Hamden Warming Center Resident Support Specialist in New Haven, Connecticut at Columbus House

Purpose

The Warming Center’s guiding principle is to save lives during the harshest weather of the year by providing compassionate care for the most vulnerable residents of Hamden. The Warming Center is a critical program for people who are homeless and generally resistant to or not able to enter shelters.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Individual(s) must have demonstrated the ability to manage, motivate and direct clients, time management and organizational skills essential.Knowledge base of the delivery of residential services for the homeless population preferred. Must be aware of mental health, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis issues.Knowledgeable of the area network providers; computer literate; culturally competent.Must possess the capacity to work within a team and promote teamwork.Must have a general understanding of crisis intervention skills, confidentiality, boundaries, universal precautions.Able to foster a Harm Reduction philosophy within the work environment, strong empathic skills.

Responsibilities

Attend all required Columbus House training and meetings.Complete all required logs, incident reports; and daily rosters.Supervise clients to ensure compliance with all Warming Center rules. Assist in providing the security of the Warming Center site. Adhere closely to scheduled shift start times and remain on duty until a replacement has arrived.Other related duties as assigned.