Position: House Manager
Location: Plymouth, MN
Full Time: Non-exempt; 40 hours weekly
Program: Mission Lodge
Reports To: Program Director
Mission Statement:
Missions Inc. Programs provides a collaborative community and safe space where people are empowered to heal and transform their lives.
Our vision is a world where every person realizes their worth and lives with dignity free from addiction and violence.
Our values are to:
- Affirm human worth
- Foster self-determination
- Value diversity
- Seek social justice
Position Summary:
Mission Lodge, an 89-bed residential program for men and women who are chronically chemically dependent, is seeking a full time House Manager. This position will provide direct service to men and women who have chronic addition to drugs or alcohol. They are responsible for monitoring resident activity, ensuring the safety and well-being of all residents.
Position Responsibilities
- Be present during meals and snack time, monitoring the line, assisting the servers and supervising snack time.
- Circulate throughout the building ensuring you are aware of what is going on at any given time.
- Be responsible for the smooth and safe operation of the program by enforcing rules fairly and consistently.
- Mediate problems between residents and defuse potentially volatile situations using de-escalation techniques
- Supervise work program activities that occur on your shift and verify hours worked.
- Conduct ongoing inspection of the facility, record needs on appropriate forms for routing to the maintenance department or notify the administrative assistant when work program related.
Position Qualifications
Experience
- Experience with chronic chemical dependency, homelessness and poverty.
- Prior experience working in a residential program required.
- Experience mediating problems using de-escalation techniques.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to maintain safety and provide appropriate and respectful services to chemically dependent people in a chemically-free board and lodging setting.
- Must present evidence of a minimum of one year free from chemical use problems; and maintain freedom from chemical use problems as a condition of continued employment.
- Maintain confidentiality, ethical boundaries and professional conduct in all interactions with residents.
- Ability to work well with people from diverse racial, cultural, social and economic backgrounds and to promote fairness and equality.
- Computer proficiency required; including the ability to use e-mail, navigate the internet, and complete basic data entry in a database system.
Other Requirements
- Ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 35 pounds.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel and climb (ascend and descend) flights of stairs.
- Must be able to walk one-quarter mile performing rounds hourly.
- Other lifting or physical requirements as added from time to time, or as required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Salary and Benefits
Hourly pay starts at $16.55, depending on qualifications & experience. We offer .50 cents differential pay for weekend shifts.
Benefits include 403(b) retirement plan after 1,000 hours worked, medical, dental life, short and long-term disability insurance, paid time off (PTO), and ten paid holidays.
Missions Inc. Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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