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Overnight Residential Advisor

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Overnight Residential Advisor

Oakland, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Full Time Overnight Residential Advisor

    FULL TIME, NON-EXEMPT, $19.50 PER HOUR (2.00/hr bilingual premium)

    PLEASE NOTE: SINCE WE SERVE YOUTH WHO ARE BETWEEN 18-24, WE REQUIRE THAT STAFF BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OF AGE

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    Become a part of an exciting and dynamic organization that makes a difference in the lives of homeless and trafficked youth. Our client is a non-profit agency whose mission is to serve homeless and trafficked youth (18-24) offering safety, hope and opportunities to turn their lives around.

    We are seeking to hire a qualified youth worker to be on our residential team at our crisis shelter and transitional living program. We are looking for applicants that have experience working with youth that has experienced homelessness, who have traumatic histories, identify as LGBTQ, are gender non-conforming, and/or who often face multiple issues and have complex needs. This person will have the knowledge and/or experience working with youth development programs, utilizing a harm reduction framework, using trauma-informed practices, and will value working with a multi-disciplinary team to create a safe inclusive environment for all. Due to the age of our client's employees must be 25 years old.

    POSITION SUMMARY:

    Residential Advisors (RA’s) are an essential and core position on our multidisciplinary team. All staff work together to facilitate safety and comprehensive programming for youth in our crisis shelter and transitional living program. RA’s facilitate day to day operations and duties by adhering to our Mission Statement, Five Principals and the policies and procedures of center. RA’s provide essential shelter supervision and support including: triage of door and phones, assessing safety, preventing and managing crises, upholding programmatic policy and procedure, documentation, light cleaning and building maintenance, as well as being a positive adult role model for youth. Must want to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.

    Overnight shifts are awake and staff must complete overnight checklist to ensure facility is prepared for next day.