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Shelter Specialist (CCYCS, Calli House)
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Public Health Foundation Enterprises, In
Richmond, CA (In Person)
$46,956 Salary, Full-Time
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Job Description
The Contra Costa Youth Continuum of Services (CCYCS) program is a public/private partnership with Contra Costa Health Services Homeless Program and Heluna Health. CCYCS operates with the philosophy that every young person can make good choices for themselves, when provided with gentle guidance, support, and positive opportunities. We value the diversity, determination, resiliency, and strength that all youth bring to our doors. (www.cchealth.org/homeless/homeless-youth.php). Under the supervision of the CCYCS Site Supervisor, the individual in this position supervises and enforces the daily routine activities of any assigned youth site, including a 15-bed shelter facility and 13-bed transitional housing program. Youth, between the ages of 18-24 years old, receive temporary housing and supportive services. The role of the Shelter Specialists is to monitor youth compliance with daily operations and provide additional support as needed, such as counseling, coaching, and crisis intervention.
Salary:
$21.00 - $24.15 HourlyESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Supervision of youth in an emergency shelter and transitional living programs in terms of access to safe housing, meals and services.
- Supports hours of operation by providing wake-up calls, medication reminders, setting up meals, motivating youth to engage in daily activities, chore assistance, and enforcing curfew and quiet hours.
- Facilitate recreational groups onsite to promote positive interactions among all residents.
- Provides one on one counseling or intervention support to youth facing challenges following program rules or activities; issues write-ups as necessary.
- Intake of adult applicants to assess housing need, support and benefits services.
- Develop and manage emergency shelter day-to-day services.
- Supervision of engagement activities designed to build a healthy and safe environment for sleeping, eating, and living in a group setting.
- Communication, both verbal and written, with adult clients, staff, law enforcement and others to determine situational shelter needs.
- Documentation in case records, and files to ensure the written record of work performed on behalf of clients, including completion of incident reports.
- Light housekeeping/general clean up.
- Ability to handle emergency incidents, including medical, mental health, violent and/or other unanticipated events, including evacuation due to earthquake, chemical release, incarceration, or other incidents.
- Conducts and documents hourly site walkthroughs inside and outside to ensure a safe and comfortable living safe for staff and residents
- Always keeps a clean and welcoming facility by doing light housekeeping/general clean-up of all inside and outdoor spaces; stocks up program supplies as needed
- Reports and seeks immediate assistance during any unsafe or unusual occurrences; in the absence of onsite management the Shelter Specialist contacts on-call .