Our Saviour's Community Services
Shelter work -PT/On call (8-16hrs regularly scheduled)
Our Saviour's Community Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Shelter work - PT/On Call (8-16hrs regularly scheduled)
Position Title: Shelter Worker
Our Saviour’s Community Services (OSCS) provides dignified shelter and housing for single adults, and basic education classes to adult English language learners in the Phillips Community of South Minneapolis. OSCS takes its name from Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, which founded our programs in the early 1980s. In 2004, we became a legally and financially independent nonprofit. We are not a religious organization. Find more about OSCS at http://oscs-mn.org/.
Our Saviour’s Housing operates a 21‑bed emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing program for single adults over 18. The shelter provides a bed, three meals a day, and supportive resources to 10 men and 11 women every night of the year, and is open to residents 24/7. The program will transition to a medical respite shelter. Our cohesive team works together to provide services that offer dignity and hope. Our Saviour’s Housing is a program of Our Saviour’s Community Services.
We offer employees the ability to make a meaningful contribution to the community. We also provide excellent benefits to full‑time and part‑time employees, including generous Paid Time Off and Sick Time; Paid Holidays; Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; employer contributions toward premiums; employer‑paid Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance; professional development opportunities; voluntary benefit options including HSA; and participation in a 401(k) retirement plan.
The Shelter Worker provides basic direct services to adult emergency shelter guests, ensuring the shelter is clean, safe, and welcoming. This non‑exempt hourly position is full‑time or part‑time with a regularly scheduled 8‑16 hours per week, and reports to the Emergency Shelter Manager. Employees are also on‑call one week per month with an on‑call stipend.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Follow OSCS mission and vision, policies, and procedures
Provide support to shelter guests, volunteers, and internal customers
Perform front desk service, track shelter entries/exits, and monitor the security camera system
Perform housekeeping duties, maintaining cleanliness, washing dishes, and doing laundry; may include cleaning bodily fluids and hazardous materials
Create and maintain a positive, safe, and non‑threatening atmosphere for all guests, staff, and volunteers
Ensure shelter operating policies and procedures are communicated and implemented
Set and maintain professional boundaries for guests, staff, and volunteers
Use conflict management and crisis intervention techniques to diffuse difficult situations
Provide guest services, including orientation, wake‑up calls, meal service, and other needs
Welcome and support volunteers; collaborate with the Volunteer Coordinator on volunteer experience
Communicate with staff and management through logs, email, and other methods
Attend and participate in team activities, training, and staff meetings
Other duties as requested and time permits
Required Skills and Abilities
Use standard office equipment, including computer, monitor, keyboard, and software programs
Lift and carry up to 30 pounds
Walk, bend, twist, stoop, reach, grip, push and pull equipment, and climb stairs as needed
Read and write English
Speak, read, write, and understand Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, or Farsi/Persian (preferred but not required)
Qualifications
Demonstrated cultural fluency and commitment to diversity
Team player with a winning attitude
Initiative and ability to work independently and collaboratively
Comfortable working with marginalized groups and people with disabilities
Comfortable working with people from medical respite and recovering from drug addiction
Shelter and non‑profit experience is a plus
Job Type: Full‑time or part‑time, non‑exempt; Pay rate: $18 to $19 hourly.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion OSCS is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive work environment. We are an EEO/AA employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. We recognize that experience is gained through various settings and value informal experience in addition to formal education and work history.
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Our Saviour’s Community Services (OSCS) provides dignified shelter and housing for single adults, and basic education classes to adult English language learners in the Phillips Community of South Minneapolis. OSCS takes its name from Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, which founded our programs in the early 1980s. In 2004, we became a legally and financially independent nonprofit. We are not a religious organization. Find more about OSCS at http://oscs-mn.org/.
Our Saviour’s Housing operates a 21‑bed emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing program for single adults over 18. The shelter provides a bed, three meals a day, and supportive resources to 10 men and 11 women every night of the year, and is open to residents 24/7. The program will transition to a medical respite shelter. Our cohesive team works together to provide services that offer dignity and hope. Our Saviour’s Housing is a program of Our Saviour’s Community Services.
We offer employees the ability to make a meaningful contribution to the community. We also provide excellent benefits to full‑time and part‑time employees, including generous Paid Time Off and Sick Time; Paid Holidays; Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; employer contributions toward premiums; employer‑paid Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance; professional development opportunities; voluntary benefit options including HSA; and participation in a 401(k) retirement plan.
The Shelter Worker provides basic direct services to adult emergency shelter guests, ensuring the shelter is clean, safe, and welcoming. This non‑exempt hourly position is full‑time or part‑time with a regularly scheduled 8‑16 hours per week, and reports to the Emergency Shelter Manager. Employees are also on‑call one week per month with an on‑call stipend.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Follow OSCS mission and vision, policies, and procedures
Provide support to shelter guests, volunteers, and internal customers
Perform front desk service, track shelter entries/exits, and monitor the security camera system
Perform housekeeping duties, maintaining cleanliness, washing dishes, and doing laundry; may include cleaning bodily fluids and hazardous materials
Create and maintain a positive, safe, and non‑threatening atmosphere for all guests, staff, and volunteers
Ensure shelter operating policies and procedures are communicated and implemented
Set and maintain professional boundaries for guests, staff, and volunteers
Use conflict management and crisis intervention techniques to diffuse difficult situations
Provide guest services, including orientation, wake‑up calls, meal service, and other needs
Welcome and support volunteers; collaborate with the Volunteer Coordinator on volunteer experience
Communicate with staff and management through logs, email, and other methods
Attend and participate in team activities, training, and staff meetings
Other duties as requested and time permits
Required Skills and Abilities
Use standard office equipment, including computer, monitor, keyboard, and software programs
Lift and carry up to 30 pounds
Walk, bend, twist, stoop, reach, grip, push and pull equipment, and climb stairs as needed
Read and write English
Speak, read, write, and understand Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, or Farsi/Persian (preferred but not required)
Qualifications
Demonstrated cultural fluency and commitment to diversity
Team player with a winning attitude
Initiative and ability to work independently and collaboratively
Comfortable working with marginalized groups and people with disabilities
Comfortable working with people from medical respite and recovering from drug addiction
Shelter and non‑profit experience is a plus
Job Type: Full‑time or part‑time, non‑exempt; Pay rate: $18 to $19 hourly.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion OSCS is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive work environment. We are an EEO/AA employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. We recognize that experience is gained through various settings and value informal experience in addition to formal education and work history.
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