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Just Compassion of East Washington County
“Be seen, be heard, be known; building bridges to wholeness”
Job Description
Title: Service Coordinator forResource Center & Safe Parking Program
Full time position 40 hours per week
Reports to: Executive Director of Just Compassion of East Washington County
Open date: August 27, 2020
Closing date: When filled
Just Compassion of East Washington County is a Non-Profit community centered response for addressing the needs of homeless individuals by building relationships and aspiring towards wholeness.
Salary Range: $17.00 to $20.00 per hour
Job Overview: Just Compassion (JC) of East Washington County is looking for a Mission Driven Coordinator for the Resource Center for houseless adults. The Resource Center opened in January 2016 and is a safe place for adults to rest, socialize, and seek resources and support. In addition, the Service Coordinator provides oversight for Just Compassion Safe Parking Program in collaboration with the city of Beaverton. The Safe Parking Program provides individuals living in their vehicles with a safe place to park without being harassed or bothered while working on a plan to transition to move into housing. The coordinator will operate through the JC cultural values of advocacy, collaboration, empathy, reliability, inclusivity, and diversity.
Objective: Under the supervision of the Just Compassion Executive Director, the Service Coordinator is responsible for the day to day operations of the Resource Center and Safe Parking Program. This position coordinates services and provides onsite management for both programs. This includes opening and resourcing the center; providing oversight for volunteers and stipend staff; recruiting, training, and organizing volunteers, ensuring guests are taken care of and managing any conflicts that may arise. The Service Coordinator will provide oversight for the Safe Parking Program which includes monitoring the locations, case management for guests in the program and monitoring a wait list for those interested in the program. Finally, the Service Coordinator will attend weekly supervisory meetings with the Executive Director, provide weekly updates to community partners, and attend periodical meetings for Just Compassion.
The ideal candidate enjoys serving others and responds effectively and appropriately in stressful and difficult situations. This position also tracks the number of participants, volunteer hours and any other statistics needed. All data must be entered into the HMIS and/or other systems/software.
Required Skills: Demonstrate effectiveness at building supportive relationships with the houseless population and interacting with people from different backgrounds. Excellent organizational and administrative skills are essential. Effective written and verbal communication skills for recruiting, promoting, training, representing and reporting to various external and internal constituents are required. Demonstrate capacity for managing systems that maintain efficient, safe and hospitable environment for all constituents (guests, volunteers, partners, agencies). The successful candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks, respond quickly and calmly to situations, dictate rules clearly, resolve conflicts in a respectful manner, and motivate a team of volunteers.
The Ideal Candidate: Minimum Qualifications
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Schedule: Full time (40 work week)
Just Compassion of East Washington County is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity with respect to all employees and applicants for employment. This policy prohibits discrimination on all legally-recognized bases including, but not limited to, race, creed, color, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, national origin or service in the uniformed services.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour
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