Ruth’s House is hiring for overnight sleeping Family Advocates 11pm-7am, and weekend family advocates 7am-3pm and 3pm-11pm. This is flexible on what nights and what weekend days for the right candidate.

Who We Are

Ruth’s House provides transitional shelter and support for women and children in crisis. Domestic violence, poverty, addiction, health challenges, or other issues can lead to homelessness or feeling unsafe in one’s home. Ruth’s House mission is Empowering lives, offering hope through transitional housing and support.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Ruth’s House we are passionate about helping the women and children we serve, the work we do, and most importantly having fun while doing it.

As a family advocate said “I love being here and I love being able to interact with residents. I think that the impact they’ve had on me has been more significant than I have on them.”

Typical Day in the Life

A typical shift as a Family Advocate might include the following

• Getting resident supplies from the basement
• Playing peek-a-boo with a child
• Have lunch with a resident
• Answer the phone
• Help the resident fill out necessary paperwork
• Listen to a resident share their store
• Light housekeeping
• Recording donations
• Maintaining safety in the house
• Models healthy communication

No day is the same at Ruth’s House.

Who You Are

• Highschool Graduate
• Compassion for helping families in crisis find stability
• You are flexible and willing to adapt to change
• Self-motivated and willing to work independently
• You hold yourself to the highest professional standards and maintain strict boundaries

Pay is $15.75 per hour, You can apply by sending a resume via email or by via postal mail to:

Ruth’s House
PO Box 593
Faribault, MN 55021

If you have any questions, please call us at 507-334-5043 or e-mail hello@ruthshousemn.org

What to Expect Next

We’ll be in touch! If you look like the right fit for our position someone will be reaching out to schedule a phone interview with you the learn more about your interests and goals.

Ruth’s House is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

According to local, state, and federal law, Ruth’s House of Hope will not discriminate against a

person’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
or status as a protected veteran.  Ruth’s House of Hope Inc. will not tolerate any form of
harassment in the workplace. This includes but is not limited to sexual harassment, racial
harassment, and harassment based on disability, sexuality, or age.

Evening Family Advocate I- Job Description:

The Evening Family Advocate plays an important role at Ruth’s House.  This position requires someone who is the Lead Family Advocate’s go-to person. This person must be dependable and trustworthy and is expected to fulfill all of the Family Advocate duties with an extraordinary degree of skill, and dependability, and be competent and consistent in everything they do. This position needs to have clear and appropriate communication with the Program Director when situations arise with residents or other staff. EFA must make and keep professional boundaries with residents, knowing that they also need to inform the Program Director of any concerns or issues that the residents may have. 

Scheduling:

Evening Family Advocate will work, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3 pm to 11 pm every week.

Work Requirements:

• Maintain strong daily communication with the Lead Family Advocate.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply proper behavior management skills and model them for residents and be able to communicate these skills with a clear understanding.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions relative to accident and incident reports/investigations and the reporting of injury or special incidents. Must communicate with the Lead Family Advocate and the Program Director if necessary.
• Must possess a level of maturity that includes the ability to avoid association with gossip.
• Ability to demonstrate their willingness to adjust their schedule for the needs of the agency.

Essential Functions of a FLA:

• Must be able to work with the Lead Family Advocate.

• Must get along with a diverse group of people (residents and staff).

• Must demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions. This position is a role model for residents and other staff

• Attend all staff meetings and trainings.

• Complete daily room inspections of the resident’s room, noting anything unusual and then communicating that to the Lead Family Advocate.

• Create weekly activities that the women could participate in/including the Virtues Project.

• Perform all other duties assigned by the Program Director.

Food Service Handler:

• Complete food service training yearly (if necessary).
• Ensure the kitchen, refrigerator, and freezers are clean. 
• Take the temperature in the upstairs and downstairs freezers daily.

Minimum Requirements

• Skilled and knowledgeable with Google Suites.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to pass background checks.
• Ability to lift 20-25 pounds.
• Valid driver’s license
• Highschool Graduate

According to local, state, and federal law, Ruth’s House of Hope will not discriminate against a person’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.  Ruth’s House of Hope Inc. will not tolerate any form of harassment in the workplace. This includes but is not limited to sexual harassment, racial harassment, and harassment based on disability, sexuality, or age.