On-Call Shelter Advocate

Who We Are

Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM) is a community-based, nonprofit organization committed to ending domestic violence by promoting safe and healthy relationships within the Asian Pacific Islander community. We are a leader in eliminating violence in the Asian-Pacific Islander community and share the expertise of our best practices with others. Using the strengths of the API community, AWUM will uphold an environment free of violence, promote self-sufficiency for women, and foster nurtured and healthy children and families. Our intention is to fill in a gap by providing domestic violence shelter and support to Asian women, including those of Hmong, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Filipina, Chinese, Lao, South Asian, Korean and Thai descent. While AWUM employs staff who are specially equipped to serve the unique needs of these populations, our domestic violence shelter is open to all women.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM) relies on compassionate, diverse, and talented individuals to ensure that we provide the best services possible to every woman and child who seeks our help. Whether you're looking for a career, part-time job, or internship, working at AWUM is a deeply rewarding experience. Everyone who is involved with our mission is a part of changing lives, not just for one woman or one child, but for the entire community. We truly are changing the world, one person at a time.

Wages

$20 per hour

Benefits

Paid Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST); AWUM sponsors a retirement plan with 4% employer match plus a 2% employer contribution after one year of service and immediate vesting.

Schedule

An On-Call Shelter Advocate is a relief staff and will be required to come in to cover a shift if there is an emergency at the shelter or it is a shelter need. Shifts can be on a weekend, Friday evening, awake overnight 11pm - 7am, Saturday 7am - 3pm; 3 - 11pm or awake overnight 11pm - 7am and the same on a holiday even if they are not scheduled to work that day.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as AWUM's On-Call Shelter Advocate provides an opportunity to build relationships with women and children, support them to navigate various systems to obtain necessary services, and provide strategies designed to promote positive developmental outcomes. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Answering crisis calls and keeping the shelter locked and safe at all times.
• Assisting shelter residents with their daily needs.
• Maintaining accurate daily contact and group attendance of participants.
• Updating house log, changing over, and conducting night count.
• Maintaining accurate daily contact logs.
• Maintaining required statistics and participant information for funding sources and internal accountability.
• Monitoring and assuring the safety of the participants.
• Monitoring the security cameras.
• Maintaining accurate security records.
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of unit, center, and agency special events.
• Providing facilities coverage as needed or directed by the Shelter Director or their designee.

Who You Are

• You have a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• You have at least one year of experience working in a congregate living environment (preferred).
• You have knowledge of case management practices and advocacy.
• You have knowledge of site/participant security procedures (preferred).
• You have a passion for service to others.
• You are bilingual (preferred).
• You can work both in a team capacity and independently.
• You can manage multiple priorities to ensure work is completed in a timely and productive manner.
• You can communicate effectively both in writing and verbally.
• You are willing to work overnight hours.
• You can maintain client confidentiality.
• You can work effectively in a mission-driven agency where clients and staff exhibit significant diversity in race, ethnicity, gender orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, and religion.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of AWUM. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

AWUM participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.