Job description
RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Swing Shift
COMPENSATION: $22.00/hour + shift differential of $1.50/hour
STATUS: Full Time
WORK SCHEDULE: Friday - Tuesday, 3:30 pm to 12:00 am
UNION REPRESENTATION: YES – OPEIU, Local 29; initial fee + monthly dues
Hamilton Families
Our mission is to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1985, Hamilton Families is San Francisco's leading service provider to homeless families, with carefully designed programs to prevent homelessness, provide shelter and stability, return families to permanent housing and support the well-being of children experiencing homelessness. We currently operate these programs across multiple sites in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.
Program and Position Overview
Hamilton Families operates 3 residential sites. The Shelter Program in the Tenderloin provides a safe place to sleep, three meals a day, emergency beds for families in immediate crisis, private rooms for families on the city’s shelter waitlist and critical social services to 50 families a night (about 150 individuals) for up to six months. The Transitional Housing Program located North of the Panhandle serves 20 families for 12-18 months. Holloway House, located in Ingleside, serves up to 18 participants for 3-12 months. Holloway House is operated in partnership with the Homeless Prenatal Program and the Department of Family and Children's Services.
Families participating in our residential programs receive comprehensive social services to identify and address factors contributing to their homelessness to enable them to return to stable, independent housing and economic self-sufficiency, including case management with referrals and linkages to community services and benefits, employment and life skills training, access to basic health services, children’s services, and innovative and direct assistance in securing permanent housing.
Reporting to the Coordinators/Manager, the Residential Counselor is primarily responsible for providing a safe and healthful environment and welcoming atmosphere for program participants in the specific facility.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain shift coverage and primary supervision and support of participants.
- Set and contribute to a safe, dignified, and orderly atmosphere by enforcing program rules, policies, and procedures in accordance with the applicable City’s Grievance Policy.
- Model and facilitate appropriate behavior for participants in terms of daily living skills, self-care, personal interaction, social relationships, and constructive time management.
- Ensure the safety of participants and staff by limiting facility access to participants, staff, and authorized visitors and service providers.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies, including contacting appropriate staff and interacting with police, fire, and medical personnel as needed.
- Effectively communicate necessary information to all supervisors, staff, and shifts as appropriate.
- Provide front desk and other reception duties in a professional and courteous manner, relay timely and accurate messages to participants and staff, and provide information upon request about available services.
- Conduct regular rounds of the facility, and interact with participants to share information, provide supplies, conduct intakes, and facilitate interventions as necessary. Rounds include the interior (participant living quarters, bathrooms, and community rooms) and exterior of the building.
- Interact with participants to share information, provide supplies, and facilitate interventions as necessary; maintain appropriate professional boundaries with participants and staff; respond to participant requests in a professional and courteous manner; and maintain participant confidentiality.
- Bilingual positions require providing verbal and written program and other information as needed to participants who are predominantly monolingual in the language for which a bilingual premium applies.
- Complete and maintain required handwritten and computer-based records, files, correspondence, and statistics in a timely, clear, thorough, accurate, and legible manner. Required documentation may include, but is not limited to, conducting or assisting with intakes and reviewing program agreements and rules, shift log notes, bed rosters, maintenance requests, incident reports, late arrivals, sign-in sheets, shower and/or laundry schedules, and other documentation as directed by supervisors.
- Maintain and promote the cooperative, harmonious, and teamwork environment that Hamilton Families strives to promote within the workplace; maintain and promote an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the philosophy and policies of HF.
- Perform daily cleaning and kitchen duties as needed, including but not limited to assisting in preparing units for incoming families; cleaning and maintaining kitchen, dining, and community areas as needed; routine upkeep of the facility; and assisting in preparing and/or serving participant meals as needed.
- Ensure effective communication of priority information to all necessary staff and shifts.
- Provide varying shift coverage as needed and available.
- Complete additional, designated shift-specific and site-specific tasks as directed by supervisors.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings as required.
- This position is represented by OPEIU, Union Local 29.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
- High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field of study preferred.
- Sensitivity to the needs of homeless families; able and willing to work with diverse staff and participants.
- Experience working in a residential facility providing support services and working with homeless families strongly preferred. Able to respond appropriately to emergencies including contacting appropriate staff and/or contacting and interacting with police, fire, and medical personnel as needed.
- Experience working with participants who have mental health-related issues, substance abuse, domestic violence, and/or HIV/AIDS related issues strongly preferred; experience with Child Protective Service agencies, HIPAA requirements, and crisis intervention techniques preferred.
- Able to perform extensive charting, data entry and documentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook, etc.
- CPR and First Aid certification are required within first six months of hire.
- Essential job functions include using a telephone, working at a standard computer terminal; ability to follow reasonable ergonomic accommodations; sit and stand for long intervals; reach, bend, lift, and carry up to 40 pounds depending on position; and walk up and down stairs several times a day.
- Criminal background check, fingerprint imaging, TB (Tuberculosis) clearance, and documentation required post offer.
Hamilton Families is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to our organization. We actively seek and prioritize diversity in our teams. We welcome applications from people with a variety of backgrounds and ages, including people of color, candidates with lived experiences, candidates in the LGBTQ+ community, and candidates who identify personally at any part of the gender spectrum. Additionally, we are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
We look forward to your application!
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