Overnight Program Staff
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Position: Overnight Program Staff
Department: Shelter Operations
Schedule: Overnight Full-time
LNI: A
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 Shelter Operations Program Staff maintain a safe environment for the men and women accessing the emergency shelter at the Lighthouse Mission Ministries (LMM). Overnight Shelter Staff respond to emergencies offer emotional and spiritual support to residents and oversee daily operations. The ideal candidate will desire a rewarding and service-oriented work environment. This is a full-time non-exempt role.
Compensation to Include: PTO (120 hours per year) & Paid-holidays (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 our website.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation regarding daily shelter events incident reports and mandatory reporting.
- Oversee proper handling of resident 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 resident activity.
- Fulfill the residents 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 residents.
- Provide and facilitate an environment that relationally shares with residents 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 grace-based accountability philosophy.
- Any other job-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Organizational Relationships:
- Works alongside a team of Shelter Operations staff volunteers and interns.
- Represents LMM specifically Base Camp to other social service agencies.
- Reports directly to the Director of Shelter operations.
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 successfully pre-employment criminal background screenings and comply with drug-free workplace policy.
- High boundary setting and self-reflection skills.
- Basic motivational interviewing skills preferred.
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with program residents 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 skills--both written and oral--for communication with co-workers men and women staying as residents 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 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 work-site and remain alert for the duration of scheduled shift
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lighthouse Mission Ministries is both an equal-opportunity employer and a faith-based 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. 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 drug-free policy. Those qualified to join our team can enjoy a rewarding work environment.
Employment Type
Full-Time
