Social Service Attendant

Social Services Assistant/Peer support/Community Service/Dorm Attendant

Location: Weber Basin Job Corp-----7400 South Cornia Dr. Ogden UT 84405

Contract role

Salary : 41371/year

Hours: 12am to 8.30am (Should be willing to work the weekends)

The SSA assists students peers and subordinates in understanding the relevance and promotes the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior positive intervention and positively intervening and teaching appropriate employability skills for workplace success. Participates in the Center Behavioral Management System (BMS) and/or the Student Code of Conduct (SCC)

*WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS*

Minimum Requirements:

• SSA serves as an assistant to Social Services Assistant(s) or higher graded employees providing on-site supervision of students to ensure a safe healthy atmosphere.
• Sets a positive example as role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette timeliness and dress.
• Maintains order and discipline among students both of assigned group and other groups and observes and reports social behavioral or disciplinary problems to supervisor. Ensures student compliance with safety rules and regulations in living and working situations.
• Assigns individual duties by establishing student work rosters on a rotating basis and ensuring that students adhere to assigned tasks.
• Provides leadership and direction to students in performing daily housekeeping duties work details physical training recreation hygiene etc. Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Required by the Position:

• General knowledge of the basic rules regulations and practices of the Center program to properly assist in carrying out student activities.
• Skill in communicating effectively with students to be able to answer questions and provide information inspections and counsel.
• Skill in maintaining order and recognizing social behavioral or disciplinary problems to be able to promote harmony among students and obtain help for complicated problems.
• Basic knowledge of and utilization of various Job Corps related databases and software in order to perform and process work assignments.

Work Environment:

Everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions are involved. Moderate risks or discomforts may occasionally be encountered in activities such as hiking over rough terrain during camping and field trips. The work area is adequately lighted heated and ventilated.

Physical Demands:

The work requires some physical exertion in participating in student recreational activities or may involve periods of sitting and driving.

Skills

1. empathize with others during counseling or related services

2. use teaching techniques

3. advise families with household problems

4. attend to or care for children

5. compile data related to social service programs

6. coordinate social service activities with resource providers

7. determine program eligibility

8. determine social service program status

9. manage detailed case records in a social work setting

10. motivate people

11. relate to clients socioeconomic condition

Application Question(s):

• How far do you live from 7400 South Cornia Dr. Ogden UT 84405
• Can you work weekends Please be honest.
• Can you work weekends( Saturday and Sunday) Please be honest
• Do you have experience working with Children/Teens/Youth
• Can you work Midnigt Shift 12am to 8.30am 40 hrs a week. Please be honest