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3 people are interested
Database Do-Over: Non-profit that serves homeless people needs a Database Advisor.
ORGANIZATION: DESC - Housing and Health to End Homelessness
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3 people are interested
Use your powers for good!
Chasers is our one stop application used by 600+ staff to serve our vulnerable populations. Come to understand what we have and how we can best maintain it, as well as start to educate us on what future could look like as the agency scales. A PHP, Apache database build long ago and now a bit of a Lego-style piece of work. We need a guru who can conquer the unkown and help guide us.
Experience needed should include general knowledge of computers, builds, networks and power. If you have setup systems at your home and for your family and they keep coming back asking for more, you can be part of our team!
Hours are flexible and can range from a minimum of 4-20 a week, a six month commitment is needed. Come join a great team and a great mission.
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About DESC - Housing and Health to End Homelessness
Location:
515 3RD AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98104, US
Mission Statement
The Downtown Emergency Service Center works to end the homelessness of vulnerable people, particularly those living with serious mental or addictive illnesses. Through partnerships and an integrated array of comprehensive services, treatment and housing, we give people the opportunity to reach their highest potential. At DESC, uncommon efforts produce uncommon results that eliminate homelessness, one person at a time.
Description
DESC is the largest multi-service agency serving homeless adults in the Puget Sound region, reaching over 9,000 people annually and providing state licensed mental health and chemical dependency treatment, 279 emergency shelter beds, and over 1600 units of permanent, supportive housing. DESC also addresses a larger community need: our services decrease the financial burden on taxpayers by minimizing the utilization of emergency rooms, jails, courts, police, psychiatric hospitals and other highly expensive resources. At the same time, we are improving the quality of life for those who live, work and do business here.
DESC succeeds where others have failed. Stretching the bounds of accepted practices, DESC's professional staff have learned that creative, assertive and holistic approaches, including evidence based and emerging best practices, work best for our highly vulnerable and difficult-to-engage clientele. Many men and women who have a long history of homelessness also have tenuous if any ties to the mainstream community and lack natural support networks such as family members. By eliminating outdated barriers to services and housing, DESC has received national recognition for its work with chronically homeless adults with behavioral health disorders.
Our staff and Board of Directors remain committed to serving those adults in our community who are most disabled and most vulnerable - and most often forgotten or ignored by society. We believe there is no such thing as a throw-away person.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
611 3rd AvenueSeattle, WA 98104
DATE POSTED
May 12, 2017
SKILLS
- Database Administration
- IT Consulting
- PC Platform
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- minimum 4hrs/wk for at least six months
- PHP, SQL, Familiarity with Linux and Open Source environments a plus, Container Services knowledge a