Work. Together.
At the Children’s Shelter, you will be an integral member of our family of services. We take pride in being the community’s leading provider of trauma-informed care. And that begins and ends with employees who believe in our mission of restoring innocence and strengthening families.
Core Values
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Excellence
We offer superior, innovative services by thinking and acting creatively and resourcefully. We will model excellence to and for the community, holding ourselves to a higher standard.
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Respect
We accept everyone as individuals without regard to their race, religious beliefs, political affiliation, sexual orientation, and culture or economic status.
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Integrity
We honor all commitments. We are truthful, honest and adhere to high moral standards. Integrity shapes our character and influences how we meet the needs of the people we serve, and the decisions we make.
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Teamwork
We work with a spirit of collaboration, inviting different people to participate with different ideas and perspectives, and skills to work towards a common goal.
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Transparency
We strive to create a culture of trust between our staff, children and families, and community partners by being open and honest about our strengths and challenges as an agency.
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Innovation
We seek effective solutions by bringing together various ideas that have a positive impact on staff, children and families, and the community.
Family of Services
The Children’s Shelter Family of Services delivers high quality, compassionate trauma-informed care delivered to children and families impacted by or at-risk of abuse and neglect.
Trauma-Informed Care
Principles
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Safety
Our program activities and settings are designed to promote the physical and emotional safety of our clients and staff.
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Collaboration
We include our clients’ input in planning and evaluating our service. We respect our clients’ life experiences and history, and operate from a model of doing “with” rather than “to” or “for” our clients.
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Trustworthiness
We build trust with those we serve by making the tasks in our service delivery clear, by ensuring consistency in practice, and maintaining appropriate boundaries in our programs.
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Choice
We designed our services to ensure that our clients’ experiences of choice and control are maximized.
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Empowerment
We recognize and emphasize our client’s strengths and skills, by focusing on skill development and enhancement. We convey optimism about the capacity of our client to reach their goals.
Opportunities
If you would like to join our team, please click on the link below to see what open positions we have
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