Guest Services Specialist

Job Title: Guest Services Specialist

Location: A Womans Place Drop-In Center 211 13th St.

Reports to: Assistant Manager

Status: Non-exempt Union

Hourly Wage: $23.00/hour

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 3pm-11pm

Community Forward SFis a collection of vital programs that ensures our neighbors experiencing homelessness have effective services designed for their unique needs. Whether one needs housing medical shelter a safe place for recovery or calm in the face of intimate partner violence we care for those most vulnerable in our community.

We are not just one program. We are a network of programs designed to work together to meet every stage of need. We focus on the hardest-to-reach most vulnerable people: Women Medical Crisis Substance Use Disorder and Older Adults. Our programs meet the needs of people rather than demanding that people meet the needs of our programs.

JOB SUMMARY:

Guest Services Specialists provide culturally appropriate trauma-informed supportive services to guests of A Womans Place Shelter and A Womans Place Drop-In Center. GSSes are frontline responders and are responsible for the daily operations of the site. They support guests health safety and well-being provide supportive counseling resources information outreach and individual and systemic advocacy. The nature of work requires sustained physical effort involving considerable standing walking bending and stooping.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Support our mission to promote stabilization hope and healing for women experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
• Work collaboratively with clinicians case managers security and janitorial contractors and other employees in an integrated team to meet shared goals.
• Ensure that clients are treated with dignity and respect and that their physical emotional and psychological needs are adequately met while residing at the facility.
• Provide supportive individual peer counseling for guests as needed.
• Monitor and report on health & safety issues (including behavioral health issues) within the building; complete incident reports safety exit documentation and other paperwork as needed.
• Provide de-escalation and conflict resolution to guests as needed.
• Monitor all guests in the building to provide privacy and security.
• Respond effectively and in the moment to guest needs and requests.
• Assist guests with laundry storage of belongings hygiene supplies donations and other needs.
• In conjunction with site management solicit receive and respond to guest input and feedback to improve program services.
• Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility.
• Adhere to established policies and procedures.
• Attend trainings and meetings as needed.
• Other related duties as assigned.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Previous experience with the unhoused community.
• Ability to work both independently and cooperatively.
• Ability to effectively de-escalate conflict
• Knowledge of homelessness trauma domestic/intimate partner violence substance use disorder and recovery HIV/AIDS harm reduction mental health disorders neurodiversity LGBTQIA communities and systems of oppression.
• Ability to work sensitively with individuals from diverse cultures languages abilities backgrounds and identities.
• Ability to write and speak English effectively.
• CPR and first aid certification required within 90 days of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bicultural bilingual in Spanish or other San Francisco threshold languages
• Knowledge of San Francisco community resources.
• Experience working with at-risk client populations.
• Lived experience with homelessness and/or recovery.
• Peer Specialist certification or equivalent.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to stand and walk as needed throughout the shift for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit and use a computer including keyboard and visual display terminal for extended periods of time.
• Finger hand and wrist agility.
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
• Ability to move through buildings commonly including stairs between buildings and out in the community.

Community Forward SF (CFSF) reserves the right to revise job descriptions or work hours as above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. Essential job duties are intended to describe those functions that are primary to the performance of this job. Other job duties include those that are considered secondary to the overall purpose of this position. This position description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by the supervisor and management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability. All jobs are subject to contract funding availability. CFSF will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check if CFSF is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction provide mitigating evidence or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Rights Department Fair Chance Act webpage.