PART TIME: Client Care Specialist Women's Shelter

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care, guidance and supervision to residents of the program; assist in homemaking and routines of daily living at shelter.
• Foster positive socialization and interaction among residents, provide informal counseling;
• Carry out record keeping and other assignments as needed.
• Develop good relationships with residents and contribute to the development of a positive atmosphere in the program.
• Assist the shift supervisor in carrying out daily routines of program including performing and monitoring daily chores, food service, laundry, housekeeping, etc.
• Serve as security staff person to ensure orderly entrance and exit of residents and to escort unauthorized or disruptive clients or other unauthorized individuals out of the building.
• Listens to concerns of residents and communicates issues and problems arising with shift supervisor, document information via narratives and other records; provide other reports on shelter as needed.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service training workshops when required.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma/GED with minimum of 1 year experience in Human Services helpful.
• Knowledge of domestic abuse, alcohol , drug, and mental health issues preferred.
• Basic computer and data entry experience required.
• Must have sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable adults.

Working Conditions

Employees work in a residential care environment and are subject to the physical and emotional behavior and communicable diseases of the residents.