Shelter Worker

***Sign on Bonus Included***

Summary:

The Client Advocate reports to the Evening Supervisor and is responsible for ensuring the safety of families and their children, interacting and providing support to families and children, enforcing shelter rules, completing intake consent forms, conducting curfew check, turning over units for new clients as clients are periodically discharged from the shelter.

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 4:00PM OR 4:00PM-12:00AM

Responsibilities:

· Complete intake consent forms with clients’.

· Enforce rules, regulations and policies of shelter.

· Perform curfew check.

· Provide transportation as needed.

· Advocate for client needs.

· Address any issues of safety in the unit & remove any dangerous items.

· Promote onsite services to clients.

· Provide crisis intervention.

· Set and observe appropriate boundaries with clients; observe client confidentiality and HIPPA protocols.

· Attend staff meetings and trainings as required.

· Collaborate with Security to discuss and resolve client incidents.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

· Each employee is responsible to read and understand the Policy and Procedure Manual.

· Each employee is responsible to arrive at their workplace on time and ready to work. Any changes to one’s schedule are to receive prior supervisor approval.

· Personal cell phones are to be used for emergency only during work hours and in a private area away from staff and clients.

· Each employee is expected to read their email daily.

· Purchases on behalf of the shelter require prior approval of the Program Director. Personal spending will not be reimbursed without prior approval.

FSL reserves the right to make changes to this job description and employee schedule

Qualifications:

· High School Diploma/GED.

· Some experience working with children and/or families.

· Excellent organizational and time-management skills

· Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills

· Active listening skills

· Computer literate

· Bilingual a plus

* Valid NYS Drivers License

* Must be able to go up and down stairs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33,670.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Adults
• Children

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Smithtown, NY 11787: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person