Job Description

Job Location: The Potters House - Jefferson, GA 30549
Position Type: Temporary/Hourly

/Part-Time
Salary Range: $17.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesDo you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?
Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?
Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?
If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.
As a Community Living Assistant, you will serve within our ministry by creating a safe, stable, and healthy community while encouraging camaraderie and a sense of belonging among the clients.
This is a temporary assignment. You will be given advanced notice upon the end of the assignment.
We are looking to hire someone who can work weekends and Monday nights.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitors the activity of clients ensuring safety, security, and compliance to house rules by walking the facility frequently, stationed in the dining hall, monitoring cameras, and being engaged in client activities
- Conducts orientation of community living guidelines, facility layout, and basic living classes
- Documents records of events that occur during shifts, as well as thorough incident reports using Salesforce and Microsoft Office by end of shift
- Enhances relationships by demonstrating effective problem resolution skills
- Assists clients with within guidelines when processing issues and conflict resolution using de-escalation techniques
- Administers medication and documents consumption in log following the medication policy of the program
- Escalates to Community Living Leader or Lead Community Living Assistant clients who present a heightened behavioral challenge and/or have a special need
- Checks for contraband in and around facility through general observation, room or package/purse searches per the search, contraband, and weapons protocols
- Serves as liaison to Client Support Services regarding client community living concerns, needs, and emergencies by providing notes in Salesforce and email communication

QualificationsYou will uphold the following Christ-centered values:
- Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
- Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
- Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
- Joyfully celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
- Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.
Position Requirements:
- Proven ability to de-escalate conflicts and respond effectively to crises.
- Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment with frequent multitasking.
- High energy, with the ability to engage and motivate others toward a common goal.
- Strong communication skills:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write clear reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or team members.
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to use Salesforce for documentation.
- Prior experience in residential or community living programs.
- Training or experience in trauma-informed care or working with vulnerable populations.
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills.
Physical Requirements:
- Position requires standing for long periods of time and to move and walk to various locations, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, reach, pull, push, bend and twist.
- Must have the ability to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a copy machine, calculator and computer printer
- Must be able to communicate accurate information
- Must be able to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 20lbs
- Must have peripheral vision and depth perception