Residential Aide, Park Slope Womens Shelter

CAMBA•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community organization dedicated to building an inclusive New York City by providing integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. CAMBA operates five single adult homeless shelters and one single adult drop-in center, funded by the New York City Department of Homeless Services. These shelters offer clients a supportive, structured, therapeutic, safe, and drug-free environment. The Park Slope Shelter for Women, located in Brooklyn, serves 100 MICA women, providing comprehensive services to help them transition into permanent or supported housing.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D or equivalent experience.
Participate in Department of Health Food Protection 15 hour Course, pass exam and become a certified Food Handler.
Must obtain Annual PPD Test.
May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
May be required to become certified in overdose prevention.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual preferred.
Bi-lingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
Comply with all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy policies.
Update and inform clients of program changes through individual and group meetings.
Assist with client bed-check every evening.
Conduct dorm inspection to ensure client compliance with facility policies.
Intervene and diffuse inappropriate client interaction, as necessary.
Monitor clients’ behavior and report changes to Supervisor and/or appropriate social services staff.
Ensure clients receive personal care products and laundry products weekly, and replace any personal care items as needed.
Sort, count, and bag bed linens, blankets, and towels (may wash, dry and fold).
Distribute clean bed linens, blankets, pillows, and towels to clients.
Monitor clients' use of laundry facilities.
Strip former clients' beds and lockers, sort, bag, label and document belongings, and store them for safekeeping.
Identify, sort, bag, label and document valuable client belongings and give to Supervisor for storage.
Follow client belongings policy and retrieve personal property of former clients upon their return.
Escort clients, as needed.
Check food deliveries for quality and quantity of items and report any issues to Supervisor.
Prepare kitchen and dining facilities for mealtimes and clean up after each meal.
Heat and serve prepared foods according to Food Standards Policy.
Store food according to the Food Storage Policy.
Prepare paper goods, setups and condiments for mealtimes.
Set up coffee and hot water urns before each meal.
May collect garbage in bags and remove to appropriate storage location.
May prepare and serve lunch.
May plan, coordinate and facilitate social and/or peer support events for clients.