Heat Relief Program Assistant

LOCATION: Yuma, Arizona

STATUS: PT Temp / On-Call  

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Inside and outside in extreme weather to assist homeless and clients in dire conditions. All positions are on-call and will not exceed part time hours. Hours, assignments & location will fluctuate in response to heat emergency conditions, employee performance, and funding for the program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, with ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds & circumstances
• Able to maintain a non-judgement attitude, professional approach and boundaries with clients
• Able to handle crisis/emergency services for the homeless and to utilize crisis intervention, crowd management and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to assess at risk participants and situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Successful background clearance
• Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
• Able to successfully complete Fleet Safety E-Learning and other orientation training.
• Demonstrated ability to work with the homeless population for positive outcomes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cooling Station

• Ensure the room is set up each day
• Check-in cooling station attendees
• Supervise the cooling station area at all times
• Provide supervision ensuring to identify warning signs of heat sickness, fatigue, exhaustion and providing water and supplies to attendees
• Ensure animals brought in with attendees are kept under control
• Ensure that all areas utilized by the cooling station attendees are kept clean
• Clean up the cooling station area at the end of each shift
• Complete required paperwork
• Assist with assembling and distributing heat relief kits
• Keep an inventory of water and kits and alert Officers when supplies run low
• Other duties as assigned as they relate to the position of Heat Relief Program Assistant.

Mobile Relief

• Responsible for mobile heat relief throughout our service area(Yuma County)
• Inventory supplies and alert officers when running low,
• Pick up necessary supplies
• Assemble heat relief kits
• Load equipment and supplies into van
• Drive throughout the service area, seeking out areas to set up temporarily (at different sites) to provide water, shade, and heat relief kits to those in need
• Hand out resource lists and other items as needed
• Responsible for recognizing and addressing heat sickness warning signals in those being served
• At the end of the shift put away supplies and clean out the vehicle and areas used
• Complete required paperwork
• Other duties as assigned as they relate to the position of Heat Relief Program Assistant.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Outdoors in High Heat.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.