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AncoraTN

Housing Support Staff

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Job Summary

AGENCY DESCRIPTION:

AncoraTN (ATN) works tirelessly to nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee. We seek to break cycles of exploitation and support survivors of human trafficking as they heal from their traumas—offering long-term, comprehensive aftercare services. Through training communities and professionals, advocating for legal changes, and implementing prevention programming, AncoraTN works to stop human trafficking before it ever begins.

AncoraTN was founded in 2012 as a faith-based, not-for-profit organization for the purpose of community awareness and education. We strive to create an environment of faith and spirituality to restore hope and a lifetime of community. We are an agency committed to trauma-informed principles and seek to promote an environment focused around a diverse and inclusive team – all working towards the mission and vision of the organization.

REPORTS TO: Housing Manager

 

POSITION SUMMARY: The Housing support staff will provide services to survivors of human trafficking in Middle Tennessee utilizing ATN’s in-house services, contacts, community service providers and other collaborations.

Job Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Monitor the houses for issues that may arise and provide the first level of supervision and support for the homes.
  • Maintain a small caseload and provide all necessary documentation in apricot.
  • Dispense medications for safe house clients.
  • Provide additional support to Housing Staff as needed.
  • Call and inform on-call staff when crisis situations arise
  • Maintain order in the homes as much as possible and using appropriate de-escalation techniques.
  • Assist in welcoming new residents in the Supportive Living/Emergency Suite and coordinating with Intervention Specialist and Survivor Care Coordinators to make sure new residents are welcomed appropriately.
  • Manage after hour programming for the residence (groups, classes, transport from individual houses to groups, troubleshooting issues in-house, maintaining safety at the home).
  • Manage interpersonal conflict and create solutions with clients using a strengths-based approach.
  • Comply with agency policy and procedures, maintaining all required documentation, including reporting for grants, in a professional and timely manner.
  • Communicate, confer with, and coordinate care for clients with other direct services team members.
  • Be on-call on a rotating basis for after-hours and weekend emergencies.
  • Support operational duties of light housekeeping, monitor on site vendors, ensuring no interaction between vendors and participants, stocking offices with supplies, and other overnight facility needs as requested.
  • Carry out duties assigned by the Resident Manager and Director of Programs.

The work of aftercare is diverse and complex, including a broad range of activities and frequently changing conditions, situations, and problems. The Housing Support Staff must be able to analyze problems and make prudent decisions while interpreting a variety of factors, problems and alternative methods and procedures, and know when to bring in counsel from their supervisor. The Housing Support Staff must be willing and able to work in a trauma-informed, strengths-based culture and to make good, contextualized decisions at a moment’s notice.

Essential Functions:

 

  • Establish strong, appropriate, and caring working relationships with victims of human trafficking in the safe house environment. Clients may include both minors and adults.
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with other organizations as needed, for case coordination and response.
  • Coordinate closely with the Resident Manager and other staff members to carry out the mission and in development of an ever-improving system of care for the survivors we serve.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation on clients and services for grant reporting and research purposes.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field or equivalent experience
  • Understanding of trauma-informed care.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and implement best practices around services for at-risk individuals and families.
  • Demonstrated ability to deescalate volatile situations.
  • Moderate level computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheets.
  • People-oriented with demonstrated ability to build rapport and gain trust with diverse populations.
  • Ability and willingness to work irregular hours when needs dictate.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and oral, and prompt response to messages.
  • Able to maintain confidentiality, as required by law and in the best interests of survivors, staff and the agency.
  • Fast learner, quick mind, capacity for hard work, teachable and flexible.
  • Valid driver’s license, state-required driver’s insurance, and access to reliable personal transportation.
  • Experience managing staff preferred.
  • Experience in case and/or residential management or equivalent position with experience working with trauma, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, victim assistance, child protective services, youth in foster care or human trafficking populations.
  • A working knowledge of mainstream resources.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Initial and subsequent random drug screening is required as per agency policy.
  2. A background check is required.
  3. Must be willing and able to embrace and exemplify our core values.

Additional Information

Benefits

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary:

  • $40,000-$45,000 based on a combination of education and experience.

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligible after 30 days of employment.
  • $150.00/ month for therapy
  • 120 hours for PTO/Eligible after 30 days of employment.
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 4 floating holidays
  • Short term disability, Long term disability, AD&D and Life insurance
  • Employer 403b match up to 1% of salary based on employee contributions and dependent on annual board vote. Eligible after 6 months of employment

How to Apply

 

HOW TO APPLY: To apply for this job, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@ancoratn.org with your name and title of position you are applying for in the subject line. No phone calls accepted for this position. No phone calls accepted for this position.

 

**AncoraTN recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.**

Details

  • Date Posted: March 11, 2025
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Job Function: Programs and Service Delivery
  • Service Area: Social / Human Services
  • Start Date: 04/07/2025
  • Salary Range: 40000-45000
  • Working Hours: M-F 3pm-11pm