Youth Support Specialist - Brooklyn, United States - Diaspora Community Services

Diaspora Community Services

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Brooklyn, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

YOUTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST

PROGRAM:
TIL

CLASSIFICATIONS:
Full-Time, 40 HOURS/WEEK

Founded in 1981,
Diaspora Community Services (DCS) is a Brooklyn-based multi-service and multi-cultural 501 (c) 3 nonprofit providing comprehensive supports to low income residents, immigrants, and the chronically ill.

DCS serves some 10,000 annually through three programmatic sites in New York City.

Staffed by seasoned professionals in the health and social service sectors and supported by a dedicated Board of Directors as diverse as the vibrant communities we serve, DCS provides robust programming that targets the most vulnerable of our communities.

DCS's programs address the very root causes of the challenges our clients face, empowering low income families and individuals to overcome obstacles to their well-being and self-sufficiency.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain shift coverage and primary supervision and support of residential clients.
Set and contribute to a safe, dignified, orderly atmosphere by enforcing program rules, policies, and procedures as well as through observing stated DCS grievance policy. Act as a role model guiding clients and facilitating appropriate behavior about daily living skills, selfcare, personal interaction, social relationships and constructive time management.
Enforce the curfew regulation and conduct regular rounds of the facility and hourly rounds. Rounds include the interior (client living quarters, bathrooms, community rooms) and exterior of the building.
Ensure that the participants' living quarters are safe and wellorganize.
Limit access to facility to participants, staff, and authorized visitors and service providers.
Help to ensure adequate health and safety standards are maintained throughout the facility.
Interact with participants to share information, provide supplies, conduct intakes, and facilitate interventions as necessary.
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and staff; Respond to client requests in a professional and courteous manner; Observe and adhere to client confidentiality standards.
Maintain thorough and accurate records, files, correspondence and statistics; Complete necessary documentation (both handwritten and computer based/data entry) in a timely, accurate, complete and legible manner.

May include, but not limited to:

notations in the shelter log, bed roster, incident reports, late arrivals, sign-in sheets, referrals, showers and laundry schedules, and any other forms used or as directed by your supervisor.

Respond appropriately to emergencies including contacting appropriate staff and supervisors, interacting with police, fire, and medical personnel as needed.
Maintain and promote the cooperative, harmonious, teamwork environment DCS strives to promote within the workplace; Maintain and promote an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the philosophy and policies of DCS.
Ensure effective communication of priority information to all necessary staff and shifts.
Answer residential site telephone in a professional and courteous manner; relay timely and accurate messages. Provide information upon request about available services offered.
Participate in staff and shift change meetings as required.
Perform daily maintenance; prepare living units for incoming participant (clean room and change linen), clean and maintain the kitchen, bathrooms, living room, dining area, computer area, basement, laundry room and staff office area.
Assist with preparing resident meals as needed.
Appropriate disposal of garbage.
Complete designated shiftspecific tasks.
Reasonable hours of overtime may be required from time to time. Advance notice will be provided when possible. All employees are expected to work such hours as needed. We cannot guarantee overtime will be available.
W07 Certification & Food Handler required within first 90 days of employment.

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Available Shifts ( 4:00pm - 12:00am & Per-Diem )

Others duties assigned

Bilingual:
Spanish or Haitian Kreyol preferred

Compensation:

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Diaspora Community Services offers a comprehensive benefits package including full health, dental and vision insurance benefits (following a 60-day waiting period), voluntary flexible spending plan, 403b retirement plan, and eligible to accrue 10 vacation days, 3 personal days, 8 sick days and up to 12 paid holidays.

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Diaspora Community Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion (creed), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities, hiring practices or operations._

Pay:
$38, $40,000.00 per year

Benefits: