Job Description

Title: Residential Aides

Schedule: 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am, or 12am-8am ( must be available to work weekend shift)

Salary: $19.494 an hour

Locations: Multiple opportunities are available in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan in our Homeless Shelters

• Ana’s Place (Bronx)

• East Williamsburg Men’s Shelter (Brooklyn)

• Fort Washington Men’s Shelter (Upper Manhattan)

• Kenton Hall Men’s Shelter (Manhattan)

• Marsha's House (Bronx)

• New Providence Women’s Shelter (Manhattan)

• Third Street Men’s Shelter (Lower Manhattan)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Depending on the shift and program, essential duties of the Residential Aide include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Performs the day- to- day monitoring of the residents’ on-site activities

• Performs hourly inspections of the facility and immediate neighborhood, and documents/reports any incidents

• Assists in the planning and organization of recreational activities, events and outings

• Wakes the clients as needed, provides clothing and personal care items to clients

• Ensures that the clients are out of the dormitories according to policies and procedures

• Reminds clients of their daily schedules, and assists clients with their daily living skills

• Processes new client intake information, bed assignment, maintains the daily census records and provides DHS with daily census figures.

• Secures the clients’ personal property and maintains an inventory of the clients belongings

• Observes the behavior of clients, reporting any unusual behavior to the case management and clinical staff

• Oversees the shelter at nights and responds to any requests from the clients who are awake

• Works collaboratively with the Program Aides/ Case Manager in providing crisis intervention in an emergency

• Complete electronic shift summaries and incident reports

• Assists in the Cafeteria with meals being served to clients at breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Residential Aide Supervisor or other supervisory staff

Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or GED required

• 1 year of experience working with homeless mentally ill adults or other special needs population

• Excellent oral, writing and listening skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially e-mail, Word and Excel; computer literate

• Bilingual or multilingual a plus

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Job Details

Pay Type Hourly

Employment Indicator Regular

Education Level High School

Hiring Min Rate 19.49 USD

Hiring Max Rate 19.49 USD

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