Housing Program Specialist full-time
Housing Program Specialist full-time
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Department: Housing
Reports to: Lead Housing Program Specialist
Employment Type: InPerson FullTime Hourly NonExempt
Shifts: monthly rotating shifts midnight8am or 4pmmidnight MondayFriday
Our House empowers homeless and nearhomeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce in school and in life through hard work wise decisionmaking and active participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work Wise DecisionMaking Community Initiative Integrity Safety and Heart.
About the RoleYou will be the afterhours staff member on duty. It will be your responsibility to oversee our large 24/7 residential facility the entire campus and all people on the campus including residents volunteers and visitors. If an incident occurs anywhere on the campus you will be the person responsible for handling the situation. You will have significant crisis management responsibilities and must maintain good work integrity and effective communication.
What Youll Do- Oversee residents in a large 24/7 residential facility and all areas of the campus
- Report emergency situations immediately to direct supervisor and document any incidents emergencies and concerns from residents donors or volunteers (examples of incidents include any time outside agenciespolice DHSare involved in occurrences at Our House or physical violence or threats are made)
- Ensure that residents participate in mandatory programs and refer them to Our House programs (Career Center classes recovery meetings drug testing Childrens Programs CAFSI etc.
- Communicate regularly with the Housing Team about residents needs evictions shelter needs ongoing issues or system changes
- Ensure that meals are prepared and served
- Enforce all written shelter rules and additional Our House policies and procedures documenting any violations through the writeup process including enforcing evictions when necessary
- Assign chores after each meal
- Administer drug tests as needed and manage medication administration for residents
- Monitor residents sobriety and reports and documents drug or alcohol related incidents with the writeup system
- Ensure that all areas in and around the shelter are clean organized and safe
- Process work orders for maintenance issues
- Process new intakes and exits of residents and filling out all required paperwork
- Greet and orient volunteers including meal serving groups to the facilities and to the needs that they are there to meet
- Document donations and volunteers using a data collection system (contact info what was given/volunteer project date value)
- Deescalate conflict situations to ensure safety
- Attend all mandatory weekly staff meetings prepared and on time
- Conduct other duties as assigned to fulfill Our Houses mission
- Social services experience
- At least 23 years working in a program or organization serving individuals in a residential setting preferred
- Conflict resolution and crisis management experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Actionoriented entrepreneurial adaptable and innovative spirit
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
- Passion idealism integrity positive attitude missiondriven work and selfdirection
- High school diploma is required
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to pass criminal background checks child and adult maltreatment registry checks sex offender registry checks and a preemployment drug screen
- Insurance benefits are available on the first day of the month following start date:
- 95 employerpaid premiums for employee health insurance
- Optional employeepaid dental vision and life insurance
- 401(k) match up to 4 after one year of employment
- 10 days of annual leave and 10 holidays per year including a birthday holiday
- 15 days additional leave for requirements of life
- Employee Assistance Program
- Eligible for tuition discount at UA Little Rock
Our House is a drugfree workplace.
Our House is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. People of color and members of the LGBTQ community are encouraged to apply.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
