Support Specialist - Dusk Hotel (Tuesday - Saturday, 3pm - 11:30pm)

Role: Support Specialist
Reports to: Program Manager
Program: 1009-Other Interim Housing
Department: Interim Housing
Location: Dusk Hotel - 7051 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1

Summary:
As a Support Specialist, you will be an essential part of our mission to provide supportive and restorative care to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and substance addiction. You will act as the first point of contact for client needs, oversee facility maintenance, and create a welcoming environment that fosters client progress. Your role involves engaging with clients, conducting facility walk-throughs, facilitating activities, and ensuring safety through crisis intervention. You will also maintain accurate documentation and work collaboratively with a dedicated team to offer comprehensive care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop effective, trusting relationships with clients and use a client-centered approach that includes motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care
Intervene during crises to actively de-escalate situations, with client and staff safety in mind, using non-violent communications skills
Ability to self-motivate and to appropriately organize and motivate others
Demonstrate an ability to take initiative towards continued professional development
Work as part of a team to provide comprehensive, integrated care to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and substance addiction
Communicate effectively, and in a timely manner, with management, peers, and clients
Maintain client confidentiality at all times, while following agency, state, and HIPAA laws
Be proactive, creative, and flexible in determining, evaluating, researching, and resolving issues
Organize and prioritize multiple activities to meet all external and internal deadlines
Maintain professional demeanor that reflects positively on the agency
Demonstrate respect and courtesy toward others
Work with minimum supervision
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent
Minimum one (1) year experience in related work
Computer literate; able to use computerized database system for information management
Possess effective customer service skills and the ability to handle difficult situations
Ability to work independently and think critically
Ability to act in a professional manner regardless of circumstances
Commitment to improving the community through empowerment and dignity
Familiarity with non-violent crisis intervention
Familiarity with issues faced by population served
Able to obtain and maintain Food Handlers, CPR and First Aid certification

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to communicate in a language other than English

Work Environment:

Combination of field and office environment.
Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
On occasion walk or drive to different local sites.
Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments.
Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor.
May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.