Homeless Shelter Staff

Lamoille Community House - Providing Emergency Winter Shelter for Adults Since 2017

We are looking for compassionate, strong staff, who are good with people. Ability to help folks navigate services and fill out paperwork a strong plus. If you have experience in human services and a passion for helping people, this is the job for you!

Job Title: Shelter Day Staff

Salary Range: $23 an hour

Position Type: Part-time

Location: Hyde Park

Reports to: Shelter Manager and Executive Director

OVERNIGHT STAFF($23/hr): Shifts are either 10pm to 8am or 9pm to 7am. This is mostly a sleeping position, but person needs to be able to respond to situations if they occur.

DAYTIME STAFF($23/hr): Shifts can vary from full 8 hour shifts, or 4 to 5 hour shifts anywhere between 6:00 am and 9:30pm.

Job Responsibilities:

• Check in on guests, maintain safety in the shelter
• Maintain confidentiality regarding our guests
• Represent LCH in a positive and professional manner: All staff is expected to treat all guests with dignity, compassion, and respect regardless of differing values, backgrounds, and beliefs. Among other professional considerations, staff is expected to project an appropriate appearance, maintain sobriety at work, communicate clearly, and maintain appropriate relationships with guests
• Do regular cleanings of the office, and any items that may be used by guests and staff
• Use our google docs and google sheets to communicate with other staff
• Attend virtual staff meetings
• Attend training sessions as assigned by Executive Director
• Follow house rules and help guests follow them as well
• Follow night and morning routines like reminding guests of curfew and quiet time, opening the kitchen and helping guests get ready for the day.
• Maintaining a safe environment for the guests to rest. If situations arise that need attention, knowing to call on-call staff and any other resources appropriate for the situation.
• Be able to wake up and tend to situations if they occur in the middle of the night.

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Clearly document interactions with staff and guests
• Clearly communicate verbally with staff and guests
• Implement and maintain all rules and policies
• Understand the professional relationship boundaries required with guests
• Possess basic computer skills including Internet usage and working with simple spreadsheets and documents
• Rapidly assess situations and determine whether to call on-call staff/emergency services or not
• Multitask guest needs and maintain a welcome and safe environment for all guests

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Evening shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• human services: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Hyde Park, VT 05655 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23