Family Shelter Worker

Job Description

Essential Job Functions:
• Maintain daily contact with residents; conduct and document census checks daily. Facilitate admissions, transfers, and discharges; assist residents in obtaining permanent housing.
• Ensure children attend school/day care as scheduled and adults participate in structured activities/programs.
• Responsible for reporting, maintaining, reviewing, and regularly updating ongoing records according to Documentation Guidelines and in compliance with DSS and Agency Policies and Procedures.
• Required to be ambulatory and present and able to perform all job functions without limitations, up to and including life preservation activities.
• Provide for the health and safety of the residents and maintain the physical environment.
• Responsible for behavioral interventions/crisis management involving immediate attention in order to ensure the safety of residents and staff and provide feedback to residents concerning acceptable and/or unacceptable behavior. Complete and submit DSS/CPS Reports to Supervisory Staff as needed.
• Responsible for complying with all Agency Policies, including Code of Conduct and Confidentiality Policies.
• Maintain attendance and punctuality. Notify supervisor when late or absent. Provide adequate notice when scheduling time off.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:
• Assist residents to establish linkages with mental health/health clinics, vocational, educational, financial, substance abuse prevention, special services, childcare, and transportation resources as needed.
• Provide training, assistance, and monitoring in life skills areas as needed, including meal planning, nutrition, personal appearance, basic parenting, meal preparation, unit maintenance, medication ingestion, and recreation participation.
• Assist residents with arranging transportation to appointments and other program-related activities. Provide transportation as needed; must use own personal vehicle if agency vehicle is unavailable.
• Ensure residents attend scheduled day activities, appointments, interviews, etc., and complete related documentation. Responsible for planning, implementing, and supervising recreational activities when needed.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, training sessions, Quality Assurance Audits, and other relevant meetings as scheduled.
• Responsible for ensuring residents receive the necessary degree of support to facilitate transition to permanent housing.
• Reports to assigned supervisor.

Benefits:
– 401(k)
– 401(k) matching
– Dental insurance
– Flexible schedule
– Flexible spending account
– Health insurance
– Life insurance
– Mileage reimbursement
– Paid time off
– Paid training
– Referral program
– Tuition reimbursement
– Vision insurance

Work Location: In person
Hourly Rate: $24.80