First Shift Life Coach

For Water Street Mission to fulfill our mission and purpose, it is critical for all staff to participate in the development and maintenance of a healthy Christian Community. By living out our faith with one another and creating a space where our guests are invited to experience that community with us, we participate in lives being restored. Even as some positions have minimal direct contact with guests, each staff member has an essential role in forming and maintaining Christian community. The love of Christ, evidenced in our Water Street community, is the real impetus for change with our guests.

Summary : A Life Coach will work directly with and support guests towards sustainable restoration, providing accountability and empowerment for guests to reach their self-identified goals. A Life Coach will work cooperatively with a team of Residential Life and Community Resources staff to actively participate in a safe and healing environment and uphold the mission, vision, purpose, and core values of WSM.

Core Life Coach team functions :

• Uphold WSM's mission
• Offer radical hospitality
• Practice presence ministry
• Build safe relationships
• Provide accountability and empower guests
• Connect guests to internal WSM resource teams
• Ensure campus safety

FLSA : Non-Exempt, Full-Time

All Water Street Mission Staff must be :

Essential Functions :

Culture and Values

Role Specific Responsibilities

Residential duties :

Shelter duties :

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in human services or related field strongly preferred, although candidates with relevant professional training, life experience, and education may also be considered. Minimum of 1 years' experience at organization(s) serving marginalized populations and / or in the areas of mental health, trauma, addictions recovery. Competency in Microsoft Office products required. Ability to work with a database (ex : Salesforce) is essential. Bilingual English-Spanish strongly preferred.

Reports To : Director, Providence Shelter or Director, Women and Families

Key Internal Relationships : Life Coaches, Life Coach Supervisors, Director of Life Coach Ministry, Residential Life colleagues, Community Resources colleagues

Physical Demands :

Occasionally = 1%-33%; Frequently = 34%-66%; Continuously = 67%-100%

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Christian Life :

Water Street Mission is a privately funded 501(c) 3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious, and we are a Christ-centered ministry that is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and purpose statement. As such, each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must :