CHS is seeking a Youth Shelter Specialist to provide guidance, supervision, and services to youth in a low-barrier emergency shelter. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a safe environment, operating agency vehicles, and facilitating educational and recreational activities.
Requirements
- Assure a safe, non-judgmental environment for program participants
- Maintain facility according to licensing and/or agency standards
- Operate agency vehicles to transport clients and complete routine deliveries and pick-ups
- Establish and monitor daily living routine and reinforce positive, productive self-sufficient lifestyle for all youth
- Perform crisis prevention, intervention and management while adhering to agency protocols for responding, reporting and seeking support
- Build rapport with youth and act as a positive role model and safe adult while maintaining and facilitating healthy boundaries
- Facilitate educational, social, recreational and employment activities for youth
- Support each youth’s plan to access continuing education and/or employment endeavors and address any biological, psychological or social issues that may lead to homelessness or other non-productive lifestyles
- Adhere to established shift procedures
- Maintain facility according to licensing and/or agency standards
- Accurate completing of all required documentation including data entry
- Maintain clear and thorough communication with Supervisor and Manager around all programmatic and personnel issues
- Provide immediate trauma-informed, harm reduction, response to a range of crisis presented by youth with focus on de-escalation, short term problem solving, improved decision making, utilization of healthy coping skills and referral to services
- Attend team meetings, trainings, and supervision meetings
- Monitor and enforce rules of the program
- Arbitrate disputes and provide a sounding board for complaints and concerns
- Follow all legal and licensing regulations and requirements for the program
- Follow all emergency procedures to assure the safety of youth, family, staff and property
- At designated times, shop for food and prepare and cook meals for program participants
- Accept and utilize supervision and receive corrective feedback from supervisory staff
- Complete incident reports on any facility damage, medical emergencies or any incident which occurs out of the ordinary daily functioning of the facility
- Provide emergency shift coverage if necessary
- Preparation of assigned reports, work records, statistical data, job performance evaluations, work plans, etc. in a timely manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Conduct regular rounds of facility (including bed checks and grounds checks) and interact with clients to share information, provide supplies, and facilitate interventions
- Provide support during Check-in and Check-out to insure safe and complete screening of residents
- Monitor shower/laundry/dinner schedule
- Assist with set up and clean-up of Low Barrier Shelter activities daily
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
