Lead Winter Shelter Aide PTNB

Lincoln County; Newport (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The Lincoln County Community Shelter and Resource Center is seeking a Winter Shelter Lead Aide to oversee and support a team during the winter season. Responsibilities include on-the-job training, coordinating tasks with supervisors, and leading quality improvement efforts while ensuring a safe, welcoming environment for guests.

This is a seasonal, part-time position at the Newport shelter, with up to 40 hours per week during winter. Shifts are 5pm–12am and 12am–8am.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience with disadvantaged/disenfranchised populations that includes exposure to individuals who are unhoused.
• Bilingual and/or bicultural competencies for the Latino population are desired but not required.
• Any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the above-described duties as determined by the County.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-job training and new hire orientation, assigns tasks, works collaboratively with supervisor or manager to motivate, engage and support staff.
• Monitor team performance and reports on metrics, quality improvement and assurance projects.
• Screen guests for prohibited items and kenneling needs upon entry, provide storage bags and document belongings.
• Assist with cleaning, site upkeep, kitchen, laundry, meals, showers, restrooms, and supportive services.
• Facilitate and monitor guests with laundry or showers, or restrooms and smoking breaks access.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for shelter guests, and staff.
• Staff reception area to include guest engagement and answering phones, handing out hygiene items and monitoring facility safety.
• Assist with meal preparation and distribution.
• Inventory and maintain supplies, including kitchen and cleaning supplies (bleach, gloves, masks, etc.).
• Maintain the safety and security of the facility.
• Ensure that the shelter facility rules and regulations are followed.
• Conduct searches and security checks of guests and facility and document findings within the guidelines.
• Report any issues or problems encountered with residents.
• Assist clients with navigation to resources.
• May be assigned other duties.

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

The Lincoln County Community Shelter and Resource Center is preparing for the upcoming Winter, getting a crew together to help provide some safety and comfort to some of our most vulnerable neighbors and community members during the harsher Coastal weather months. We are currently looking to fill Winter Shelter Lead Aide positions. These folks will perform all duties of a Winter Shelter Aide with additional responsibilities that include working collaboratively with Supervisors or Managers in assigning work, training to policies and procedures, leading team in quality improvement and quality assurance projects, and motivating and supporting the Winter Shelter Aide team.

The Winter Shelter is scheduled to open the beginning of November and to close the end of April. This is a seasonal position. It is part-time, non-benefitted with the possibility of working up to 40 hrs/week during the Winter season.

$21.93 - $23.97 per hour*

*Depending on prior CSRC experience and shift.

We are currently staffing the Newport shelter location for both Swing Shift (5pm-12am) and Graveyard Shift (12am-8am).

Lead Duties:

• Provide on-the-job training and new hire orientation, assigns tasks, works collaboratively with supervisor or manager to motivate, engage and support staff.
• Monitor team performance and reports on metrics, quality improvement and assurance projects.

Assist in daily programs:

• Present guest with conduct guidelines, shelter contract and list of prohibited materials, verbally explain conduct guidelines and prohibited materials as well as providing written documentation
• Screen guests for prohibited items and kenneling needs upon entry, provide storage bags and document belongings
• Assist with cleaning, site upkeep, kitchen, laundry, meals, showers, restrooms, and supportive services.
• Facilitate and monitor guests with laundry or showers, or restrooms and smoking breaks access.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for shelter guests, and staff.
• Staff reception area to include guest engagement and answering phones, handing out hygiene items and monitoring facility safety.
• Assist with meal preparation and distribution.
• Inventory and maintain supplies, including kitchen and cleaning supplies (bleach, gloves, masks, etc.)

Safety:

• Maintain the safety and security of the facility.
• Ensure that the shelter facility rules and regulations are followed.
• Conduct searches and security checks of guests and facility and document findings within the guidelines.
• Report any issues or problems encountered with residents.

Other Functions:

• Assist clients with navigation to resources.
• May be assigned other duties.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma / GED

EXPERIENCE

• One year of work experience with disadvantaged/disenfranchised populations that includes exposure to individuals who are unhoused.
• Bilingual and/or bicultural competencies for the Latino population are desired but not required.
• Any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the above-described duties as determined by the County.

LICENSES

• Oregon Driver's licensed required within 30 days of hire.

Knowledge of/Ability to:

• Working with unhoused populations or in a shelter setting
• Maintain confidential information.
• De-escalate, redirect and remain calm when guests are in distress
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with individuals and groups who come from diverse backgrounds and represent members of the public, coworkers, and/or vendors.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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For more information or to obtain the full job description, please reach out to [e-mail]

Interested in getting involved but don't want the "lead responsibilities"? Please reach out to the BBSI Newport office at [phone] for more information on our Winter Shelter Aide positions.