Medical Respite Advocate/Driver

Description Position Summary: City Care exists to do the work few others are willing to do. We believe in the intrinsic value of every person. It is with love and compassion that we walk alongside neighbors who are often overlooked in our community. We provide food for the hungry, relief for the hurting, and hold space for complete restoration of lives that have gotten off course.

With enough endurance, we witness, firsthand, remarkable stories of transformation. Still reading? Great! Now more about the position. City Care is searching for the right person with a knack for seeing great potential in others and working as part of a team with the shared goal of motivating change. This Advocate will understand the complexity of the intersection of poverty, homelessness, physical/behavioral health needs, and substance use for unhoused Oklahomans experiencing complex medical needs.

Requirements

Primary duties upon entry:

• Transportation of medical respite participants to/from appointments
• Shift report on medical respite participants
• Maintain accountability of medical respite participants whereabouts
• Safety checks/screenings of medical respite participants and their items
• Specified cleaning duties
• EVS coordination
• Laundry coordination
• Meal coordination
• Staff and client support where appropriate
• Maintain supply inventory
• Coordinate medical respite participant appointment scheduling Secondary duties when trained:
• Wellness checks
• Medical respite participant intake and orientation
• Assessments for medical respite entry and exit
• Connection to services Other duties as assigned Skills & Experience:
• Experience with driving a 12-passenger van, and operating wheelchair lift
• Understanding of the complexity of the intersection of poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance use and recovery
• Cool under pressure
• Computer literate, resulting in error-free data entry
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work as a member of a team to accomplish shared goals
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Reliable transportation
• Pre-employment background check, driving record and UA Internal mobility for pay raises and training bonus available upon completion and tenure in positions.

Benefits

Benefits for full-time employees begin on the first day of the month following date of hire.

Benefits

include medical, dental, vision and company sponsored 401K plan