Overview

Seeking Supportive and Flexible Individuals for our Day & Swing Shift positions! Full time and part time Resident Service Support shifts available at our BRAND-NEW Shoreline PSH Building.

Join a compassionate, dedicated team of 24 / 7 staff in Catholic Community Services’ Permanent Supportive Housing programs.

Full-time position s tarting at $21.53 with COMPETITIVE BENEFITS INCLUDE :

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Generous PTO, paid sick time, 15 days of paid vacations, 13 days of paid holidays, plus a personal holiday
• CCS / CHS 403(b) Employee Saving Plan
• Employee assistance program
• Lots of room for advancement

Job Summary

Resident Services Support Staff create a warm, welcoming environment of residents living in Catholic Community Services’ Permanent Supportive Housing.

These housing programs serve formerly homeless single adults with disabilities. The RSS position offers an exciting opportunity to employ best practices in service to a community of individuals who society often ignores and neglects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the wellbeing of the residents and the building.
• Monitor the community milieu and resident floors via security system and / or regular building walkthroughs.
• Perform crisis intervention (room lockouts, medical emergencies, resident conflicts).
• Log activities in electronic communication system.
• Responsible for completing checklist of RSS duties.

Job Conditions

This position requires the employee to work in an environment where there may be exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious material.

Other exposures could include cleaning supplies, bedbugs, chemicals involved in pest control, paint and other materials used in building maintenance, building temperature fluctuations, dust, noise, and odors.

Working conditions include interruptions, crisis response, and regular interactions with individuals who are dealing with issues of chemical dependency and / or mental illness, or are experiencing anger or frustration.

Physical and Mental Acuity Requirements

The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Able to hear telephone rings, phone conversation and face-to-face conversation, door bells and emergency alarms.
• Able to speak clearly in person and on the telephone.
• Able to hand write legibly.
• Vision that enables person to read normal size print and handwritten notes; and distance and peripheral vision than enables person to monitor living spaces and identify concerns that require staff response.
• Able to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Able to walk the entire building and ascend and descend stairs quickly to move from one floor to another in order to respond to emergency situations.
• Mobility / dexterity of hands / arms to enable keying into a unit or other locked area as well as using computers and other office equipment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, and to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.
• Regularly able to perform duties as assigned.
• Able to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment in performing job duties.

Qualifications

• Six months of customer-centered work experience.
• Work history that demonstrates reliability and dependability.
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English with staff and residents.
• Willingness to learn crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
• Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.

Note to Internal Candidates : HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.

Last updated : 2024-05-24