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Responsibilities and Duties

The Children Services Advocate is responsible for working with the Children Services Team to provide advocacy and facilitate deliverable [program] services. They serve as models for guests in the program while sharing hope and guidance throughout the program experience. The Children Services Advocate is directly involved with providing quality services to our guests in an environment of love, grace, dignity, and respect. A Children Services Advocate is someone who has agreed to assist the children and their parent(s) in their program journey.

Under the leadership of the Children Services Manager and Director of Shelter Program maintain the Children Services Standard of Excellence

Establish and build healthy Christ-honoring relationships with guests, while maintaining professional boundaries including guest confidentiality
Pray with, advise, and direct the efforts of children relating to spiritual, personal, and program needs
Provide a developmental environment, provide appropriate support for mental, emotional, academic or physically challenged children, and provide tools to support the child's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts, provide services/activities
In collaboration with the Children Services Manager, create multi-age lessons and activities that spiritual, mental, emotional, educational and physical growth of children
In collaboration with the Children Services Manager plan recreational activities and social activities including outdoor programs, physical exercise, field trips and off-site activities (VBS, Zoo trips, etc.)
Transport and/or accompany individual and groups of children in assigned GRM vehicle only
Monitor lessons of chapel speakers, assuring material is consistent with biblical principles detailed in Gospel Rescue Mission policies
Read and teach them simple painting, drawing, crafts and songs
Provide age-appropriate meals and snacks for children as needed
Instruct children in health and personal habits such as eating, resting and toilet habits
Dress children and change diapers
Conduct regular dining room or playground monitoring
De-escalate adverse situations, both physically and emotionally and appropriate redirect or initiate other measures to control behavior by provide age-appropriate crisis intervention and conflict resolution as needed
Participate in caring for the safety and various needs of children
Orient parents to Children Services Mission 101 new guest intake structure, values and standards
Provide support to volunteers assigned to Children Services
Maintain thorough and timely guest records in Mission Tracker, documenting services provided to children and/or parents, children incidents, mandated reporting, advocacy services, DSC requirements, observations about activities, meals served, and medications administered, 1:1 ministry, etc.
Attend meetings, professional training as directed
Perform other duties as assigned

Employment Status:
Part-time 22.5 hours per week nonexempt; eligible for paid time off; eligible for dental, vision and Simple IRA 3% matching

Anticipate Flexible Schedules

BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualification) Faith aligned

Evening Shift Monday - Thursday 2pm - 8:30pm & Friday 2pm- 7:30pm

Reports to:
Children Services Manager

Starting rate of pay: $15.15 per hour.