Mission Statement:
Peace House Community (PHC) nourishes its members’ bodies and souls by providing a safe space for economically marginalized women and men. PHC enriches the lives of its members, volunteers, and students by offering a place to belong for everyone who comes through its doors.
Vision Statement:
Community members who have been wounded by economic and social dislocation will be healed through caring relationships in a supportive community.
Values:
The following guiding principles enable us to create an atmosphere of cooperation and fairness:
- Ensure all voices are allowed to express themselves.
- Respect the diversity of opinions and experiences in the community.
- Listen to other people with a mind that is open to wisdom from all sources.
- Practice non-violence through self-restraint, encouraging words, compassionate actions, and respectful listening.
- Accept difficult situations with grace and serenity as we work towards conflict resolution.
Requirements:
- Ability to create a welcoming environment.
- Ability to remain calm in stressful interpersonal interactions.
- Ability to diffuse tense situations and de-escalate aggressive or upset individuals.
- Ability to work with a variety of personality types and personality quirks.
- Ability to represent PHC professionally.
- Must pass a Department of Human Services background check to work with vulnerable populations.
Supervision: Reports to the Program Director; no positions report to Security.
Scope of Work:
- Ensure that community members feel welcome and safe while on PHC premises.
- Ensure the building and facilities are safe and secure.
Job Duties include:
- Welcoming community members to the facility.
- Assisting the Program Director in resolving conflicts among community members.
- Intervening in incidents that threaten the peace of the community.
- Helping those new to PHC assimilate into the community.
- Representing PHC appropriately to the neighborhood and larger community.
- Securing the building and grounds and the start and end of the day.
- Beginning and ending the daily meditation time.
- Assisting community members in abiding by community and meditation guidelines.
- Appropriately documenting any incidents that volunteers, staff, or the Board should know about.
- Answering PHC phone during business hours.
- Assisting other staff as needed with other aspects of PHC operations (e.g. clearing snow, cleaning up, etc.)
- Other duties as assigned.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Rate of Pay: $20 to 25 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
Benefits: Three weeks paid vacation per year.
