Position Summary
Teaches a range of daily living and coping skills to the women and children. Competes tasks to ensure the well-being of the women and/or children receiving services and maintains effective operations of the program.
Essential Duties
Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned. All duties and responsibilities are completed according to the House of Ruth’s policies and procedures.
- Engages the women and/or children to develop rapport, support case management goals and assist in meeting their needs. Provides crisis intervention and intervenes during an incident. Provides positive role modeling. Conducts in-takes.
- Develops and facilitates skill and/or support groups. Teaches a range of daily living, coping and social skills to women and/or children. (i.e. emotional self-management, parent/child interactions, problem solving, safety planning, communication, cooking, budgeting, time management, organizational skills.)
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Maintains a safe, secure and non-violent environment for all occupants. Regularly monitors the entire building and immediate area and the activities and behavior of the occupants. Effectively manages all emergencies by following procedures.
- Completes apartment and/or room inspections and bed checks. Reports maintenance problems.
- Organizes and conducts on-site and community-based social-recreational activities. Assists and monitors the volunteers.
- Directly assists women and or children in completing tasks. Provides child care as needed.
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Ensures that the women and/or children adhere to the agreed upon program expectations. Address instances of non-adherence to program policies and procedures.
- Monitors medications and completes related documentation. Conducts urine toxicology screens and completes related documentation. Conducts evacuation drills and completes records.
- Interacts with internal staff, staff and contacts from other organizations to meet the coordinated needs of the women and/or children. Screens telephone calls and walk-ins, provides crisis intervention and makes appropriate referrals. Communicates all essential issues to appropriate staff.
- Reads and completes all relevant documentation and forms.
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Transports individuals to appointments and activities. Completes shopping trips. Distributes supplies and materials. Maintains organized, clean work environment. Monitors household supplies. Logs and distributes mail and funds.
- Attends all trainings and meetings.
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Completes other duties as needed.
Required Qualifications
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Associate Degree
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Valid Driver’s License
Physical requirements
Frequently Required:
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Walking
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Bending
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Squatting
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Climbing Stairs
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Getting UP and Down from the Floor.
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Lifting (Up to 20lbs)
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Fine Hand Manipulation
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Operating Motor Vehicle
Occasionally Required:
- Prolonged standing
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Reaching above the shoulder
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Push/Pull (up to 40lbs)