Residential Overnight Worker

Catholic Charities Chemung/Schuyler•Elmira, NY

10d

About The Position

Residential overnight workers provide continuous overnight monitoring of residents to ensure their safety. They help maintain a home-like atmosphere where residents can stabilize psychiatric illness and develop skills for community living, including daily living skills, medication management, and socialization. Staff address residents’ needs if they wake during the night, provide assistance and support during crises, and deliver rehabilitative care consistent with each individual’s desires, tolerance, and capacity to participate. The role also includes basic cleaning and facility upkeep, documentation, medication-policy compliance, and completion of overnight shift activities. The position is part-time, scheduled Friday through Monday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., at $19.50 per hour. Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler Counties is a regional agency of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester, with offices in Elmira and Watkins Glen. The organization works to reduce poverty, promote wellness and self-sufficiency, and advocate for social justice, and is committed to serving and employing people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to prioritize assignments, plan, and complete work projects with minimal direction.
Exceptional time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines effectively.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to use Windows, Microsoft Office, and multiple online software platforms as required by funders and partner organizations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to demonstrate behaviors and attitudes that support the organization’s mission, philosophy, and policies.
Ability to work cooperatively and helpfully with all individuals.
Willingness and ability to foster agency- and program-wide cooperation and teamwork using positive, constructive communication techniques.
Successful completion of a background check is required for an employment offer.
Ability to use hands to manipulate, handle, feel, and control items or equipment, including a motor vehicle.
Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, climb stairs, and reach above or below the shoulders.
Ability to occasionally lift or move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
Ability to sit at a desk or in a vehicle for extended periods for certain job functions.
Ability to read, write, and interpret written documents.

Nice To Haves

Two years of practical and/or paid experience working with individuals in an OMH-related program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor residents during overnight hours and complete room checks every two hours.
Help provide a home-like atmosphere that supports residents in stabilizing psychiatric illness and learning skills for community living, including daily living skills, medication management, and socialization.
Ensure rehabilitative services are consistent with individuals’ desires, tolerance, and capacity to participate.
Provide residents with direction and support, including assistance during crisis situations.
Complete required documentation and incident reports related to crisis situations.
Document progress notes about significant events involving residents, their medications, or staff interactions with residents.
Implement and follow the Community Residence’s medication policies and procedures.
Complete shift logs and ensure overnight assignment-sheet activities are completed by the end of each shift.
Perform basic cleaning of general living areas and bathrooms, empty trash, load and unload the dishwasher, and complete laundry.
Remove food items from the freezer needed for the next day’s meal preparation; account for sharp knives and utensils locked in the staff office; and check and log freezer and refrigerator temperatures nightly.
On Tuesday or Saturday overnight shifts, count and record medications locked in the staff office.
Attend staff meetings when possible and/or read staff meeting minutes.
Perform other related duties as assigned and follow appropriate supervisory directions.
Adhere to applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including requirements for confidentiality, privacy, program, billing, and documentation standards.