On Call Talkin Trash Community Cleaner

Statement About the Nature of this Position:

Talkin' Trash is a temporary employment readiness program designed for individuals who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Applicants must be eligible for homeless services in Clark County, WA to be considered.

This is an On-Call position. Hours are not guaranteed. On Call Community Cleaners who excel in their job duties will have the opportunity to move into any open full-time positions. Full time is 32-40 hours per week.

“Share believes every person counts. Together we pursue a stronger community by building relationships, advocating for equitable access to housing and food stability while empowering every individual to grow and thrive.”

Share provides a wide spectrum of services ranging from street outreach, hunger response, and emergency shelter to housing and asset building. We offer individuals services, resources, and the tools we need to end their homelessness, secure housing, and maintain that housing. Each year, we assist more than 8,000 people experiencing poverty, hunger, and/or homelessness.

We seek bright, driven people who are passionate about social justice and who want challenging career opportunities that deliver personal and professional fulfillment. Our dedicated and energetic employees provide essential services to a vulnerable population. We take pride in making a difference in the lives of so many people every day.

Share recognizes that our employees are the foundation for our organization as well as our heart and soul. Share has a generous and robust benefit package including 4 weeks of PTO, a wellness program, 401(k) with match, and health/dental and life insurance. We encourage a culture of supportive compassion for our participants, co-workers, and volunteers.

Share wants to be part of a community that brings about change. We are committed to actively working to dismantle racist systems, focusing on sustainable solutions to structural racism, police violence, and inequitable economic, health care, and education systems. It requires all institutions, including ours, to ask what more we can and should do to live our commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion – and we must be brave enough to make changes.

The Community Cleaner position is responsible for cleaning certain portions of the public lands within the City of Vancouver as directed by the Talkin Trash Crew Leader. Community Cleaners are responsible for following safety instructions and traffic laws, utilizing safety gear provided, disposing of trash as instructed by their crew leader and following appropriate guidelines for marking items that may belong to a person experiencing homelessness and waiting for 2he designated time prior to disposal.

Unless hired as a crew member to do so, Community Cleaners may not clean up private property.

• Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of sidewalks and designated areas throughout Vancouver city limits.
• Performing tasks such as cleaning empty lots, clearing street drains of debris, and raking leaves.
• Performing the task of loading and unloading various items, such as litter, furniture, appliances, tires and disposables, to the designated wasteland.
• Performing the task of emptying trash receptacles and replacing them with new liners.
• Distributing garbage bags to individuals residing outdoors.
• Responsible for supporting the driver in monitoring the disposables collected through the program tracking system.
• Active involvement in one of the employment support services such as PIC Career Academy, Work Source, Goodwill Job Connection, or other skills classes is required.
• Completing a resume, attending job…