Full Time Overnight Shelter Staff
Full Time Overnight Shelter Staff
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Are you passionate about helping others excited to participate in our ministry and love working in a team environment This could be the opportunity for you! Come join us at Base Camp!
Position Description
The Base Camp Staff maintain a safe environment for the men and women accessing the emergency shelter at the Lighthouse Mission Ministries (LMM). Overnight Shelter (Crisis Services Associates) staff respond to emergencies offer emotional and spiritual support to guests implement and oversee checkin and perform simple data entry. The ideal candidate will desire a rewarding and serviceoriented work environment. This is a fulltime nonexempt role.
Compensation to Include:PTO 120 hours per year) & Paidholidays 92 hours per year) Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance for employee; 403(b) contribution and match up to 5 Employee Assistance Program Paid Training and Education Reimbursement. For full details please visit ourwebsite.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation regarding daily shelter events incident reports and mandatory reporting.
- Oversee proper handling of guest communication including phone messages.
- Oversee reception functions including phones security cameras and greeting ensuring the highest level of customer service at the Base Camp.
- Monitor all safety and fire hazards as well as guest activity.
- Fulfill the guests requests for articles of clothing hygiene supplies and etc.
- Maintain a positive pleasant and professional attitude. Work with other staff to model transparent and supportive Christian relationships which will serve as a leadership example for shelter guests.
- Provide and facilitate an environment that relationally shares with guests the full range of resources available to assist them particularly further LMM programming in overcoming the conditions that cause homelessness.
- Oversee encourage and train volunteers and interns as needed.
- Embrace and use LMMs gracebased accountability philosophy.
- Any other jobrelated duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Organizational Relationships
- Works alongside a team of Crisis Services staff volunteers and interns.
- Represents LMM specifically Base Camp to other social service agencies.
- Reports directly to the Crisis Services Supervisor.
Qualifications
- Have knowledge of and preferably experience with issues of homelessness poverty addiction domestic violence and recovery.
- A passion for serving Jesus and making the Gospel known through mercy ministry. The successful candidate will have an active church/prayer life and be in agreement with the LMM Statement of Faith and Life & Personal Covenant.
- Able to use judgment to make independent decisions.
- Ability to lead Christian devotions and prayer in a group setting
- Sensitivity to cultural diversity in all forms is required.
- Ability to pass criminal background screenings.
- High boundary setting and selfreflection skills.
- Basic motivational interviewing skills preferred.
- Ability to remain awake and alert for duration of scheduled shift.
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with program guests and volunteers.
- Ability to remain calm and calm others in an emergency and/or confrontational situations.
- Ability to interact effectively as a team member and independently with LMM staff and with a diverse client base.
- Effective interpersonal communication skillsboth written and oralfor communication with coworkers men and women staying as guests and outside agencies.
- Ability to use MS Word Excel Gmail and Google Calendar.
- High School Diploma GED or equivalent education/ experience.
Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions
(With or without reasonable accommodation)
- Intermittent high stress environment
- Standing 40; walking 30; sitting 30; ability to walk up and down stairs
- Medium to heavy lifting up to 35 lbs
- Possible exposure to a variety of illnesses
- Both inside and outside activities regardless of weather
- Ability to rapidly deal with emergency situations
- Ability to report as regularly scheduled to the worksite
As an outreach of Lighthouse Mission Ministries successful applicants will show a desire to end spiritual economic physical and social poverties with an aim toward restored identities and recovered vocations for the purpose of a healthy relationship with God each other and the world. Must be committed to the Christian faith and comply with drugfree policy. Those qualified to join our team can enjoy a rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lighthouse Mission Ministries is both an equalopportunity employer and a faithbased religious organization. Subject to all applicable state and federal laws Lighthouse Mission Ministries does not discriminate in its employment practices or in the administration and dissemination of its programs and services. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 702 42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a) Lighthouse Mission Ministries has the right to and does hire only candidates who agree with the Lighthouse Mission Ministries Statement of Faith.
Employment Type
Full-Time
