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Pay: $  DOE
FLSA Status: Non-exempt/Full time
Hours: 40 per week.

Objective of the Position:  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 essential functions.

Position Summary: The Street Outreach Worker is responsible for performing street outreach to the homeless county-wide including reaching out to individuals and families that are not being served or are underserved by existing community service delivery systems, building trusting relationships and developing a rapport that lead to acceptance and openness to seeking help, engaging the homeless as a first step to accepting care for immediate health and safety needs, using services and resources and taking steps to become integrated into the community, enabling individuals to accept placement and opportunities to stabilize their lives and utilizing diversion practices, crisis response and intervention, shelter referrals, interim housing placement, and linking individuals with the appropriate destination for continued services.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• High School Diploma required, BA in social services preferred.
• Previous experience working or volunteering with individuals and/or families experiencing homelessness or equivalent, related work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; organizational, conflict resolution and computer literacy.
• Prior experience and understanding of causes of homelessness; experience working within social services.
• Knowledge of Housing First and Street Outreach methods.
• Cooperative, friendly, and helpful attitude with clients and co-workers. Ability to work closely with other employees to ensure positive, constructive environment within the program or department, and throughout the agency.
• Ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-paced, and growth-oriented environment, while maintaining a sense of humor and a positive, solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work under pressure. Experience in crisis intervention and problem solving with ability to diffuse situation without heightening the conflict.
• Ability to thrive in a flexible, fast paced and growth-oriented environment, while maintained a positive, solution-oriented approach.
• Have working knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to learn and apply various engagement techniques to a variety of situations.
• Passion and enthusiasm for the mission of GSM and clients.
• Possess valid driver’s license; at least state required minimum of auto insurance. Must be willing and able to travel/drive throughout Lake County.
• Computer literacy required, including experience with Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.
• Background check required

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Title: Production Assistant: Dock Posting
Hours: 40/wk
Supervisor: Michelle Hughes
Posting Created By: Samantha Jensen

Good Samaritan Ministries, motivated by faith-based teaching, works in our community to advance family life, human dignity, and the common good. We provide services to meet the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths, especially those most in need. Good Samaritan Thrift Store acts as an integral part of Good Samaritan Ministries mission to offer the programs and services to advance human dignity, respect, and support.

The Dock Production Assistant is responsible for accepting incoming donations as well as sorting and preparing donations for store sales and under very stressful conditions.

Essential Functions: Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to the following

· Works on dock accepting incoming donation items and sorts according to the various departments.

· Works on dock refusing incoming donation items that are ripped, stained, torn, or broken.

· Moves lift furniture items, and assists customers with loading purchased merchandise

· Responsible for keeping the dock warehouse clean, orderly, and safe during the scheduled shifts.

· Provides customers with donation receipts

· Responsible for ensuring a safe sales floor environment for co-workers and customers

· Informs supervisor about any repairs or supplies needed

· Adheres to all building safety requirements, as well as follows procedure when an incident, accident or injury has occurred.

· Adheres to all store lifting policies and weight restrictions

· In the event, a co-worker is out, potentially be willing to cover for the dock area

· Greets and assists customers, clients, and donors, treating all with respect and dignity

· Maintains floors, sweeping, washing on the dock area

· Breaks down cardboard boxes for recycling

· Interacts and communicates professionally and effectively while maintaining open communication with supervisors, other team members, customers, and clients.

· Learns New Tasks

· Follows Directions and Policies

· Attends all meetings and trainings as required

· Other duties as assigned

· Frequent Lifting, carrying and transporting of objects weighing up to 125lbs or above.

· Mobility within the facility and the ability to occasionally drive, load, and unload the delivery truck

Benefits: Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account and 401 (k)!

Job Title: Production Assistant: Clothing Dept
Hours: Full time
Pay: $10.30/hr

GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES THRIFTSTORE: Good Samaritan Ministries, motivated by faith-based teaching, works in our community to advance family life, human dignity, and the common good. We provide services to meet the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths, especially those most in need. Good Samaritan Thrift Store acts as an integral part of Good Samaritan Ministries mission to offer the programs and services to advance human dignity, respect and support.

Essential Functions: Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to the following.

· Expected to daily sort, price as needed, and place clothing racks on the sales floor for purchase.

· Ensures clothing is stocked for daily sales, especially during ½ price sale.

· Responsible for keeping the Clothing production area clean and orderly, and remove all trip and fall hazards, as well as keeping displays pleasing to the customer’s eye.

· Conducts “pull-downs” at the end of the month or as desired.

· Puts away processed and priced merchandise.

· Adheres to all building safety requirements, as well as follows procedure when an incident, accident, or injury has occurred.

· Adheres to all store lifting policies and weight restrictions.

· In the event, a co-worker is out, potentially be willing to cover for staff and/or area.

· Greets and assists customers, treating all with respect and dignity.

· Maintains floors and workbenches, sweeping, washing in your department area, and make sure the shelves are dusted and presentable on the sales floor.

· Works consistently through the day with approved breaks. When area duties are “caught up”, find other tasks or projects to stay busy in the effort to support the store and co-workers.

· Takes initiative to help others by picking up around the store (inside and out), moving empty carts into cart area when needed.

· Interacts and communicates professionally and effectively while maintaining open communication with supervisors, and other team members, customers, and clients.

· Learns New Tasks

· Follows Directions and Policies

· Attends all meetings and training as required.

· Ability to manage a fast-paced store environment with heavy traffic flow on and off throughout the day

· Ability to stand for long periods of time, Frequent Lifting, carrying and transporting of objects weighing up to 60lbs.

Benefits: Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account and 401 (k)!

Job Title: Production Assistant Hours: 40/wk
Department: Electronics
Reports to: Michelle Hughes
Pay: $10.30/hr

Mission Statement: Good Samaritan Ministries, motivated by Catholic social teaching, works in our community to advance family life, human dignity, and the common good. We provide services to meet the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths, especially those most in need.

The objective of the Position: 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.

Electronics Department Essential Functions: Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

· Will sort, test, process, price, and recycle all incoming donations into the electronics department

· Will place stickers on donations that have been tested “TESTED” and your initials and the date

· Will place stickers on donations that have not been tested “AS IS” and your initials and the date

· Will remove old garage sale tags; do not just cover them

· Each morning before you start testing take a walk through the Electronics department on the sales floor.

· Dispose of trash, organize shelves, and make it presentable to the customers

· Wrap up cords

· Will ensure that goals are met, and new department goals set

· Will be actively engaged to increase numbers in this department

· Will write neatly and legible on donations (ex. Turns on and works but needs charger and then your initials)

· Functions as a team member for the success of the Good Samaritan Store

· Interacts and communicates professionally and effectively while maintaining open communication with supervisors, and other team members, customers, and clients.

· Learns New Tasks

· Follows Directions and Policies

· Attends work on a regular basis with minimal absences or tardiness

· Attends all meetings and training as required

· Other duties as assigned

· Organized, sets priorities meets deadlines, and works with minimum supervision

· Excellent customer service skills while dealing with customers, co-workers, and volunteers

· Frequent lifting, carrying, and transporting of objects weighing up to 20lbs. team lifting 20lbs and above

· Mobility within the facility and the ability to occasionally drive, load, and unload the delivery truck

· Fast-paced store environment with heavy traffic flow on and off throughout the day

Benefits: Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account and 401 (k)!

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