Residential Aide, The Landing Family Shelter

Camba • Queens, NY

12h • $19

About The Position

CAMBA’s The Landing Family Shelter is funded by New York City Department of Homeless Services and offers families a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. It provides comprehensive case management services to 169 families who are in a transitional residence program for homeless families. The three story facility has rooms of various sizes, common areas and provides on-site security and social services The person filling this position is expected, under close supervision, to:

Requirements

• Must obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certification
• Must obtain and maintain certification in overdose prevention
• Must obtain and maintain CPI (Crisis Prevention) certified
• High school diploma or G.E.D. and/or equivalent experience
• Complete pre-employment requirements such the State Central Registry (SCR) clearance, The Register of Substantiated Category One Cases of Abuse or Neglect aka Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance and Criminal history information checks via fingerprinting with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services prior to start of employment
• TB test required
• Ability to maintain clearances throughout the duration of employment
• Required to become First Aid/CPR certified
• Required to become certified in overdose prevention

Nice To Haves

• Sensitivity and awareness of working with homeless and vulnerable populations is a plus
• Bilingual is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in the development of daily independent living skills through both 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 any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information
• Update and inform clients of program changes (i.e., food services changes, laundry assignments, etc.) through individual and group meetings
• Conduct room inspection to ensure client compliance with facility policies
• Intervene and diffuse inappropriate client interaction, as necessary
• Monitor clients’ behavior and report client changes in behavior or personal care to Supervisor and/or appropriate social services staff
• Ensure that 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, including running new client’s belongings through the dryer
• Strip former clients' rooms, sort, bag, label and document belongings, carry bags to storage area, and store bags for safekeeping
• Identify, sort, bag, label and document valuable client belongings (i.e., electronics, cash, documents, etc.) 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 (i.e., follow menu, set portion sizes, food service hygiene, check temperature of meals, etc.)
• Store food according to the Food Storage Policy (i.e., check temperature of refrigerators, rotate food, etc.)
• Prepare paper goods, setups and condiments for mealtimes
• Set up coffee and hot water urns before each meal
• Collect garbage in bags and remove to appropriate storage location
• Prepare and serve lunch
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate social and/or peer support events for clients
• Conduct unit inspections

Benefits

• CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees