Program Associate

Description

About Rahab's Sisters

Rahab's Sisters (RS) builds community through radical hospitality with women, trans, and gender-queer folks marginalized by poverty, houselessness, sex work, violence, and substance use. Founded in 2003, we believe community is a basic human need essential to well-being, and that everyone deserves to feel they belong somewhere. Radical hospitality strives to break down barriers of fear, shame and judgment and create a healing space where individuals feel valued and find solidarity with one another.

Our team is energetic and made up of community-minded folks who seek to share humanity with one another. Our community is made up of volunteers, Guests, program partners, and staff, each equally important in all spaces, sharing with and learning from one another. Rahab's Sisters is a vibrant and unique organization that provides radical acceptance, with a primary focus on creating community with women, trans, non-binary, and gender-queer folks.

Rahab's Sisters' indoor services are only open to folks who self-identify as women, transgender, non-binary, two spirit, gender queer, and other gender identities that do not fit into the gender binary.

Who You Are

You believe in the power of community and the inherent worth of each person. You understand the importance of building relationships and self determination. You are a self-starter, organized, patient, love people, and have an open posture to learn. You are collaborative, compassionate, discerning, not afraid to roll up your sleeves, and exercise good judgment and boundaries, and seek to model radical hospitality.

You are committed to trauma-informed practices and at ease in interaction with people from diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. You are justice-minded and want to center the voices of marginalized folks. You are excited to be part of a team of passionate individuals that regularly examines its practice of disrupting patriarchy, anti-racism, gender justice, and radical hospitality.

Work Environment

Work at Rahab's Sisters is highly collaborative and supportive, alongside a small team of passionate individuals. RS prioritizes the extension of radical hospitality and care to its staff. RS values transparency, boundaries, supportive collaboration, and wellness for all members of the RS community.

The nature of Rahab's Sisters' mission requires each staff member to have compassionate interaction with people with diverse life experiences, socio economic and housing status, mental health, education, faiths, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, sexual orientation and gender expression. Rahab's Sisters shares a space with other community organizations and its work spaces have many visitors throughout the week.

This position on location, with participation in in-person and video meetings, and direct service delivery to women, trans, non-binary, and gender-queer individuals. Staff have access to shared office space.

Spaces for general community gatherings and services are on the main floor requiring the use of stairs at its primary entrance (7 steps) or a single-person ADA lift. Indirect entrance provides ramp access. Access to supply storage spaces for services set-up and clean-up requires the use of stairs (10 - 20 steps). Ability to lift up to 35 pounds is required.

Onsite and street parking is available.

POSITION SUMMARY

Title:

Program Associate

Reports to:

Radical Hospitality Coordinator

Scheduled

Work Hours:

20 hrs per week, including evenings and occasional weekends. Typical weekly schedule is Tue 2-5 pm, Wed and Thu 11 am - 5 pm, Fri 3-9 pm. Schedule may change based on program needs.

Status:
Non-exempt, hourly, P/T

Compensation: $22 - 24/hr

Benefits:
Technology stipend, generous PTO (including birthday), Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, recharge and recovery days, employee assistance program

Indirect Reports:
Volunteers

Desired

Start Date:

March 17, 2026 or sooner

The primary responsibility of the Program Associate is to provide day-to-day support to program team members in the daily operations of Rahab's Sisters programming. The Program Associate prioritizes work according to programmatic needs, works closely with the program team, and practices radical hospitality with Guests, volunteers, and the wider Rahab's Sisters community.

A successful Program Associate will work well with others, lead with humility, show good active listening skills, and exercise versatility and adaptability in the workplace. Good time management and communication skills are essential, as is experience building strong working relationships. All Rahab's Sisters team members work to be compassionate, organized, assertive, and accountable. Previous work, volunteer, and/or lived experience with populations represented among Rahab's Sisters Guests are preferred.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY

* Lead or co-lead direct services according to program and operations plan, Rahab's Sisters values, and safety protocols while ensuring successful execution of services.

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