Homeless Services Resources Specialist
Do you have a passion for helping others and making the world more equitable and inclusive? Do you whole-heartedly believe in recovery and hope ("a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential")? Are you a person in recovery? This position might be the perfect fit for you! This is a direct service position in which you will address the immediate needs of people affected by homelessness. The job requires the ability to develop respectful and supportive rapport with guests by encouraging positive change and offering assistance in navigating the network of housing, support, and treatment services in the Buffalo area. While working at our Harbor House Resource Center, you will engage with guests, demonstrating a genuine desire to support their needs and goals. You will help to maintain a space that offers safety, security, and recovery utilizing person-centered, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, hope-filled approaches. You will use your knowledge of community supports to help link people to those supports. You will assist guests with daily duties, including but not limited to offering bathing and laundry facilities. You will be a constant advocate for safe housing for all. Learn more about Harbor House Resource Center here: -we-do/harbor-house-resource-center.html Job requires overnight hours Monday -Sunday. 20 hours/week. Company Description Restoration Society, Inc. (RSI) is a peer operated community agency that offers recovery-based mental health services in Western New York. The agency was founded in 1973 and incorporated in 1975. Most RSI programs serve adults (18 years and above). Their youth clubhouse programs serves individuals age 13-23. Agency services are founded upon the recovery vision that all individuals can lead active lives filled with hope and satisfaction and make valuable contributions to our community. RSI offers holistic, person-centered services premised upon customer self-determination and self-direction. Programs embrace life coaching strategies that facilitate the customer's personal life direction, development and fulfillment. Using life coaching RSI assists individuals to achieve and maintain personal satisfaction in overall quality of life, integration into self-selected communities and attainment of basic life needs.
Restoration Society, Inc. (RSI) is a peer operated community agency that offers recovery-based mental health services in Western New York. The agency was founded in 1973 and incorporated in 1975. Most RSI programs serve adults (18 years and above). Their youth clubhouse programs serves individuals age 13-23. Agency services are founded upon the recovery vision that all individuals can lead active lives filled with hope and satisfaction and make valuable contributions to our community.\r\n\r\nRSI offers holistic, person-centered services premised upon customer self-determination and self-direction. Programs embrace life coaching strategies that facilitate the customer’s personal life direction, development and fulfillment. Using life coaching RSI assists individuals to achieve and maintain personal satisfaction in overall quality of life, integration into self-selected communities and attainment of basic life needs.