Job description
Family Housing Center Overnight Advocate
Non-exempt, Part-time 24 hours per week
Starting at $20.12/hour/DOE and $25/hour between 12AM-7AM
YWCA Missoula is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen our community. For over 110 years, we have advocated for peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people. If you’re passionate about our mission, we want you on our team! Join us as we work on the front lines tackling our community’s most pressing issues. Our staff is creative, collaborative, smart, dedicated and inspired as we seek to build a world where all people are safe, have access to the resources they need, and are empowered to pursue their dreams.
How does this position make an impact on the community? The Family Housing Center team provides support through short-term emergency shelter in the Missoula Family Housing Center, case management and rental assistance for unhoused families to find and maintain safe, stable housing and achieve self-sufficiency.
The ideal candidate: Is passionate about the mission of the YWCA and:
- Has one year experience working with domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness preferred.
- Has the ability to maintain confidential information.
- Has the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a variety of individuals, including clients, peers and supervisors.
- Has good work habits, including punctuality and ability to organize and manage time and information.
- Has consistent availability on weekends.
- Has the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a variety of individuals, including clients, peers and supervisors.
- Has good work habits, including punctuality and ability to organize and manage time and information.
- High school diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Some of what you’ll do in this position:
- Provides trauma-informed and survivor-focused advocacy to residents in the Family Housing Center.
- Ensures that program guidelines and policies are being met by participants.
- Act as primary point of contact for residents should they need assistance during the night. Shift hours are from 8pm-8am.
- Overnight duties may include assisting residents when needed, entering data from day shifts, enforcing quiet hours when necessary, disinfecting commonly used areas, and preparing the facility for the next day.
- Evening hours will involve assisting with families during the nightly evening meal, checking residents in for the 12am curfew, and performing room checks with all residents who have not checked in for the night.
- Provides guidance and support to the volunteer staff.
- Facilitates resolution with crises that may arise during the shift.
- Enters weekly into HMIS data base
- Maintains confidential written client files as needed.
Minimum Requirements:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and non-verbal skills, both with groups and interpersonally.
- Must pass a background check designed to protect the interest of women and children served by the YWCA programs.
- Highschool Diploma or equivalent diploma required.
What else you should know: This position is part-time, 24 hours per week. The schedule is Wednesday overnight 8pm-8am and Thursday 8pm-8am Monthly FHC meeting along with Advocate meetings when needed. The base wage for this position starts at $20.12/hour – higher wage would be based on experience calculated using YWCA Missoula’s wage matrix. YWCA Missoula values a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about working with us but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Employee filling this role has access to benefits including holiday, vacation and sick time pay; health, dental, vision and life insurance available; reimbursed wellness expenses, employee discount and employee assistance program.
How to apply: To be considered for this position, please send a resume, cover letter and references to [email protected] or [email protected] or by mail/ in person to 1800 S. 3rd St. W., Missoula, MT 59801, Attn: Tonya Kiyukan or Kristina Wasson. Priority deadline for consideration is until the position is filled or July 27th, 2026.
We strongly encourage women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, veterans, survivors of domestic violence, and people with lived experience of houselessness or housing instability to apply. The YWCA Missoula is an equal-opportunity employer and are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
All offers of employment at YWCA Missoula are contingent upon passing a background check designed to protect the interests of women, children and families served by our programs. For applicants with a criminal history, the nature and recency of the conduct/behavior and its relationship to the position will be considered.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $20.12 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- housing: 1 year (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
