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Su Casa- Ending Domestic Violence
Shelter Assistant
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$42,001 / year median in California
+19% projected growth
Job Description
Shelter Assistant Su Casa- Ending Domestic Violence - 3.6 Long Beach, CA Job Details Part-time $21 an hour 21 hours ago Qualifications Intake HIPAA Maintenance Healthcare privacy protection Full Job Description Job Summary We are seeking compassionate and dependable individuals to serve as Shelter Assistant. This role provides critical support in a residential or community-based setting, ensuring the safety, well-being, and comfort of residents. The position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals who are survivors of Domestic Violence
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Hotline Crisis Line:
- Answer the crisis line in a compassionate and professional manner
- Provide over-the-phone crisis intervention and counseling, safety planning, intakes for emergency shelter, and appropriate referrals to community resources.
- Assist with safety planning and brainstorming available options
- Accurately obtain and record survivor demographic information for use in identifying the service and geographic needs of callers.
- Stay abreast of community resources and coordinated community responses.
Shelter Participant Supportive Services :
- Provides, as needed, crisis counseling
- Assist with entries and exits of shelter participants
- Assist with participant exits, room cleaning, and set up.
- Performs additional duties and special projects as assigned.
- Ensure adherence to HIPPA requirements, privacy laws, and contract compliance specific to domestic violence victims. Shelter Maintenance
- Assures health and safety standards are maintained according to all public health orders.
- Assist with organization of the storages and donations.
- Follows and implements security, safety, and health procedures, including all public health emergency guidelines, and agency/department policies and procedures.