What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Night Crisis Worker position at Children's Home Society of South Dakota?
Description
Work for Good. Do you want a career with meaning and purpose? Children’s Home Society is one of South Dakota’s leaders in providing services to vulnerable children, women, and families.
As part of Children's Home Society, you will truly Work for Good every day—helping to change the world one day at a time, one child at a time, one woman, one family, one smile, hug, and heart at a time.
Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety in Sioux Falls, SD is currently seeking a Part-Time Night Crisis Worker to provide program, case management, and crisis intervention services overnight for individuals and various shelter activities.
What You’ll Do:
Your responsibilities as a Part-Time Night Crisis Worker would include:
- Respond to crisis telephone calls, in person crisis counseling sessions, shelter intakes, and departures.
- Respond to needs of shelter clients.
- Care for and supervise children in shelter.
- Complete necessary forms and documentation.
- Assist with training needs of staff, interns, and volunteers, as assigned.
- Approve shelter intakes, as assigned.
- Assist in administration of medications to children in placement, as assigned.
- Transport clients as necessary
- Complete daily cleaning tasks for the facility utilizing nightly checklist
- Perform laundry tasks.
What We'll Love About You:
- Your documentation is accurate and completed on-time as required.
- Annual required training is completed.
- Feedback from clients and referral agencies is positive regarding interactions.
- Needs of adult and child clients are consistently met and no lapse in supervision occurs while children are in care.
- Agency policy is consistently followed without deviation.
- Confidentiality is consistently maintained.
- Ability to respond immediately to crisis situations on a consistent basis.
Schedule:
Fri 12:00am-7:00am, Sat 12:00am-7:00am
(Every other Friday night going into Saturday morning and Saturday night going into Sunday morning)
Compensation: $20.00/hr
Benefits:
- Student Loan Payments & Tuition Reimbursement: Qualifying employees are eligible for up to $200 per month in Tuition Reimbursement or Student Loan Repayment
- Employee Referral Bonus: Current employees who refer an employee to work at CHS can earn up to $1,000 bonus.
- Retirement: Qualifying employees receive a guaranteed employer contribution with 100% vesting.
Requirements
Experience/Education/Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Education, or Human Services field preferred.
- Three years experience in human services preferred.
- References that can depict level of interest in working with individuals in crisis situations.
- Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and software utilized by the office.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Environment focused on care of Individuals in crisis situations. The employee is regularly required to bend and sit on the floor. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff. Some exposure to cleaning chemicals, requiring attentive and safe utilization. Overnight hours.
*Must successfully complete all required background/pre-employment checks. EEO/AA.
Salary : $20 - $200
