Job Description

Job Location Multnomah County - N/A, OR 97206

Rate of Pay: $16.30 an hour

Shift: 30 hours a month

Eligible Benefits:

*Free rent and utilities, valued at $550 per month
*Paid Sick Time accrual of 1 hour per 30 hours worked

*403b retirement participation and employer match up to 5%
*Access to the Employee Assistance Program

This part-time House Manager is gender responsive, serving male identifying residents. Additionally, this position is culturally specific, offering culturally appropriate housing to Latino men. The House Manager will work collaboratively with BTC staff and community partners to ensure a safe and healthy living environment for the residents, while residing in the home.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains a healthy, alcohol/drug free environment in the residence.
• Works collaboratively with BTC staff and community partners to ensure a safe and healthy living environment for the residents.
• Administers random, observed, gender-specific UAs, as needed.
• Establishes a positive relationship with residents, with mutual trust and respect
• Identifies and solves problems through effective communication and creative solutions.
• Observes and reports notable behavior and events to residents’ mentor and/or a supervisor.
• Conducts weekly house meetings to build community and facilitate problem solving.
• Facilitates maintenance of property and grounds, including but not limited to, posting household chore rotations and contacting maintenance for repairs.
• Attends monthly staff meeting and orders appropriate house supplies.
• Collects rent and maintains records, where applicable
• Regularly sleeps at the residence and report curfew violations of the residents. More than 4 nights away from the residence within a month must be approved by a supervisor, and all time away from the residence requires a coverage plan.
• Abides by organization policies and procedures, confidentiality laws, professional boundaries and relevant federal/state housing regulations and standards.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The following are the minimum levels required to successfully perform the Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities.

• Verifiable program of recovery
• Fluent in Spanish
• Experience working with individuals in recovery
• Experience maintaining clear boundaries and ability to hold others accountable with compassion.
• Experience with crisis intervention and de-escalation
• Demonstrated success at working effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment, with skills in promoting inclusion and cultural responsiveness
• Experience in collaborating with community partners to identify shortcomings in the organization and in building partnerships to improve outcomes
• Excellent communication, trauma informed approach and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to maintain high professional standards at all times with participant, staff, and community partners

Working Conditions

Environment and Physical Requirements: The House Manager works in a residential environment, living onsite with various residents. The location is subject to a variety of environmental weather conditions including rain, snow, wind, and dust. The position interacts constantly with staff, visitors, program participants, government agencies, and others. The position stands, walks, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. The incumbent must be able to lift, push, pull and move files and equipment in excess of 50 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a part-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Sunday, approximately 30 hours per month. The House Manager is required to work evening, weekends and/or holidays as job duties demand.

Other Duties and Responsibilities: This job description is a summary of the essential duties and responsibilities for this job, and it does not necessarily represent an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, tasks or procedures. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instruction or assignments. Nothing in this description restricts Bridges’ right to assign or reassign duties at any time.

Accommodation Statement: Essential job duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform the job successfully, an incumbent or applicant must possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform each essential duty and responsibility proficiently. If you require an accommodation in order to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job, please contact the Bridges to Change Human Resources Manager.

Bridges to Change is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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