Overview
Full-time position starting at $21.53 – $22.82/hr (D.O.E) with COMPETITIVE BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
- Generous PTO, paid sick time, 15 days of paid vacations, 13 days of paid holidays, plus a personal holiday
- CCS/CHS 403(b) Employee Saving Plan
- Employee assistance program
- Lots of room for advancement
Program Desription
The Housing and Essential Needs Program (HEN) provides rent and utility assistance to individuals living in King County who qualify for the program based on their disability and income status with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). In addition, the program provides essential needs items such as cleaning and hygiene supplies and bus cards (removed portion about gas vouchers). The program operates out of the Phoenix Center (2329 Rainier Avenue, Seattle WA) CCS location in central Seattle and the Kent Family Center and Community Engagement Center (CEC) location in Kent.
Position Description
This is a full time position located at The Phoenix Center (2329 Rainier Avenue, Seattle WA). The weekly schedule is M – F, 9am – 5pm. A majority of this position’s responsibility is to stock essential needs supplies, receive supply deliveries, and production of essential need supply bags. Each bag contains 20+ cleaning and hygiene items that our clients depend on a monthly basis. On Wednesdays, the EN assistant will need to commute to Kent to assist with the weekly Kent Essential Needs Bank. This will require the employee to have an active driver’s license and complete a driving record check as part of the hiring process. The Essential Needs (EN) Bank involves setting up, staffing, and breaking down cleaning and hygiene supplies, chairs, tables, and relevant handouts to serve clients during the weekly Essential Needs bank at the CCS Kent Family Center. This involves lifting and transporting items from the storage facilities at The Phoenix Center and storage POD unit to the day center to prepare the essential needs bags and set up the space for distribution. Once the EN bank is open, the position involves maintaining the supply line to hand out bags to individual clients between the hours of 1:30pm-3:30pm, every Wednesday.
Responsibilities
- Assist with weekly Essential Needs bank at our Kent location by preparing essential needs bags, setting up the hygiene supplies and distribution space, handing out supplies to clients during the operation of the essential needs bank, and cleaning up after distribution has ended
- This position is primarily based at 2329 Rainier Avenue, Seattle WA and the employee will need to reliably commute on-site M – F (Wednesdays will be in Kent for the afternoon).
- Assist with maintaining inventory of supplies and report any shortage of supplies to supervisor
- Maintain storage room and POD storage unit in an organized and neat manner
- Prepare 150+ essential needs bags per week with 20+ hygiene products in each
- Assist with HEN office space maintenance, including building or removing furniture, transferring file cabinets between Seattle and Kent locations, and other office space duties as assigned by supervisor
- Deliver supplies between service locations as needed – locations include Federal Way, Kent, and Seattle
- Deliver essential items or temporarily available items to clients as needed
- This employee will need to be able to regularly lift packages up to 50 lbs.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Job Conditions
This position requires the employee to work in an environment where there may be exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious material. Other exposures could include cleaning supplies, chemicals involved in pest control, paint and other materials used in building maintenance, building temperature fluctuations, dust, noise, and odors. Other working conditions may include interruptions, working alone, responding to emergencies, working on-call and interactions with angry persons.
Qualifications
- Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.
- Organized and detail orientated.
- Able to work with people of diverse backgrounds and temperaments.
- Good at working with people and pulling a team together.
- Conscientious performance of duties and responsibilities.
- Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
- Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
- Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.
- Have a good driving record and possess a valid Washington drivers license.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs of weight repeatedly.
Note to Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.