10/06/2025
🌻 Volunteer Opportunity with New Connections: Resident Manager at Irma’s Place 🌻
New Connections is seeking a Resident Manager for Irma’s Place, our transitional home for formerly incarcerated women who are rebuilding their lives after incarceration.
Irma’s Place provides a safe, stable, and welcoming environment for women in reentry as they take their next steps toward independence. The Resident Manager plays a vital role in this mission — providing hospitality, consistency, and stewardship in a shared home setting.
🛏 About the Role:
This is a volunteer live-in position that includes a private bedroom and shared access to all household amenities, with all utilities and internet included. The Resident Manager works closely with the Reentry Advocate and reports to the Executive Director.
💫 Ideal Candidates:
We’re looking for someone who is organized, compassionate, and committed to supporting women reentering the community after incarceration. The right person will bring empathy, strong communication skills, and the ability to maintain calm and structure in a shared living environment.
✨ Preferred experience includes:
Understanding of reentry, recovery, and community-based resources
Experience in shared housing
Personal experience of incarceration (not required but valued)
📋 Key Responsibilities:
Maintain a presence in the home, especially overnight (9 PM – 9 AM)
Foster a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment
Uphold and model program and house guidelines
Support residents through transition and reentry challenges
Ensure property care, safety, and cleanliness
Communicate regularly with New Connections staff
💻 Perks:
Free housing, utilities, and internet
Ongoing support and connection to a dedicated, mission-driven team
A meaningful opportunity to make a tangible impact in women’s lives.
If you or someone you know would be a great fit for this role, please reach out to us at [email protected] for more information or to apply.
Let’s work together to create a community where every woman has the support she needs to thrive after incarceration. 💜
