Job Title: Women’s Shelter Advocate Full-time or Part-time Status: Full-time and Part-time available Location: Shelter (Confidential) Schedule: Evening shift, 3pm-11:30pm; FT: Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday; PT: several schedules available Salary: $35,000 -$45,000 annually for FT; $19/hr+ for PT Who We Are: Saint Martha’s is a St. Louis nonprofit program that provides shelter, resources, and compassionate care for women and children experiencing domestic violence.  Our programs include shelter services, a drop-in center, and community education.  As a ministry of Catholic Charities of St. Louis, we are proud to share in their mission, vision, and values. Position Summary: The role of the Women’s Shelter Advocate is to work as part of a team of advocates to support and empower women as they work to build a new life, free from violence. Using a trauma-informed lens, this position works directly with women in shelter to provide crisis intervention, community referrals, basic necessities, and help maintain a clean and safe environment for residents. Specific duties include: • Responding to immediate needs of shelter residents • Completing intakes, assisting residents with goal progress, providing safety and support to residents healing from domestic violence • Answering our crisis hotline and providing crisis intervention and referrals to callers and in person • Assisting with cleaning, organizing, putting away donations, and other necessary tasks   What You Bring: Candidates must have valid driver’s license and insurance, as well as a working vehicle. Successful candidates for this position will be: ·         flexible and adaptive, ·         empathetic to the adversity and challenges others may be enduring, ·         understanding of diverse populations and could work with and learn from others outside of their own culture, ·         willing to collaborate and make decisions as part of a team, ·         good with building rapport with others, ·         able to remain calm in crisis situations, ·         understand and utilize healthy boundaries for themselves, ·         dedicated to a future where domestic violence is no longer a threat to women and their children, ·         knowledgeable of or willing to learn the dynamics of gender-based violence and intersectionality. What We Offer: Saint Martha’s.  Safe places for women, for children, for good.  It is a simple sentence, yet conveys our values, our commitment, our heart.  We provide immediate and long-term support to women and children in crisis, and we do so from a base of love. We believe the responsibility to end domestic violence is a community effort and we work to spread awareness and resources so more women can live free from violence.  We do not believe domestic violence defines the women we serve; instead, we celebrate the strength and resilience of women’s lives.  The staff, board and volunteers are dedicated to empowering women and children to start new lives free of violence. Our mission and vision are rooted in a set of five core values. These values are the foundation of Saint Martha’s unique purpose and perspective: Dignity:  We treat women and children with dignity. Safety:  We promise a safe place. Advocacy:  We advocate at every level. Stability:  We bring tranquility through stability and structure. Healing:  We understand healing is a journey.   Recognizing the high rate of burn-out and secondary trauma in our field, Saint Martha’s works hard to recognize our employees and offer a considerate environment that values the quality of life of every person living and working here. We believe in taking time for self-care in a very intentional way.  We recognize the long-term effects of not addressing secondary trauma and work as a team to hold each other accountable for self-care.  Saint Martha’s recognizes each person’s values and contributions to the team, and that we all have lives outside of this work.  We celebrate each team member’s successes and stand with them in times of need.  Our team of advocates are dedicated to the mission and are fierce advocates for each woman we serve. Saint Martha’s offers equitable pay commensurate with the work required and competitive benefits for eligible employees including: ·         a 403(b) match; ·         medical, dental, and vision insurance; ·         Flexible Spending Account; ·         training and professional development; ·         Employee Assistance Plan; ·         and paid sick, vacation, holiday, and personal time.   Women are often less likely to apply for a job they don’t feel 100% qualified for. Saint Martha’s knows that qualifications come in many forms and invites anyone who is interested in this position but unsure to reach out for more information or go ahead and apply. Please email resume and cover letter to: Cassie Esswein Women’s Program Director cassiee@saintmarthas.org(mailto:cassiee@saintmarthas.org) (314) 533-1313

Saint Martha’s, a safe place for women fleeing domestic violence and their children, is currently hiring for the following positions: PRN/fill-in women’s shelter advocates (as needed, generally shifts would be Saturdays and Sundays either 7am-3:30pm or 3pm-11:30pm, with potential weekday, overnight, and holiday shifts available) PT overnight women's shelter advocate (Saturday and Sunday, 11pm-7:30am) The role of the Women’s Shelter Advocate is to support and empower women as they work to build a new life, free from violence. Using a trauma-informed lens, this position works directly with women in shelter to provide crisis intervention, community referrals, basic necessities, and help maintain a clean and safe environment for residents. These positions would include the following duties: Responding to immediate needs of shelter residents Answering crisis hotline to provide crisis intervention and necessary referrals to callers Assisting with cleaning and organizing the shelter as time allows Being available for any current needs in the shelter during shift Saint Martha’s offers equitable pay commensurate with the work required. We work hard to recognize our employees and offer a considerate environment that values the quality of life of every person living and working here. These positions are eligible to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan, utilize an EAP, and attend a variety of trainings offered at no cost to Catholic Charities federation employees. Knowledge of issues impacting women and the dynamics of gender-based violence preferred. Successful candidates for this position will be flexible, empathetic, willing to work as part of a team, able to build rapport, understand healthy boundaries, and dedicated to the work of breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Must be at least 21 years of age, have a car, and valid driver’s license and insurance. Please email resume and cover letter to: Cassie Esswein Email: cassiee@saintmarthas.org Phone: (314) 533-1313