Two Full-time positions starting at $20.70 - $21.94/hr (D.O.E) with COMPETITIVE BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Generous PTO, paid sick time, 15 days of paid vacations, 13 days of paid holidays, plus a personal holiday
• CCS/CHS 403(b) Employee Saving Plan
• Employee assistance program

Program Description

The Coordinated Care Agency (CCA) provides innovative, welcoming, and comprehensive services and housing for people experiencing deep poverty and homelessness. The purpose of our work is to ensure people have access to healthcare and supports they need to thrive. The team works to promote social changes to dismantle systemic racism, injustices and inequities that contribute to housing instability.

Bakhita Gardens and Dorothy Day House provides safe and comfortable dwellings for a diverse community of women, particularly those most vulnerable. The women we serve are very low income, have experienced long-term homelessness, and live with disabilities that include mental illness and substance use disorders.

Three programs exist in the Bakhita Gardens building: Noel House Enhanced Shelter: 20 semi-private shelter units where homeless women can stay for up to a year while looking for permanent housing; Noel House Permanent Housing: 20 semi-private permanent housing units designed for women who have been homeless the longest and who have the most difficulty navigating systems; Rose of Lima House: 50 single-room occupancy units of Permanent Supportive Housing for women moving out of homelessness. Bakhita Gardens fosters a supportive, team-oriented work environment where each staff provides advocacy, information and referrals to the women using our services.

Dorothy Day House offers 41 single-room occupancy units. It is a resident managed program that is supported by staff that promotes and encourages resident responsibility, independence and individual growth.

Position Description

Responsible for cleaning building common areas and units during turnover for both properties. Seek to provide tenants with a safe, positive and sanitary living environment.

• Perform routine scheduled cleaning duties: sweep, mop, and wash walls. Clean bathrooms, food serving area and other common areas to building standards.
• Stock and assist with communicating inventory.
• Pack, label and store previous client belongings.
• Prepare vacant units for occupancy.
• Maintain clean exterior of building.
• Assist building maintenance staff and maintenance vendors as needed.
• Remove garbage and recycling from building following all safe trash removal protocol. Wash trash cans.
• Regularly lift and carry supplies, donations, furnishing, etc.
• Provide crisis intervention, and refer clients in crisis to appropriate staff on site.
• Assist Advocate and Case management staff in ensuring occupied units meet Health and Quality standards. As identified, participate in joint clean-up and/or hoarding safety efforts.
• Model interpersonal and living skills for clients.
• Enforce building and program rules including bar policy.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.

General Responsibilities:

• Observe/follow guidelines on confidentiality rights of residents and respect their privacy.
  
• Alert management staff to issues/concerns regarding building or residents that are observed in the course of performing duties.
  
• Maintain cooperative relationship with businesses in the surrounding neighborhood.
  
• Contribute to the mission of Catholic Community Services
  
• Contribute to and support a positive, team-oriented work environment

Job Conditions

This position requires the employee to work in an environment where there may be exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious material.  Other exposures could include cleaning supplies, bedbugs, chemicals involved in pest control, paint and other materials used in building maintenance, building temperature fluctuations, dust, noise, and odors.  Working conditions include interruptions, crisis response, and regular interactions with individuals who are dealing with issues of chemical dependency and/or mental illness, or are experiencing anger or frustration.

Physical and Mental Acuity Requirements

The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to hear telephone rings, phone conversation and face-to-face conversation, door bells and emergency alarms.
• Able to speak clearly in person and on the telephone.
• Able to hand write legibly.
• Vision that enables person to read normal size print and handwritten notes; and distance and peripheral vision than enables person to monitor living spaces and identify concerns that require staff response.
• Able to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Able to walk the entire building and ascend and descend stairs quickly to move from one floor to another in order to respond to emergency situations.
• Mobility/dexterity of hands/arms to enable keying into a unit or other locked area as well as using computers and other office equipment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, and to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.
• Regularly able to perform duties as assigned.
• Able to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment in performing job duties.

• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Ability to work independently.
• Commitment to developing and safekeeping a workplace that values and supports a culturally diverse work environment.
• Ability to regular lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to work within the mission, goals and objectives of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.

Note to Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.