Clean Start Crew 2 Bag Pickup - Represented

Central City Concern • Portland, OR

119d • $21

About The Position

Since 1979, the Portland community has trusted Central City Concern (CCC) to help people create meaningful, long-term change. Every year, we serve more than 13,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with affordable and supportive housing, person-centered health care, addiction recovery and employment assistance. By providing health care, housing, and jobs, CCC is ending homelessness in Portland and helping people achieve their highest potential. The Clean Start Program offers full-time employment and essential job skills to the client base of Central City Concern. By providing comprehensive trash removal and cleaning services across the Portland metro area, Clean Start not only helps maintain a cleaner environment but also empowers its participants with valuable work experience and the opportunity to build a brighter future. This Crew II position is an essential part of Clean Start's downtown contract. This position is responsible for driving around downtown picking up all the garbage bags our cleaners leave at trash cans, as well as driving the EV after 4 pm, focusing on cleaning in front of essential businesses within the entertainment district.

Requirements

• Must have at least six months of experience with outdoor cleaning or janitorial work.
• Must have six months of experience with biohazard identification and proper disposal, preferably with Clean Start.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with other staff, Portland Police officers, general public, and people in the camps who are experiencing homelessness.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check.
• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform duties.
• Must possess a current driver's license, pass a DMV background check, and be designated an 'acceptable' driver as outlined in Central City Concern's Fleet Safety Policy.
• Must pass an initial driver's training within 60 days of being an approved driver and continue recertification training.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull, and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, lifestyles, and sexual orientations.

Responsibilities

• Provide mobile trash pick-up to locations where people are experiencing homelessness in public places (camps).
• Coordinate with Portland Police Bureau Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) officers and partnering street outreach workers through the Intensive Street Engagement Initiative to develop standard pick-up patrol routes.
• Regularly communicate with abandoned autos, NRT officers, and other community partners.
• Provide portable bathroom cleaning to 120 portable toilets in the City of Portland.
• Spray down inside of portable restroom with cleaner and pressure washer.
• Removal of all trash and debris from area around portable toilets.
• Perform detailed cleaning, including bio-hazards, needle removal, and other special projects.
• Track all clean-up/removal activities on a daily basis.
• Document all cleanups via photographs.
• Responsible for filling out assessments for each location.
• Responsible for understanding the Anderson agreement and following it in regards to personal property.
• Operate an agency telephone and respond to all calls from partners and supervisors quickly and respectfully.
• Dispose of all material cleaned/picked up at the Clean Start garage.
• Provide pressure washing to sidewalks.
• Report any and all unusual incidents that involve individuals that employees come in contact with to a supervisor.
• Attend all required meetings and trainings.
• Adhere to all CCC policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Adhere to all state and federal privacy and security regulations applicable to the program, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off plan which provides up to 4 weeks of PTO accrual in the first year. Accrual increases with longevity.
• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with competitive employer match with 4.25% in the first year, 6% in the second year, and 8% in the 3rd year.
• 11 recognized Holidays + 2 Personal Holidays.
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.
• Employer Paid Life, Short Term Disability, AND Long Term Disability Insurance!
• Excellent relocation package for those roles that qualify.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Social Assistance