Maggie's Place AmeriCorps Stability Mentor - Full or Part-Time
Commitment Dates: August 1, 2024- August 31st, 2025
Full-time or Part-time positions available
Position Summary: AmeriCorps Stability Mentors support pregnant and parenting women formerly experiencing homelessness who are now housed in a loving, caring environment at Maggie’s Place in Phoenix, Arizona.
As a live-out AmeriCorps member, you will be an integral member of the staff team at one of our five Maggie's Place homes. Live-out AmeriCorps will support the live-in staff, providing house coverage including some evenings and weekends, and 2-3 overnight shifts a month.
This role allows for flexible scheduling, but must be available for full day on Monday and biannual retreat (Tuesday-Friday) in October and April.
This position can be full-time or part-time. Part-time positions receive an adjusted stipend amount.
Members manage the day-to-day operations of the home and take initiative in a variety of situations that range from a mom going into labor, to roommate conflicts, to showing hospitality to visitors and new community members. Using a trauma-informed care approach, they create a safe, welcoming, home-like environment for the moms so moms can focus on achieving their goals.
About Us: Maggie’s Place provides safe housing and a nurturing community for homeless pregnant women, empowering them to thrive throughout their lifetime. Visit https://www.maggiesplace.org/americorps/ for more information! Please visit Americorps.gov for more information on AmeriCorps.
Responsibilities:
- Work as a team with other AmeriCorps members and Maggie’s Place staff
- Respond to emergencies, crises, and conflicts within the home
- Take initiative in one of the following roles in the home: House Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Donations/House Operations Coordinator, or Programs Coordinator
- Plan and participate in community functions including celebrations, house outings, weekly house meetings, Maggie’s Place community events, and AmeriCorps community events
- Provide transportation in Maggie’s Place vehicles for moms and babies to and from Maggie’s Place Community events and requested appointments
- Provide daytime and overnight house coverage which may include responding to the phone, welcoming visitors, offering tours, receiving donations, assisting moms in move-ins/move-outs, and responding to the duty of the moment
- Foster a home environment where all who enter feel safe, welcomed and respected
- Serve as Stability Mentors, modeling the skills and capabilities that enable moms respond adaptively to adversity and develop resiliency
- Support moms in recovery from substance abuse (including opioid addiction) and provide one-on-one coaching to address risk factors common to addiction
Benefits:
- Monthly living stipend of $1,466.66 (full-time)
- Access to community food
- Health insurance at no cost to member
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Biannual AmeriCorps retreats
- Vacation days
- Personal time off duty
- Access to community vehicles
- Opportunities for individual counseling and group processing sessions
- Segal Education Award at the completion of service (see for more: https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/segal-americorps-education-award/find-out-more)
Qualifications:
- High school diploma required
- College degree or equivalent life experience preferred
- Driver's license preferred
- Ideally candidates are 21 years of age and older
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
- Flexibility/Adaptability
- Emotional maturity
- Resilience
- Empathy
- Accepting of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and customs
- Open to personal growth during challenging situations
- Conversational Spanish a plus
- Please visit https://www.maggiesplace.org/americorps/ for full qualifications
Job Type: Full-time. It is possible to take classes or have a part-time job due to flexible nature of shifts, but Maggie's Place should be the priority.
Work Location: In person