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Support Worker

Cottleville, MO • On-site

Archdiocese of St. Louis
Religious Organizations • 1 - 5K employees
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$12.75 - $16.50/hr

Full-time

PTO

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Job Summary
The PSR Support Worker provides a visible and supportive presence on the parish campus during Parish School of Religion (PSR) sessions. The primary purpose of this position is to enhance the safety, security, and well-being of students, families, volunteers, and staff while PSR programming is taking place.
The Support Worker helps maintain a safe, welcoming, and orderly environment by monitoring the campus, assisting with student movement and supervision, identifying potential safety concerns, and promptly communicating concerns to the appropriate parish or PSR leadership.
As a member of the Catholic parish community, the Support Worker is expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the parish's Catholic mission and values, demonstrating respect, kindness, responsibility, professionalism, and service to others.
Job Responsibilities
Campus Safety and Presence
  • Maintain a visible and approachable presence on the parish campus during PSR sessions.
  • Monitor common areas, entrances, hallways, parking areas, and other designated areas for safety concerns.
  • Help ensure that students remain in designated areas and follow established parish and PSR safety procedures.
  • Monitor campus access and promptly report unfamiliar, unauthorized, or concerning activity to the appropriate parish staff.
  • Assist with maintaining secure entrances and following established building-access procedures.
  • Be attentive to potential hazards, unsafe conditions, or situations that may affect the safety of students, staff, volunteers, or visitors.
  • Respond appropriately to safety concerns and notify the appropriate parish leadership, emergency personnel, or law enforcement when necessary and in accordance with parish procedures.
  • Assist with emergency procedures, drills, evacuations, lockdowns, or other safety situations as directed and trained.
  • Support safe arrival, dismissal, and movement of students throughout the campus

Job Requirements
  • Provide a calm, positive, and reassuring presence for students.
  • Assist PSR staff and volunteers with student supervision when requested.
  • Help maintain appropriate behavior and orderly movement in common areas.
  • Address minor student concerns in a respectful and age-appropriate manner.
  • Immediately refer significant behavioral, medical, safety, or safeguarding concerns to the appropriate PSR or parish staff member.
  • Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with all children and youth.
  • Follow all parish and diocesan policies regarding child protection, youth safety, and appropriate

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.
Our Mission
We are a unique community-diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.
Benefits
Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better-and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That's why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.
As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you'll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we're working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews-we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.

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