Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $18.50
Work Schedule
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
403B retirement plan
Pet insurance
Employee assistance program
Discount Marketplace
Internal growth opportunities
Job Description
SHELTER, Inc. is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding lives one family at a time by helping individuals and families re-establish a home and providing them with the skills and resources necessary to live the life they deserve. Founded in 1986, SHELTER, Inc. operates across several counties in California, including Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, and Marin. In 2024 alone, their compassionate teams supported 5,824 people, including 1,938 children, in securing or maintaining stable housing. The organization firmly believes that a safe home and the opportunity to thrive are fundamental rights, not privileges. Every day, their teams are privileged to... Show More
Job Requirements
- Access to reliable personal transportation required
- Must successfully pass a criminal background check
- Must provide TB test clearance
- Availability for swing shift 3:30 PM-11:30 PM graveyard weekends and holidays
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during shifts
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professionalism
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience working with low-income and/or homeless populations
- Must have or obtain and maintain ServSafe certification
- Ability to handle stressful situations with professionalism and respect
- Strong communication skills
- Basic administrative and organizational skills
Job Duties
- Monitor facility making rounds every 30-60 minutes assuring a clean safe and healthy facility environment
- Identify and address hazardous and potentially hazardous items and situations
- Respond in emergencies and emergency preparation drills
- Identify document and communicate the need for prompt correction of facility maintenance and repair issues
- Maintain a daily sign-in/out sheet of shelter participants and guests
- Clean the facility including sweeping walkways sweeping and mopping floors wiping counters and all surfaces tables doing house laundry washing drying and folding emptying trash bins assist participants with cleaning activities as needed
- Keep the refrigerator freezer and pantry clean and well organized discard food that is past its expiration date
- Inventory supplies and furnishings regularly noting items needed on the designated assigned board for supplies
- May act as primary point of contact for donations accepting only items that meet shelter needs and agency policy sort and store all donations
- Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality regarding participant PPI while actively fostering a safe and welcoming atmosphere
- Observe and report behavior that violate guidelines or create an unhealthy environment in daily log complete incident reports and contact supervisor as needed and or appropriate
- Handle disputes between participants in a positive professional and respectful manner and diffuse potential stressful/hostile situations prior to occurrence whenever possible
- Assist with serving and meal preparation as needed including assisting volunteer groups that prepare meals while following all food handler requirements
- Serve as main contact with guests and volunteers orient volunteers to the facility conduct tours and assist volunteers as needed or when assigned by Shelter Management or Leadership
- Provide resource items such as toiletries diapers laundry soap donations etc. as requested by shelter participants noting items on log and taking responsibility to obtain and/or notify supervisor of needed items
- Perform administrative tasks as assigned such as updating rosters photocopying data entry and creating Word and Excel documents
- Assure that all equipment required of the position walkie-talkies cell phones etc. are always charged and ready for use
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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