Program Assistant I

The Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) program at Catholic Community Services (CCS) provides rent and utility assistance, bus passes, and essential needs products to disabled adults who are experiencing housing instability.  Over 4,000 people are currently being served by HEN King County through a staff of 50. The program has Homeless Prevention and Homeless teams, a team of Resource Specialists that respond to the HEN Resource Line, an ORCA Lift program that provides free annual bus passes, and an Essential Needs team that creates hundreds of health & hygiene bags each month. The program operates out of the Randolph Carter Center (RCC) and Phoenix Center (Phoenix) in central Seattle, as well as two CCS family centers in Kent. HEN is a statewide program with an annual budget of $25 million. Eligibility is determined through DSHS and CCS is contracted through King County to deliver the services.   

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This is a full time position located at The Phoenix Center (2329 Rainier Avenue, Seattle WA). The weekly schedule is M – F, 9am – 5pm. A majority of this position’s responsibility is to stock essential needs supplies, receive supply deliveries, and making essential need supply bags. Each bag contains 20+ cleaning and hygiene items that our clients depend on a monthly basis. This will require the employee to have an active driver’s license and complete a driving record check as part of the hiring process. This involves lifting and transporting items from the storage facilities at The Phoenix Center and storage unit to the other sites that need bags.

• This position is primarily based at 2329 Rainier Avenue, Seattle WA and the employee will need to reliably commute on-site M – F (Wednesdays will be in Kent for the afternoon).
• Assist with maintaining inventory of supplies and report any shortage of supplies to supervisor
• Maintain storage room and POD storage unit in an organized and neat manner
• Prepare 150+ essential needs bags per week with 20+ hygiene products in each
• Assist with HEN office space maintenance, including building or removing furniture, transferring file cabinets between Seattle and Kent locations, and other office space duties as assigned by supervisor
• Deliver supplies between service locations as needed – locations include Kent, and Seattle
• Deliver essential items or temporarily available items to clients as needed
• This employee will need to be able to regularly lift packages up to 50 lbs.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

This position requires the employee to work in an environment where there may be exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious material.  Other exposures could include cleaning supplies, chemicals involved in pest control, paint and other materials used in building maintenance, building temperature fluctuations, dust, noise, and odors. Other working conditions may include interruptions, working alone, responding to emergencies, working on-call and interactions with angry persons.

• Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.
• Organized and detail orientated.
• Able to work with people of diverse backgrounds and temperaments.
• Good at working with people and pulling a team together.
• Conscientious performance of duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
• Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.
• Have a good driving record and possess a valid Washington drivers license.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs of weight repeatedly.

Note to Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.