Participant Advocate (Miss Barbara's House)

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

SHIFT: 3p - 11p
STATUS: Part Time
REPORTS TO: Program Director

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the supervision of the participants in the following areas: conduct, personal hygiene, chores and compliance with the facility Rules and Regulations.
• Responsible for facility checks before assuming responsibility and noting deficiencies during the shift.
• Responsible for complying with the privacy standards as it relates to the collection, maintenance and use of participant protected personal information.
• Responsible for providing a brief orientation to the participants on site.
• Responsible for monitoring 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.
• Responsible for keeping an accurate participant census.
• Responsible for the completion of quality written shift, incident, and weekly reports as well as intakes, MISIL’s, 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 participant’s 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 monitoring program participants.
• Responsible for checking and securing fire doors and escape exits, tour building and secure every 30-60 minutes during shift and document as required.
• Responsible for maintaining order and cleanliness inside and outside the facility.
• Responsible to beware of and convey participant communications to Assistant Program Director or 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 of informing Assistant Program Director or Program Director of any unusual incidents and complete appropriate documentation.
• Responsible to perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.