 minutes during the shift, and documenting as required.
• Responsible for maintaining order and cleanliness inside and outside the facility.
• Report issues to the 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 for informing the Assistant Program Director or Program Director of any unusual incidents and completing appropriate documentation.
• Responsible for performing other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required.