Residential Aide, Broadway House Women's Shelter (Part-Time)

CAMBA•New York, NY

10d•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 shelters for single adults and families, offering supportive, structured, therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facilities. Homeless individuals, often with mental illness and substance abuse issues, receive comprehensive services to help them transition into permanent housing. Broadway House Women’s Shelter in Bushwick serves 165 women, with a significant portion experiencing mental illness and chemical addiction.

Requirements

Sufficient Education: Ability to comprehend basic reading, writing, and math skills necessary to perform the essential functions of the role.
Demonstrated skills and abilities required to perform the essential functions of the job.
Upon hire, participate in Department of Health Food Protection 15-hour Course, pass exam and become a certified Food Handler.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and any other language preferred
Sensitivity and awareness of working with homeless and vulnerable populations is a plus.
May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
May be required to become certified in overdose prevention.

Responsibilities

Assist clients in developing daily independent living skills through individual and group Activities of Daily Living (ADL) sessions, including laundry, meal preparation and clean up, personal hygiene, shopping, and maintaining a schedule of activities.
Maintain inventory of food and dry goods.
Provide clients with an orientation of the facility, services, and personal care items upon arrival.
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.
Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over a period.