POSITION TITLE: Residential Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Safe House Program

RESPONSIBLE TO: Program Manager

STATUS: Non-Exempt

DATE: May 2021

General Statement: The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is a spiritual regeneration of all people.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love for God. Its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Unit Mission Statement:

"To provide youth with skills for a healthy life, and instill purpose, hope and vision to youth and their families."

JOB SUMMARY:

The Residential Assistant for the Safe House program, is a Full time 40 hours a week, Non-Exempt position. The Residential Assistant assists the Residential Specialist while performing the essential functions as indicated in this job description and is supervised by the Program Manager/Coordinator of the Safe House.

1. MINIMUM & ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High school graduate.
2. Valid Driver's license
3. Meets Salvation Army standards as an Authorized Driver including minimum age requirement of 21
4. Valid TB clearance
5. Valid First Aid and CPR certification
6. DHS FBI/Criminal History & CAN cleared

1. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. At least one -year experience working either with troubled or at risk-youth, or within a residential or social service field setting, or some combination thereof.
2. Some post High school and college course work in related social service field.

1. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Assist the Residential Specialist in the following:
2. Accompanying Program staff of residents to and from school, work and/or scheduled appointments, recreational outings.
3. Supervision of residents during routine program activities such as: meal preparation, recreational activities at the facility or on a group outing.
4. Participation in informal group sessions with resident.
5. Implement chore system to residents and monitoring for completeness.
6. Provide back up support during emergencies at the shelter, which may include safe restraints.
7. Menu planning for the shelter. Supervision of residents in meal preparation.
8. Aid in orientation of new residents at the shelter.
9. Assist in planning and implementing group recreational activities and outings.
10. Providing feed back, oral and written reports to Residential Specialist when counseling residents.
11. Maintain necessary record keeping as assigned.

1. OTHER FUNCTIONS

1. Performs other duties as assigned.

1. SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES:

1. Willingness to accept and implement The Salvation Army philosophy.
2. Good/sound judgment, dependability, initiate understanding, firmness, caring, organization, high energy level and ability to work under conditions of stress and change without verbal or active expression.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Work under stressful conditions
• Interact with others with courtesy and tact
• Relate to wide range of people and situations including youth, parents, agency workers, police, school personnel, etc.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team concept; participate in staff training and growth group
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects in an organized and efficient manner
• Respond to crisis situations in a calm and effective manner
• Complete projects on schedule
• Maintain confidentiality
• Maintain regular and punctual work attendance; may require flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending, stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; use of vision; driving a vehicle; pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying 25-50 pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds; traveling by airplane. Duties will require safe restraints of residents involved in physical confrontations.

COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:

The position requires talking to co-workers, clients, vendors; requires written communication to and from co-workers, clients, vendor; talking on the telephones; requires responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers, clients, and vendors; requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading; requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest technologies. Ability and skill in communicating with people of different cultures/ethnicity.

SKILLS/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

Prioritize multiple work tasks to meet tight deadlines

EQUIPMENT NEEDS:

Use office equipment such as computers, photocopiers, scanners, calculators, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Most work will be indoors at Family Intervention Services. Attendance at trainings, both in Hawaii and on the mainland, may be required.

NOTES:

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.