COMMUNITY ASSISTANT

City of New York•New York, NY

1d•$38,712 - $42,092

About The Position

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting one Community Assistant for the Division of Shelter Intake. The division oversees day-to-day operations at intake and assessment sites for single adults, adult families, and families with children, ensuring access to shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The Community Assistant performs general housekeeping and routine client-service tasks while maintaining agency and regulatory health and sanitation standards. Duties include cleaning and maintaining restrooms, dorms, laundry rooms, common areas, outside perimeters, office spaces, kitchens, and cafeterias; handling supplies, deliveries, inventory, linens, and client belongings; participating in food service; escorting clients; and monitoring program activities and crowd flow. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., with regular days off Friday and Saturday.

Requirements

No formal education or experience is required.
Ability to understand and carry out simple instructions.
Ability to understand and be understood in English.

Responsibilities

Perform general housekeeping and routine client-service tasks while maintaining agency and regulatory health and sanitation standards.
Clean restrooms, dorms, laundry rooms, common areas, outside perimeters, office spaces, kitchens, cafeterias, and other work areas.
Remove and dispose of litter and garbage.
Distribute and replenish toiletries, and distribute and exchange linens.
Load and unload deliveries, stock supplies, and maintain inventory records.
Transport household supplies, equipment, and client lockers.
Distribute client mail, and remove and store client belongings.
Organize serving areas and participate in food service.
Provide client escort service.
Assist in monitoring client program activities and crowd control.
Perform other job-related duties as required.