Program Driver & Assistant

Program Driver & Assistant

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Overview

To assist in the transport of SF Harbor Light shelter clients to medical and case worker appointments to different services and agencies throughout San Francisco County. The Program Assistant assists in providing our clients a safe environment so they can begin addressing aspects of their lives in a peaceful setting. The Program Assistant is a frontline worker responsible for maintaining the safety, integrity, and security of the Center always. The Program Assistant documents all daily activities and carries out administrative functions to support the program and its overall operations.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive to donation pick-ups, supply, and transporting clients to appointments
• Assist with loading and unloading handicapped clients into ADA-accessible vehicles
• Organize inventory data, reports, conduct vehicle inspections
• Observe all persons entering and exiting the building
• Document, inform, and report all incidents and daily activities that occur during the shift
• Maintain a safe, secure, responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory environment for clients
• Answer the telephone, take messages, and direct callers as appropriate
• Facilitate medication observation according to policy and procedure
• Support searches in the facility, dormitories, and individual(s) for all alcohol, drugs, drug paraphilia, contraband, and program violations including food and electronics
• Enforce house rules, procedures, and protocols for clients
• Distribute sorted client mail
• Regular security and wellness checks throughout the facility and the shift
• Assist the program department clinical staff in administering U.A. (Urine Analysis) test(s) and / or Breathalyzer for program participants
• Assist in emergency disaster responses and emergency drills
• Respond to all unusual incidents and notify all required staff
• Respond to calls for assistance from other departments of the Center
• Assist in the admissions and exits of clients
• Other related duties as required

Education And Experience

Skills And Abilities

Physical Requirements

Equipment Used

ADA Statement

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

Acknowledgment Of Religious Purposes Of The Salvation Army

Please note that The Salvation Army has a religious purpose and status as a church. We ask our employees that they do nothing to their relationship with The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission. Employees must agree and understand that their services are a necessary part of The Armys religious purposes and their work-related conduct must not conflict with, interfere with, or undermine such religious programs or The Armys religious purposes.

At-Will

Any employment relationship with this organization is of an at-will nature, which means that an Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge an Employee at any time with or without cause. It is further understood that this at will employment relationship may not be changed by any written document or by conduct unless such change is specifically acknowledged in writing by an authorized executive of this organization.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Non-profit Organizations

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