Client Advocate (Evenings) - Children's Center

Position: Client Advocate

Program: Children's Center

Status: Full-Time, Hourly position.

Sunday 2:00pm-10:00pm

Monday 2:00-10:00pm

Tuesday OFF

Wednesday OFF

Shift Differential for Advocate Positions: $1 from 4p to midnight and $2 from midnight to 8a.

The Children's Center is facilitating an Attachment Based Parenting program, that emphasizes a securely attached relationship between caretaker and child, in which the child demonstrates felt safety, trust, and a preference of their caretaker over strangers. Client Advocates will assist families in programming, provide a nurturing and safe environment and facilitate groups to promote attachment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises 1-2 volunteers in the shelter as needed. Carries out supervisory of volunteer responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Position requires Med Tech Certification, CPR and Class E Chauffeur’s License within 30 days from the date of hire. Must also obtain current Food Handlers License if required for the position.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Must be at least 21 years of age, pass a background check that includes fingerprinting and a drug screen, have a valid driver’s license, proof of car insurance and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) that is free of violations that conflict with Synergy’s insurance policy. The employee must be able to use general office equipment, type and have the ability to use computer software, including Microsoft Office.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes, airborne particles, or communicable diseases. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to the risk of violence and secondary trauma.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Synergy Services is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We feel our staff, interns and volunteers are among our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual difference, life experience, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities that our staff, interns and volunteers bring to their work at Synergy represents a large part of not only our agency culture but our reputation as well.

We embrace and encourage our staff’s, intern’s and volunteers’ differences in age, race/ethnicity, religious creed, ancestry, color, sex, disability, national origin, marital status, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic testing and screening information, covered veterans status or any other characteristic that makes us unique.

Non-Discrimination:
Synergy Services is an EEO employer. We firmly support the principle and philosophy of equal employment for all individuals, regardless of age, race/ethnicity, religious creed, ancestry, color, sex, disability (including pregnancy), national origin, marital status, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic testing and screening information, covered veteran status or any other protected category pursuant to applicable federal, state or local laws.

Benefits:
All full-time positions are eligible for generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, PTO, paid holidays and a 401K Plan with Employer Match. Some regular part-time positions are eligible for partial benefits.