Full-Time Shelter Lead Staff
Full-Time Shelter Lead Staff
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Job Description
FullTime Shelter Lead Staff
The CARITAS Emergency Shelter operates with the assistance of community support to provide shelter and a pathway to housing for our most vulnerable citizens. Our Mens and Womens Shelter Programs comprise the largest adult emergency shelter in the area providing 50% of the beds to men and women experiencing homelessness in the Richmond area. This position provides supervision in a shelter environment. In this role you will support housing first efforts of shelter staff to provide assistance and structure for individuals facing a housing crisis.
Position Summary:
- Provide direct supervision of emergency shelter and ensure safety of participants.
- Compassionately enforce program guidelines and expectations.
- Engage with participants in a personcentered trauma informed manner.
- Complete new intakes and update data entry.
- Oversee daily shelter events and participant onsite appointments.
- Manage onsite volunteers.
- Provide support for participants in engaging their housing plan.
- Implement deescalation techniques.
- Use Google Workspace to manage all shelter documents appointments and trackers.
- Send shift reports to Shelter team with all important information.
- Follow staff expectations for each shift.
- Attend monthly staff trainings and weekly staff meetings.
- Serve as a fill in for shifts if all other options have been exhausted.
- Rotating holiday coverage.
Qualifications:
- Punctual and reliable.
- Ability to work well with program participants and other shelter staff.
- Skilled in conflict resolution and deescalation methods.
- Skilled in trauma informed care.
- Good oral and written communications skills.
- Valid T.B. test within 2 weeks of being hired.
- Current CPR certification required within 1 month of being hired.
Supervisor: This fulltime nonexempt position (overtime available) reporting to the Emergency Shelter Program Manager.
Hours: 8hour shifts 4pm12am and 12am8am
Location: 2220 Stockton Street Richmond VA 23224
Employment Type
Full-Time
