Do Good Multnomah Hiring for Shelter Staff (Mid Shift) at Portland, OR Full Time

Title: Shelter Staff (Mid Shift) Downtown

Salary: $20.60/hr + $2/hr Temp. Additional Pay

Shift: Wed., Thur., Fri. and alteranting Sat. (6:00pm-3:30am)

Reports To: Program Manager, Team Lead Supervisor

Do Good Multnomah’s approach is simple, we offer all program participants our respect and we seek to honor their inherent dignity. While we are committed to providing participants a safe, warm place to stay for the night, we are equally interested in forging meaningful relationships with them. These bonds allow for our staff to serve as mediators and connectors between participants and a variety of service organizations in Portland.

The Company: The culture and care we strive to provide our shelter participants at Do Good Multnomah is extremely important to all of us. We believe it is essential to gain an understanding of our participants and the issues that they face. In this way, we are changing the way we serve houseless individuals in the Portland community, and we’d love for you to be a part of that

Our organization pays a living wage and offers opportunities for continued growth and development within the organization based on employee performance.

We believe in treating all people like human beings—period. This means we are a highly relational organization, committed to knowing one another and knowing our participants.

We are decidedly not neutral on matters of inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism; we strive to be a place of refuge and safety for the marginalized.

SUMMARY: Shelter staff will engage with, check in on, and manage a case load of vulnerable individuals in response to the COVID-19 virus with the goal to help them attain housing. With that in mind, staff should understand that they will possibly come into contact with individuals who have COVID-19.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Process paperwork and forms as required by Do Good and the JOHS.

Maintain effective communication with the Team and Emergency Hotel Program Manager.

Attend supervision, staff supervisions, staff meetings & any appropriate community professional meetings.

Engage with individuals who are experiencing houselessness and have possibly come into contact with or are carrying the COVID-19 virus who are particularly vulnerable through maintaining an assigned case load.

Assist in delivery of hygiene kits and essential supplies to individuals as a part of assigned caseload.

Follow steps outlined by Do Good and the JOHS on engaging with their assigned caseload and reporting on the health and well-being of that caseload.

Assist the assigned caseload in finding sustainable housing.

Participate in compliance, quality assurance and quality improvement activities as directed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Adhere to all state and federal privacy and security regulations applicable to the program, and to Do Good Multnomah’s policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security.

Employee and participant advocacy.

Source and retain community partnerships

Develop innovative programming.

Assist in management of food box program.

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER DUTIES:
Participate in compliance, quality assurance and quality improvement activities as directed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Maintain calm and compassion under pressure

Ability to display a non-judgmental attitude, and a willingness to learn new skills.

Demonstrate ability to work independently, problem solve, and complete tasks in a timely manner.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
.Understanding of Housing First and Harm Reduction models.

Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check.

Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political aff iliation, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.