Residential Overnight Worker

Catholic Charities Chemung/Schuyler•Elmira, NY

10d

About The Position

Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler Counties is hiring a Residential Overnight Worker to provide continuous overnight monitoring and support to residents in a community residence. The role helps maintain residents’ safety and a home-like environment where they can stabilize psychiatric illness and develop skills for functioning in the community, including daily living, medication management, and socialization. Staff respond to residents’ needs during the night, including providing assistance and support during crises, and complete required documentation and facility tasks. The position is described as full-time in the listing, with overnight hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; the description also notes that the position may be full-time or part-time. Pay is $19.50 per hour. The agency is a regional agency of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester, with offices in Elmira and Watkins Glen. It works to reduce poverty, promote wellness and self-sufficiency, and advocate for social justice, and serves and employs 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.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to use Windows, Microsoft Office, and online software platforms 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 through positive, constructive communication.
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 to perform certain job functions.
Ability to read, write, and interpret written documents.
Successful completion of a background check is required for an employment offer.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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