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Crosswalk provides young people ages 13-17 with a safe shelter 365 days a year. More importantly, Crosswalk offers life-saving and life-changing programs that provide medical care, food, and resources to the young people in our community who need it most.

Youth who access Crosswalk most often have experienced or may be experiencing a variety of inequities and disparities; including but not limited to: homelessness, economic instability, high rates of chronic health and mental health conditions, traumatic events, lack of social support, etc. These participants, typically, have developed numerous skills that have helped them survive and meet their needs on the streets, while facing many barriers.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: 

Work hours will vary depending on events/functions happening and will include weekends, evenings and holidays. The Shelter Staff must be available to be on-call and/or provide additional shift coverage on a rotating schedule: 1 week at a time, at least every 4 weeks.

NOTE: We have weekday evening and weekend day shifts available!

*The actual work hours can be adjusted based on the employee's availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job. The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Respect and value all youth, regardless of circumstances, behavior or need.
• Read and adhere to agency and program policies and procedures.
• Read and adhere to the state WAC's.
• Make necessary notifications when required to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), Parent/Legal Guardian, Law Enforcement, Supervisors, etc. 
• Understand and adhere to USDA & Food Safety Guidelines.
• Enforce rules and expectations of Crosswalk at all times, providing necessary documentation as needed.
• Perform reception duties including but not limited to answering the telephone, taking thorough messages, transferring calls to appropriate staff, answering questions about the program, check in and log services utilized by participants. 
• Record each visitor in an appropriate log book (Youth, donations, or visitors).
• Complete new intakes on new youth and contact Legal guardians for permission, completing run reports.  
• Understand Foundational Community Support (FCS) criteria, eligibility, and billing requirements. 
• Meet program requirements for billable client services. 
• Distribute needed hygiene products and other necessities to participants.
• Assist in meal preparation and clean-up. 
• Follow maintenance plans and check off completed daily/nightly cleaning lists.
• Participate in required staff meetings including regular supervision.
• Inform participants of upcoming events/activities and responsibilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; including demonstrated strong interpersonal skills. 
• Follow on-call procedures and complete on-call log during your on-call rotation.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Performs other related duties as required or assigned. 

• This role has no supervisory responsibilities.

   

Compensation:

Monetary compensation for this role is *$20.00 per hour. *Hours worked in the night are subject to a shift differential of an additional $0.50 per hour so if you worked over