Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from four-year college or university plus a minimum of 1 year of comparable work experience. Experience working with foster care system, probation and/or transition age youth required. Experience working with culturally diverse youth required. Tax experience is strongly desired. Knowledge of local Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation policies, procedures and governing legislation preferred, but not required.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate effectively. Bilingual communication skills preferred but not required.
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification required (or complete within 30 days of hire). Valid California driver’s license with access to a personal vehicle with current insurance that can be used for company business. Fingerprint/background check and TB test required. TB test required.
- Experience providing services to clients of various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic backgrounds or sexual identity who are overrepresented in homeless populations as well as working in different cultural environments. An understanding of humility and respect for working with homeless youth and families.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Must be punctual, efficient and organized; effective and professional under pressure. Ability to balance excellent client care with meeting deadlines and ensuring positive program goals and outcomes. Excellent communication skills - must be personable and informative when presenting BWC programs and services.
- Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts as required for reporting.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. Internet research skills are a plus.
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 remain stationary and move. The employee must occasionally move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
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.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Salary Range:
$25.00 - $29.00 per hour.
Employee Benefits & Perks:
We offer a generous compensation package for full-time employees that includes the following:
- 4 Weeks Accrued PTO
- 14 Paid Holidays Per Year
- Paid Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Life Insurance Plans
- Flexible Spending Plans for Medical, Dependent Care, Parking and Transit
- 401 (K) Retirement Plan
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Upward Career Mobility
- Discounts and Savings through Tickets At Work and LifeMart
EEO:
Bill Wilson Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. Because of a need to remain responsive to the needs of our clients and our Agency’s operations, responsibilities may be modified at any time.
