Residential Overnight Float - PT

YSS is seeking an energetic night owl to join our team as a Residential Overnight Float - PT! The Float supports the overnight staff in our Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) shelters and our Residential Addiction Treatment locations. During the evening, overnight, and morning hours, this position is responsible for ensuring the security of all residential buildings and assisting with the supervision and care of residential clients.This position must remain awake for their entire shift. Responsibilities include: Float as scheduled among the CWES Shelter & Residential Treatment programs to provide support to overnight staff and ensure security of the facilities. Walk from facility to facility every 15-20 minutes to complete facility checks and staff check-ins. This will sometimes require being outside in extreme weather conditions. Completetime stamp at each location during each visit. Complete sweep of interior of each facility, ensuring the doors and windows are locked. Observe and identify potential security and safety risks or undesirable conditions. Communicate with overnight staff at each facility to identify necessary tasks and security concerns. Complete checks of the outside of each facility three times during each shift. Assistin oversight of the residents during the late night and early morning. Relates to residents in a caring, supportive, and therapeutic manner. Takean active interest in each resident and is aware of individual presenting problems, behaviors, and personalities. Determineappropriate use of any additional apparatus used in rooms at night: air conditioners, fans, etc. Enforceprogram rules and restrictions consistently, fairly, and firmly. Immediately reportany non-authorized absences/elopements during the night in accordance with program policy and procedure. AssistOvernight Specialists in providing crisis intervention when needed and alerton-call staff of a medical or counseling emergency. AssistOvernight Specialists with bed checks per program standard. Recordall bed checks by using the time clock. AssistOvernight Specialists in overseeing morning schedule for clients, including wake-up, breakfast, showers, and morning schedule. Assistwith filing or other paperwork as requested. May assist in providing for the nightly maintenance of the house and assuring that safe living conditions are provided in compliance with fire, safety, and health regulations. Completefacility laundry such as towels, linens, kitchen towels, etc., nightly. Vacuuming and dusting offices and emptying office trash when necessary. Communicatewith other overnight staff regarding household chores done utilizing the checklists at each facility. Reporting any needed maintenance or repairs of facility. Completedaily checks of each facilitys vehicles and fuel them or request service by Facility supervisor when necessary. Attendrequired meetings: Individual supervision,Overnight Specialist, Staff in-service trainings, ets. Please note that this description is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities required for this position. Duties may change at any time, with or without notice. What will you get out of working at YSS? We're glad you asked. At YSS, you can expect to find: A team of bright, collaborative, dependable, and funcolleagues An exciting, welcoming workplace A clear, mission-driven purpose to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first Employee recognition program Opportunities for skill development We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values - Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a Can Do Spirit. MUST HAVES - Required Qualifications A High School Diploma/equivalent One year related work or life experience SHOULD HAVES - Preferred Qualifications Clientfocused and able to collaborate, communicate, and coordinate with others. Is an active, patient, listener. Usescritical thinking skills to problems solve. Ability to manage resources effectively. The IDEAL candidate: Is passionate about helping others andexcited to come to work every day. Is compassionate, patient, and empathetic, with the ability to relate to diverse populations. Speaks a language(s) in addition to English. Has personal knowledge and understanding gained through lived experience and the ability to draw on that experience to support others on the journey to stability, recovery, and healing. Recovering applicants should have a minimum of two years of continuous sobriety to be considered for this position. About YSS... One of Iowa's oldest and largest, youth-serving, nonprofit organizations, YSS's mission is to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first. Our programs impact tens of thousands of youths and families each year. We offer education to build healthy minds and bodies; counseling to overcome lifes challenges; and stability to focus on the future. Our diverse leadership team brings together a wide range of specialties and expertise, all dedicated to our mission. Headquartered in Ames and located across Iowa, our sites are not cookie-cutter modelswe tailor our services to fit the highest needs of each community. And we are still growing. YSS is constructing Ember, a 50-acre recovery campus in Central Iowa that will offer shelter, crisis stabilization, and residential addiction treatment for youth and young adults. Our goal is to create a continuum of caretogether, with programs that give youth the tools they need to succeed their entire lives. Work for YSS and you too can have a positive impact in the lives of young people. Helpful to Know YSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We believe that our strength lies in the unique perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We strive to create an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal opportunities to succeed. Our ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are central to our mission, and we are dedicated to continuous improvement in these areas. YSS is a nicotine-free workplace. YSSs Hiring Process Communication with applicants is done primarily via email from our Paycom system. Please check your messages regularly. If you don't see messages in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you have questions about your application, please email recruitment@yss.org. 1. Application - All applicants are required to complete an online application. The application is considered complete when all questions have been answered, all required documents (resume, waivers) have been submitted, and the application has been electronically signed. 2. Assessment As they are received, applications are reviewed for education, experience, and licensure (if required). If the required qualifications are not met, the application will likely be declined. 3. Interview Depending on the number of applications received, we may choose to do initial phone interviews. Otherwise, we will move directly to in-person or Zoom interviews. 4. References Applicants moving forward after their interview are asked to submit three references, which YSS then contacts. 5. Pre-employment Screening Applicants are required to submit background check waiver forms at the time they apply. YSS conducts a Single Contact Repository (SING) background check on all final candidates. All offers of employment at YSS are contingent upon clear results of the SING. The SING provides authorized organizations online access to Iowa Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry information held by the Department of Public Safety/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Department of Human Services (DHS) Central Abuse Registry for Child Abuse (CA) and Dependent Adult Abuse (DAA), as well as Professional License information.YSS also requires a clean driving record for positions that provide transport. Verification will be done through the records of the state that issued the individuals current license. 6. Offer Applicants selected for hire will receive a formal offer of employment via email with instructions of how to reply. 7. New Hire Meeting - The offer email will provide details on how to set up this meeting. You must scheduleand attend this meeting before you can begin working or getting paid.