Our Place, Intake and Joy Home - Part-Time, Swing Shift Support Staff
About The Position
VOA-NCNN, a Certified Great Place to Work, is recruiting for a Part-Time, Swing Shift Support Staff position at the Intake & Joy Home, for Our Place Shelter. The schedule for this position is 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Our Place is a housing focused shelter designed to create a safe and stable environment for women and families who are experiencing homelessness. Our Place connects our guests with services and places them into permanent housing. Located on a 20-acre campus, this emergency shelter operates several homes, a welcome/intake center, dining hall, and a clothing boutique for 138 women, 38 families and 20 senior women and their animal companions. During the winter, Our Place also provides emergency housing for an additional 25 women.
Requirements
- This position requires a demonstrated ability to communicate and comprehend oral and written instructions and provide services to participants without ethnic or social prejudices.
- The position requires general knowledge of issues and challenges unique to homelessness, substance abuse, families in crisis, young adults, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
- Must be able to utilize a range of interventions to work with participants with varying needs and levels of functioning.
- Must have flexibility to work irregular hours and ability to function as a team member.
- Computer skills required.
- Requires CPR and First Aid training within ninety (90) days of employment, re-certification as necessary.
- Must undergo a criminal background check.
- Teamwork skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate crisis situations and assist residents and staff in emergency situations
- Organizational skills
- Analytical and decision-making ability
- Lift and move up to 30 pounds.
- Physically able to safely maneuver the weight distribution of a client in an emergency situation
- Stand, walk, bend, stoop, and sit frequently
- Kneel occasionally
- Climb stairs as needed
- Be able to maneuver quickly in emergency situations to assist clients as needed.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for performing daily work requirements to achieve established objectives of the department.
- Responsible for assistance with participant property management
- Responsible for all areas of daily program maintenance in compliance with company policies.
- Responsible for assistance of training and development of new staff.
- Responsible for assisting participants in the Boutique
- Inclement Weather Overflow
- Responsible for assistance with participant development.
- Responsible for self-development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
