PRIDE Drop-In Coordinator at The Family Partnership

Who We Are

For more than 140 years, The Family Partnership has built strong families, vital communities, and better futures for children. We fulfill our mission through counseling, education, and advocacy, primarily in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. The Family Partnership was founded in 1878 as the Minneapolis Humane Society to protect and serve children that were being abused or exploited. Along with a few name changes, our work has continually transformed to anticipate and address the evolving needs of families and individuals, many of whom are the most vulnerable in our community.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At The Family Partnership, we partner with you and in turn, we partner with those we serve. Our programs holistically address the needs of people in our community. Through our two-generation (2Gen) or whole family approach, we work with people so they can heal from trauma and adversity and move towards greater health and well-being. Our shared values establish a common purpose across our array of programs and services. You can bring your authentic self to the workplace, while practicing both cultural competence and inclusivity. We’re known for developing future leaders in the non-profit space and we expect employees to share their views. Our culture is one of open communication and transparency regardless of job level.

Wages and Benefits

$18.00 - $19.00 per hour; Generous paid time off, plus 10 paid holidays; competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account (HSA), and options for flexible spending accounts (FSA), employer paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance with the option for additional coverage, and employer paid short and long-term disability insurance; agency sponsored retirement plan with a tiered vesting schedule based on years of service, plus a 2% employer contribution after one year of service.

A Typical Day in the Life…

A typical day as The Family Partnership’s PRIDE Drop-In Coordinator provides an opportunity to support crisis intervention and advocacy services to individuals who are victims of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation or prostitution. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Providing crisis intervention, support, information, and referrals to PRIDE Drop-In participants.
• Connecting clients with community resources and assisting clients in using those resources.
• Assisting clients in obtaining housing.
• Assisting with the coordination of services between clients, probation officers, social workers, treatment centers, shelter teams, therapists, medical professionals, etc.
• Assisting participants with the use of the PRIDE Drop-In clothing closet, laundry, respite room, and shower as needed.
• Providing Drop-In space orientation to all new participants, including explaining the usage of facilities and appliances (e.g., microwave, toaster oven, etc.).
• Engaging in activities with participants as needed (e.g., playing board games, arts and crafts, watching TV, etc.).
• Creating and maintaining a safe space for all by ensuring participants follow Drop-In center guidelines.
• Maintaining an orderly and up-to-date program supply inventory and working with designated program staff to restock and request additional supplies.
• Reporting major repair needs or equipment failures (e.g., laundry machine servicing needs) to the Office Manager.
• Ensuring PRIDE space equipment, utilities, and appliances are shut/turned off and emptied at the end of the day.
• Setting up and preparing materials for Drop-In activities on a daily basis.
• Documenting Drop-In center attendance and participant activities, usage, and engagement.
• Maintaining and fostering new and existing relationships with partner organizations that may provide resources to program participants.

Who You Are

• You have a High School Diploma.
• You have one year of experience engaging and mentoring unsheltered individuals and/or survivors of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation.
• You value survivor experience and are encouraged to apply if you are a survivor of trafficking.
• You are skilled in facilitating groups with individuals of diverse ages and comprehension and learning style levels.
• You have the ability to work evening and weekend hours as needed.
• You can write in English sufficiently to provide correct grammar in client case notes and written documents on behalf of clients.
• You demonstrate an understanding of the issues important to urban, low-income communities, communities of color, LGBT communities, and other oppressed and/or vulnerable populations.
• You possess knowledge and understanding of co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency concerns when working with at-risk populations.
• You demonstrate effective leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others, develop professional relationships, and collaborate with other staff.
• You are able to maintain client confidentiality.
• You demonstrate the ability to keep professional boundaries with program participants.

The Family Partnership has a mandated vaccination policy implemented for all employees, subject to reasonable accommodation required by law.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of The Family Partnership. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran’s status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

The Family Partnership participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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