Kanz
Peer Service Advocate– Sixth Street Self-Help Center
Kanz, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Founded in 1967, Central City Hospitality House is a progressive, community‑based organization located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood that provides opportunities and resources for personal growth and self‑determination to homeless people and neighborhood residents. Our mission is to build community strength by advocating policies and rendering services that foster self‑sufficiency and cultural enrichment. We use a peer‑based approach and encourage participation from our constituents on various levels of decision‑making and service‑delivery. A range of programs provide individual support, community resources, and employment and housing opportunities to help residents rebuild their lives, celebrate creativity, achieve stability, and strengthen community connection.
Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Program Manager, Peer Service Advocates will provide crisis intervention and peer counseling to encourage community members to engage in services, reduce harm, and improve their physical, emotional, and economic health. They will conduct outreach in the community, staff the drop‑in area, focus on reaching individuals who may have a difficult time engaging with services, and provide brief initial assessments to identify high‑risk community members who need immediate attention. They will use a working knowledge of resources in San Francisco to connect community members to appropriate services, accompany them to appointments, and provide advocacy as needed. The Peer Service Advocate will prioritize compassionate engagement, prompt, effective service delivery, and strengthening community.
Qualifications
Minimum two years of peer counseling experience, particularly working with diverse constituencies or a BA/BS degree combined with related experience.
Previous personal and/or lived experience with poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance use issues.
Ability to develop rapport with community members who regularly visit the center and to motivate them to participate in services and activities by utilizing the principles of harm reduction.
Demonstrated ability to actively engage people experiencing homelessness, active drug use, mental illness, and other barriers to stability and health utilizing harm reduction and self‑help principles. Ability to work compassionately with those who may have difficulty engaging with more traditional services.
Ability to effectively resolve conflicts among community members and to de‑escalate tense situations.
Ability to work professionally and ethically in a team setting, and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Demonstrate aptitude for documentation, time management, and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication and active listening skills.
Willingness to attend staff meetings and trainings that are not during regular shift hours.
Commitment to personal and professional development.
Hospitality House is an equal‑opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition as defined under State law, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and/or local laws and ordinances. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Program Manager, Peer Service Advocates will provide crisis intervention and peer counseling to encourage community members to engage in services, reduce harm, and improve their physical, emotional, and economic health. They will conduct outreach in the community, staff the drop‑in area, focus on reaching individuals who may have a difficult time engaging with services, and provide brief initial assessments to identify high‑risk community members who need immediate attention. They will use a working knowledge of resources in San Francisco to connect community members to appropriate services, accompany them to appointments, and provide advocacy as needed. The Peer Service Advocate will prioritize compassionate engagement, prompt, effective service delivery, and strengthening community.
Qualifications
Minimum two years of peer counseling experience, particularly working with diverse constituencies or a BA/BS degree combined with related experience.
Previous personal and/or lived experience with poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance use issues.
Ability to develop rapport with community members who regularly visit the center and to motivate them to participate in services and activities by utilizing the principles of harm reduction.
Demonstrated ability to actively engage people experiencing homelessness, active drug use, mental illness, and other barriers to stability and health utilizing harm reduction and self‑help principles. Ability to work compassionately with those who may have difficulty engaging with more traditional services.
Ability to effectively resolve conflicts among community members and to de‑escalate tense situations.
Ability to work professionally and ethically in a team setting, and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Demonstrate aptitude for documentation, time management, and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication and active listening skills.
Willingness to attend staff meetings and trainings that are not during regular shift hours.
Commitment to personal and professional development.
Hospitality House is an equal‑opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition as defined under State law, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and/or local laws and ordinances. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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