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Residential Counselor- Hobson Swing
Location:
Seattle, WA
Description:
Job Type Full-time Description Days Off: Sunday, Monday Shift: Swing Shift Differential: $0.50 per hour Insurance Benefits: Medical, Dental, Life, Long-term Disability Other Benefits: Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy About DESC: DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.As the region's leading provider of services to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 2,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally and regionally as an innovator in developing solutions to homelessness. JOB DEFINITION: Residential Counselors assist the people living in our supportive housing with their daily needs, with special emphasis on challenges related to severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Interact with residents in the general milieu and common areas. Assist clinical staff in the coordination of services to residents; contact residents' outside service providers as necessary. Assist clinical staff in engaging residents through creative, resourceful strategies that build trust and confidence. Assist clinical staff in the initiation, facilitation and promotion of on-site activities, therapeutic support groups, outings and community meetings. Manage all building operations in the absence of other project and clinical staff as assigned. Operate all functions in lobby office, including checking visitors in and out, answering telephones and monitoring security systems. Maintain safety and security by monitoring all general access areas and enforcing project rules. Intervene in crises, respond to emergencies, and initiate action as required, including contact with emergency response systems. Write significant events involving residents and building operations activities in a daily log; read log daily. Assist with room turnovers, new resident leasing and orientation; rent collection and facilities inspections. Respond to resident complaints. Work cooperatively with clinical and maintenance staff sited at the project and with visiting providers; refer residents to clinical and other staff as necessary Initiate appropriate response to maintenance requests. Participate in staff meetings and trainings. Assist with other property management functions as assigned. Other duties as assigned. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit, communicate with other employees, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace, and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Requirements MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff from various backgrounds. Ability to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of unpleasant and/or bizarre behaviors. Subscription to philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration and respect for clients. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: BA degree in social or behavioral science. Residential property management experience. Basic understanding of homelessness and various characteristics of homeless adult population; experience with the challenges of mental illness and substance use. Current Washington State Driver's License, insurable driving record, ability to drive agency van and transport tenants. Salary Description $29 - $32.03PDN-9bab28f8-111d-4365-bbdd-4e653216a508
Company:
Downtown Emergency Service Center
Industry:
Other
Posted:
March 28 on Professional Diversity Network
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Residential Counselor- Hobson Swing is a Social Services Counselor Job at Downtown Emergency Service Center located in Seattle WA. Find other listings like Residential Counselor- Hobson Swing by searching Oodle for Social Services Counselor Jobs.
Residential Counselor- Hobson Swing is a Social Services Counselor Job at Downtown Emergency Service Center located in Seattle WA. Find other listings like Residential Counselor- Hobson Swing by searching Oodle for Social Services Counselor Jobs.