Program Staff - Day Shift (Weekends) / Part-Time
Company: The Lighthouse Mission
Location: Bellingham
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Description: The Program Staff will assist with day to
day operations and maintain a safe environment for the men and
women accessing the emergency shelter at Lighthouse Mission
Ministry’s (LMM’s) Base Camp. Shelter staff respond to emergencies,
offer emotional and spiritual support to guests, implement and
oversee check-in, house meetings, and lead devotionals as needed.
The ideal candidate will desire a challenging, fast-paced,
rewarding and service-oriented work environment. Wondering what
it's like to work at LMM? Hear from our staff Why We Do What We Do
or learn more about Healing Homelessness in Bellingham .
Responsibilities: Maintain timely and accurate documentation
regarding daily shelter events, incident reports, and mandatory
reporting. Oversee proper handling of guest communication,
including phone messages. Oversee reception functions including
phones, security cameras, and greeting, ensuring the highest level
of customer service at the Base Camp. Monitor all safety and fire
hazards, as well as guest activity. Fulfill the guests' requests
for articles of clothing, hygiene supplies, and etc. Maintain a
positive, pleasant, and professional attitude. Work with other
staff to model transparent and supportive Christian relationships,
which will serve as a leadership example for shelter guests.
Provide and facilitate an environment that relationally shares with
guests the full range of resources available to assist them,
particularly further LMM programming, in overcoming the conditions
that cause homelessness. Oversee, encourage and train volunteers
and interns as needed. Embrace and use LMM's grace-based
accountability philosophy. Any other job-related duties as assigned
by the supervisor. Organizational Relationships: Works alongside a
team of Shelter Operations staff, volunteers and interns.
Represents LMM, specifically Base Camp, to other social service
agencies. Reports directly to the Director of Shelter Operations.
Qualifications: Have knowledge of and preferably experience with
issues of homelessness, poverty, addiction, domestic violence and
recovery. A passion for serving Jesus and making the Gospel known
through mercy ministry. The successful candidate will have an
active church/prayer life and be in agreement with the LMM
Statement of Faith and Life & Personal Covenant. Able to use
judgment to make independent decisions. Ability to lead Christian
devotions and prayer in a group setting Sensitivity to cultural
diversity in all forms is required. Ability to successfully pass
pre-employment criminal background screenings and comply with our
drug-free workplace policies. High boundary setting and
self-reflection skills. Basic motivational interviewing skills
preferred. Ability to remain awake and alert for duration of
scheduled shift. Ability to establish and maintain rapport with
program guests and volunteers. Ability to remain calm and calm
others in an emergency and/or confrontational situations. Ability
to interact effectively as a team member and independently with LMM
staff and with a diverse client base. Effective interpersonal
communication skillsboth written and oralfor communication with
co-workers, men and women staying as guests and outside agencies.
Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Gmail, and Google Calendar. High
School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education/ experience. Physical
Demands and Environmental Conditions: (With or without reasonable
accommodation) Intermittent high stress environment Standing 40%;
walking 30%; sitting 30%; ability to walk up and down stairs Medium
to heavy lifting, up to 35 lbs Possible exposure to a variety of
illnesses Both inside and outside activities regardless of weather
Ability to rapidly deal with emergency situations Ability to report
as regularly scheduled to the work-site As an outreach of
Lighthouse Mission Ministries, successful applicants will show a
desire to end spiritual, economic, physical and social poverties
with an aim toward restored identities and recovered vocations for
the purpose of a healthy relationship with God, each other and the
world. Must be committed to the Christian faith and comply with
drug-free policy. Those qualified to join our team can enjoy a
rewarding work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer Lighthouse
Mission Ministries is both an equal-opportunity employer and a
faith-based religious organization. Subject to all applicable state
and federal laws, Lighthouse Mission Ministries does not
discriminate in its employment practices or in the administration
and dissemination of its programs and services. Pursuant to the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)),
Lighthouse Mission Ministries has the right to, and does, hire only
candidates who agree with the Lighthouse Mission Ministries
Statement of Faith. http://www.thelighthousemission.org/
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