Full-Time Residential Mission Staff (Live-In, Dallas)
Summary:
Looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact in the community? Join In My Shoes, a mission-driven nonprofit providing a safe and welcoming community for pregnant women experiencing homelessness. As a Mission Staff Member, you'll commit to living alongside mothers and their babies, offering emotional support, advocacy, and contributing to daily house operations. This role is more than a job—it’s a transformative experience where you’ll build meaningful relationships, foster empowerment, and walk alongside moms in need. Enjoy benefits such as free room and board, a generous monthly stipend, and reimbursements for healthcare and mental health counseling. We are seeking dedicated women to commit at least one year of service living on-site with our moms and babies, creating an intentional community that changes lives.
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Responsibilities:
- Advocacy & Support
- Provide continuous advocacy, mentorship, and emotional support to resident mothers
- Embrace community activities, including prayer, community dinners, and house outings
- Daily Operations
- Assist in managing the house's daily activities, such as babysitting, transporting mothers to appointments, contributing to meals, and enforcing rules to create a safe and stable environment
- Provide daytime and overnight house coverage by answering the phone, welcoming guests/visitors, offering tours, and receiving donations
- Community Management
- Model essential life skills to mothers, such as time management, goal setting, and prioritization
- Address and resolve interpersonal conflicts using healthy conflict-resolution skills
What we are looking for:
- Educational Background
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent life experience
- Passion for Service & Community Living
- Embodiment of our values: dignity, humility, and grit
- Deep commitment to serving women and babies
- Desire to live and work in solidarity with others, embracing the community lifestyle
- Ability to maintain professional and healthy boundaries
- Communication & Organizational Skills
- Excellent communication skills for engaging with diverse groups
- Strong ability to multitask and stay organized
Benefits:
- Stipend: $1,500/month
- Free room and board, with access to community food and donations
- Monthly reimbursements in addition to the stipend:
- Health insurance: $300/month health insurance plan of your choice
- Mental Health Counseling: $130/month
- Cell phone: $25/month
- Vehicle use for day-off
- Vacation days: 24 days/year, in addition to 1 weekly day off
- Education award: up to $5,000/year for past or current schooling upon completion of a year of service
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $1,500.00 per month
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to pass a background check?
- This is a live-in position. Are you willing to live in with the community of moms and babies to support them?
- Are you aware that this position is a stipend-based position, not a conventional salaried role?
Work Location: In person
