Social & Community ServicesResidential & Direct Support
About the job
Requirements
Previous experience working in a shelter or related experience is preferred.
Ability to follow and implement requests from a supervisor with little or no supervision.
Ability to adapt to change, negotiate compromise, and tolerate ambiguity.
Ability to build effective relationships with others who can help achieve work-related goals.
Ability to interact sensitively with people from diverse backgrounds and support inclusiveness.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
Support shelter-site operations and help meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness who are staying at the shelter.
Set up and break down the shelter site daily, including placing mats and cots, cleaning mats and cots, and moving and inventorying shelter supplies.
Assist with shelter intake processes, including data collection and data entry into the County’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Assist with coordinating transportation services to and from the shelter site.
Serve and distribute food to shelter guests.
Support the Shelter Site Lead, Shelter Director, and relevant partners with shelter guest de-escalation and other client-engagement efforts as needed.
Work with the Shelter Site Lead and Shelter Director to create a welcoming environment for all shelter guests.
Desired Qualifications
Previous experience working in a shelter or related experience.
Homeless Services Specialist
The Position: You are an organized individual that wants to help their community while follow policies and procedures.
Purpose: The purpose of this position is to support the operation of the shelter site and support to people experiencing homelessness who are utilizing the shelter service.
Responsibilities: Support the operation of the shelter site and to help meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness who are staying at the shelter.
This position is responsible for the tasks involved in operating the shelter site, including:
Setting up and breaking down the shelter site daily, including placement of mats/cots, cleaning of mats/cots, moving and inventorying shelter supplies, etc.
Assisting with the shelter intake processes, including data collection and data entry into the County’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Assisting with the coordination of transportation services to and/or from the shelter site.
Serving and distributing food to shelter guests
Supporting the Shelter Site Lead, Shelter Director and relevant partners in shelter guest de-escalation and other client engagement efforts, as needed.
Along with the Shelter Site Lead and Shelter Director, working to creating a welcome environment for all shelter guests.
Qualifications:
Previous experience working in a Shelter or relative experience preferred.
Ability to:
Follow and implement requests received from supervisor with little or no supervision.
Adapt to change, negotiate compromise and tolerate ambiguity.
Build effective relationships with others who can help with work related goals.
Be sensitive in human interactions to diversity inclusiveness.
Lift up to 50 pounds
Schedule:
The shelter will be open seven days per week. First shift from 5:30PM-1:30AM, second shift from 1:00AM-9:00AM.
Location:
The location for this position is 2610 Maple Ave. int the North Side of Pittsburgh.