Job Details
Level
Entry
Job Location
Restoration House – Atlanta, GA
Position Type
Hourly/Full-Time
Salary Range
$15.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?
Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?
Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?
If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.
As a Community Living Assistant, you will serve within our ministry by creating a safe, stable, and healthy community while encouraging camaraderie and a sense of belonging among the clients.
This is a 2nd shift role working Tuesday to Saturday.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitors the activity of clients ensuring safety, security, and compliance to house rules by walking the facility frequently, stationed in the dining hall, monitoring cameras, and being engaged in client activities
- Conducts orientation of community living guidelines, facility layout, and basic living classes
- Documents records of events that occur during shifts, as well as thorough incident reports using Salesforce and Microsoft Office by end of shift
- Enhances relationships by demonstrating effective problem resolution skills
- Assists clients with within guidelines when processing issues and conflict resolution using de-escalation techniques
- Administers medication and documents consumption in log in accordance with the medication policy of the program
- Escalates to Community Living Leader or Lead Community Living Assistant clients who present a heightened behavioral challenge and/or have a special need
- Checks for contraband in and around facility through general observation, room or package/purse searches per the search, contraband, and weapons protocols
- Serves as liaison to Client Support Services regarding client community living concerns, needs, and emergencies by providing notes in Salesforce and email communication
- Plans and facilitates activities for clients that build community and promote spiritual growth
- Supervises and assists residents with community cleaning
- Cleans and prepares rooms for new clients
- Supervises and assists in facilitating volunteer opportunities
- Assists with intake
Qualifications
You will uphold the following Christ-centered values:
- Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
- Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
- Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
- Joyfully celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
- Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- One to three years experience and/or training
- Strong Crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
- Basic computer skills
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Position requires standing for long periods of time and to move and walk to various locations, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, reach, pull, push, bend, and twist.
- Must have the ability to operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a copy machine, and computer printer
- Must be able to communicate accurate information
- Must be able to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 20lbs
- Must have peripheral vision and depth perception
ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions during events
- Moderate noise as in a business office environment
- Low exposure risk to communicable diseases as described by OSHA
What we Have to Offer You & Your Family
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
- Retirement Savings with Matching Contribution
- Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
Employer Paid Benefits:
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Travel Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Medical Concierge
- Spiritual & Professional Training & Development