Lead Night Assistant
St Louis, MO, US, 63101-1114
St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.
Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.
Job Summary
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is currently seeking a Lead Night Assistant to join the Women's Night Program. The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure the safety and well-being of all clients within the program at St. Patrick Center (SPC). This is a full-time position that entails working evenings and overnights, with a minimum of 37.5 hours per week. The hourly wage for this position ranges from $15 to $20
Job Responsibilities
- Lead Night Assistant is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the shelter by leading operations and facilitating the flow of operations. Makes decisions regarding clients while on shift in lieu of the manager afterhours.
- Provides comfortable and safe environment for shelter residents at night
- Works with WNP Manager to support client treatment and success
- Monitors activities of residents and enforces shelter rules and policies at night
- Serves dinner to shelter residents
- Keeps nightly log and incident report to inform Manager of significant events
- Provides crisis intervention and contacts emergency services when necessary
- Washes linens of vacated beds and monitors personal care items
- Respects client confidentiality
- Respects and is responsible for agency policy regarding work hours, building security and all written personnel standards
- Ensures the trauma-informed care model in all interactions with clients and staff from other St. Patrick Center programs
- Finds replacement in the event of unexpected absence due to sickness or emergency
- Attends monthly team meetings with Manager
- Attends weekly case conference meetings with Manager and Case Managers
- Communicates with Case Managers
- Attends appropriate seminars and trainings
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
- Minimum of High School Diploma
- At least 2 years working in the social service field, preferably with homeless clients
- Understanding mental illness and substance abuse
- Familiarity with Trauma-Informed Care and Housing First Model
- Willingness to learn and gain more experience in above areas
- Current proof of First Aid training and CPR
- Current Two-step TB screen before start date
St. Patrick Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. St. Patrick Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, and Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is a USA Today 2024 Top Workplaces winner! We are recognized as a multi-year St. Louis Post Dispatch Top Workplaces for our Purpose and Values, having received this distinction consecutively in 2022 and 2023. We are valued by employees for our culture excellence as demonstrated by winning the Top Workplace's Culture Excellence awards for Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, Work-Life Flexibility, Professional Development, and Innovation in 2023. St. Patrick Center has also gained recognition as a 2023 Top Workplaces Woman-Led organization, Regional award, and Nonprofit Industry award winner.