Employment Worksite Supervisor

Reports to Job Role: Division Director of Homeless Services & Director of Street Outreach

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Employee Factor: 40

R/S/T/O/I: Regular

Level: Team Member

Descriptive Summary

The Expanded Operation Stream Shield (OSS) Employment Worksite Supervisor is a member of the employment services team at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter (ERCS) providing transportation and worksite supervision to participants in the OSS program. Expanded Operation Stream Shield (OSS) is a partnership between the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) and the Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) to benefit the environment while providing employment for individuals experiencing homelessness. The OSS program offers part-time temporary work experience to people experiencing homelessness in all four Human Services Regions of Fairfax County and is intended to improve the water quality of local streams. Working in Region 3 of Fairfax County the Expanded OSS Employment Worksite Supervisor partners with the Employment Coordinator to approve program participants provide transportation supervise their work and track and report the number of bags of litter filled during each outing. The OSS Worksite Supervisor must have strong interpersonal and motivational skills and must be comfortable supervising field work/cleanup projects and meeting unsheltered individuals in places not meant for human habitation such as campsites in the woods and parked cars. The OSS Employment Worksite Supervisor must possess a patient trauma-informed approach to service delivery using an equity lens. The OSS Employment Worksite Supervisor ensures that services are equitable and delivered with integrity in accordance with the Agency Mission Vision and Values. A candidate that is bilingual in English/Spanish and has the ability to use ones lived personal experience of housing instability to help assess system barriers is a plus.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Identifies and builds rapport with people experiencing homelessness regularly engages with them for the purpose of promoting the Traditional and Expanded OSS programs and recruits and vets participants.
• Assists the Employment Coordinator with screening applicants for the Expanded OSS program to ensure that they can physically conduct the requested work.
• Uses the agency vehicle to provide transportation for program participants to and from Expanded OSS work sites.
• Ensures the safety of all Expanded OSS participants who are working at the provided sites by providing safety training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves boots trash grabbers shovels etc.
• Supervises the work of 5-10 individuals as they complete an assigned Expanded OSS task.
• Teaches Traditional and Expanded OSS program participants non-native plant species identification and safe removal practices for invasive plants.
• Fills in as the Worksite Supervisor for the Traditional OSS program as needed.
• Works closely with the Employment Coordinator to assist program participants in transitioning from OSS to part-time and/or full-time employment.
• Assists Employment Coordinator with developing an Employment/Education plan for each OSS worker.
• Assists with resume development using Win-Way Resume software completes on-line job applications writes cover letters and works on other job-related tasks.
• Uses Cornerstones vehicle to provide transportation to approved/assigned job interviews job fairs and/or other referral services as requested.
• Works closely and collaboratively with the housing focused case managers and street outreach case managers at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter to increase the skills and income of participants served as they prepare to move into permanent housing.
• Provides evaluation and feedback to workers using a strength based and trauma informed approach.
• Tracks the work completed and provides reports to the Employment Coordinator.
• Coordinates with the Employment Specialist and DPWES Project Manager to provide checklist of data required per site and specified HMIS data on a quarterly basis.
• Maintains leased vehicles for the Expanded OSS program.
• Maintains effective partnerships with OPEH Stormwater Planning Division (SWPD) Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) National Park Service (NPS) Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Fairfax County Health Department Fairfax County Community Services Board (CSB) Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Department of Family Services (DFS) and the Fairfax County Department of Adult and Aging to ensure participants receive holistic integrated care management across Cornerstones.
• Maintains case and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) files that meet agency and contractual standards.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary meetings case staffing as well as community-wide trainings and meetings.

• Works a flexible schedule that may include evenings and weekends.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills and Abilities)

• Bachelors degree in an applicable human services field or commensurate experience with homeless and/or at-risk populations.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred

• Two years of experience in homeless services.
• Experience supervising a group of individuals as they complete a task.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
• Must be comfortable meeting unsheltered individuals in places not meant for human habitation such as campsites in the woods and parked cars.
• Experience working with vulnerable individuals including people with mental health and/or substance abuse disabilities is required.
• Requires knowledge and belief in Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing philosophy and strategies.
• Knowledge of current social service homeless and housing issues and methods/approaches to address issues.
• Knowledge or understanding of tenants rights and responsibilities strengths based case management trauma-informed care and racial equity.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with others.
• Experience with Microsoft programs including Outlook Word and Excel.
• Ability to use HMIS to establish and maintain case records and to facilitate data collection.
• Ability to schedule and manage workload sufficiently to meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn process information prioritize competing priorities and make sound and reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to complete tasks while navigating frequent interruptions.
• Able to stand and kneel on uneven surfaces.
• Able to lift and carry a minimum of 30 pounds.
• Able to walk in areas off a dedicated path and/or roadway.
• Able to walk at least a minimum of 1 mile from transportation.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
• Candidate must possess a valid drivers license reliable transportation and good driving record.
• Candidate must be able to drive 15-passenger van.

Attitude

• Attentive to constraints of time and funds in setting stretch goals
• Respectful of staff volunteers funders and clients
• Forward thinker considering not just today but what are the implications for tomorrow
• Collaborative leader working with others individually and in teams

Work Environment

• The position is located at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter and worksite locations in the field.
• Participant meetings take place at the shelter in places not meant for human habitation and other areas in the community frequented by unsheltered individuals.
• Travel to other Cornerstones sites and to local and regional meetings is required.
• Some work is performed outdoors in both the winter and summer.
• Driving of Cornerstones or personal vehicle.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Prolonged sitting and a desk and working on a computer.
• Regular in person interaction with the public clients and stakeholders.
• Handle or feel objects tools or controls.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 15 pounds
• Occasional navigation of stairs ramps ladders.
• Nosie level in the work environment is usually low to moderate
• Must be able to safely operate a company vehicle.