Responsibilities:
- Provide support, understanding, and a positive role model for children and adolescents who have been exposed to violence
- Assist with child care, recreation, and special events in the Children’s Program
- Assist mothers with developing appropriate parenting skills
- Assist or facilitate children’s support groups or other kinds of support-oriented programming
- Provide systems intervention and advocacy on behalf of children and mothers within the context of school, social service, legal, and criminal systems
- Provide supervision and training to volunteer Child Mentors
- Respond to women and children in crisis
- Assist with community education regarding domestic violence
- Record necessary data in accurate manner
- Provide transportation for clients
- Maintain confidentiality of shelter location, client information, and staff information
- Attend weekly meetings on Mondays from 1:00-3:00pm
Qualifications:
- Open to men and women 20 years of age and older
- Previous experience working with children individually and in groups
- Previous experience working with issues relating to poverty, oppression, homelessness, mental illness, and chemical dependency a plus
- Previous experience in crisis/resource support capacity a plus
- Ability to work with people from diverse racial, cultural, social and economic backgrounds
- Knowledge of effective parenting skills
- Ability to work well independently and as a team
- Excellent organization and priority setting skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Good understanding of professional boundaries
- Commitment to non-violence
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of shelter location, client information, and staff information
Requirements:
- Minimum time commitment of 30-32 hours/week or 450 hours total
- Valid MN Driver’s license
- Complete application and screening process
