Support Team Overnight PT

JOB DESCRIPTION: Support Team Overnight

Position Type: Full Time

Responsibility level: 2

Job Location: varies

Wage: 18$/hour

Date Posted:

Date Closing: Open until filled

Starting Date: Immediately

CIF will verify the following:

Confidentiality Agreement Required

Criminal History Check

Driver License Required

Motor Vehicle Records Check

Current Vehicle Insurance

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General Description of the job to be performed:

Carry It Forward is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to reducing suffering and ending homelessness in Lane County. Our approach is harm-reduction, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. We primarily serve individual adults and couples, through multiple venues and projects, including shelters, Safe Sleep Sites, and outreach services.

Our Support Team fulfills all logistics and basic client support within our camps, shelters, and other sites. The Support worker has working knowledge of camp rules and processes, and assists clients in gaining access to basic needs. This position includes light janitorial, cleaning, and maintenance duties. This position requires high attention to detail and ability to follow directions from the Site Supervisor.

Essential job tasks to be performed:

• After completion of training period, maintains punctual time and regular hours
• Demonstrates good judgment regarding completing tasks while maintaining professional boundaries and safety
• Provides basic support to clients within our sites
• Delivers supplies to assigned sites
• Reports relevant and accurate information to Site Supervisor
• Utilizes appropriate channels of communication
• Communicates realistic expectations to clients
• Participates in team documentation as assigned
• Follows direction of Site Supervisor in daily assignments
• Performs hourly safety checks

Preferred knowledge, skills, experience, education or training needed to perform job:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 years client service experience, preferably in human services or customer service, possess demonstrated commitment to client service
• Professional or personal experience supporting individuals from vulnerable populations with disabilities, mental illnesses, or challenging behaviors highly preferred
• Preferred A valid in-state driver’s license, provide current registration and insurance, and have a driving record with no more than 2 points within the last 3 years.
• Preferred training in First Aid / CPR, food handler’s card, Blood Borne Pathogens and Hazardous Materials.
• Preferred experience in driving a forklift, U-haul trucks

Qualities needed to perform job:

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Comfortable working with a wide variety of personalities with
• Willing to collaborate and take direction from supervisors
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Accurate and timely documentation
• Integrityand strong work ethic
• Must be over 21 years old
• Flexibility in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands

• Must interpret spoken and written communication in English.
• Fluency in additional language is a plus
• Must be able to move around for periods of time (3-4 hours).
• May need to lift boxes and stacks of supplies. (10-30 pounds on an occasional basis)
• May need to kneel to access donation resources.
• Must access a range of sites and public places (e.g. manage stairs).

Equipment, tools, machines used while performing job.

• Basic use of yard equipment and tools
• Personal computer and/or laptop computer.
• Photocopier and printer.
• Cell phone.
• Occasional audio visual equipment and other equipment for performing study-related tasks.
• Phone applications used for communication (Signal)
• Google gmail and documents

Working Conditions

COVID-19 vaccination policy statement:

Our priority is safety for our employees and clients. We base our COVID policies and procedures on current guidelines from Lane County Public Health, government mandates for our field, and the latest best practices suggested by science. As local contagion levels change, these guidelines may change.

CIF strongly encourages all employees to be vaccinated. If an employee wishes to be exempt for religious, medical, or other reasons, they need to sign a waiver and understand that it may impact our ability to provide hours in positions that directly interface with clients or the public.

All employees must adhere to established COVID protocols while on the job and outside the job.

Environmental Description of working conditions:

• CIF shelter and camp locations in Lane County
• Warehouse and workshop spaces
• Educational spaces
• Participant locations, including low-income neighborhoods and unhoused camps or other environments

Application Requirements

We encourage applicants from underrepresented communities or people with lived experience with homelessness to apply for this position. We are interested in finding the best person for this job, and that might be an applicant that does not meet every one of the qualifications listed. If you think you are ideal for this position, we encourage you to apply!

This job description covers some, but not necessarily all, tasks, requirements, working conditions and physical demands of the position described. It is difficult if not impossible to anticipate and describe every aspect of a particular job over the duration of that job. CIF reserves the right to revise this job description or assign additional or different duties and responsibilities to the person performing this job as it deems necessary to ensure efficient operation of our programs.

Applications: To apply, complete and submit resume and application to jay@carryitforward.net.

CIF is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. To give equal employment and advancement opportunities to all people, we make employment decisions based on each person's performance, qualifications, and abilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age, religion, pregnancy, disability status, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, familial status, protected veteran’s status, source of income, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18