Shelter Residential Aides

Project RenewalNew York, NY
135d$19 - $19

About The Position

The Residential Aide position involves working in various homeless shelters located in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. The role requires availability for different shifts, including 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am, or 12am-8am, with a requirement to work weekends. The salary for this position is $19.494 per hour.

Requirements

  • A High School Diploma or GED required
  • 1 year of experience working with homeless mentally ill adults or other special needs population
  • Excellent oral, writing and listening skills
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially e-mail, Word and Excel; computer literate
  • Bilingual or multilingual a plus

Responsibilities

  • Performs the day-to-day monitoring of the residents' on-site activities
  • Performs hourly inspections of the facility and immediate neighborhood, and documents/reports any incidents
  • Assists in the planning and organization of recreational activities, events and outings
  • Wakes the clients as needed, provides clothing and personal care items to clients
  • Ensures that the clients are out of the dormitories according to policies and procedures
  • Reminds clients of their daily schedules, and assists clients with their daily living skills
  • Processes new client intake information, bed assignment, maintains the daily census records and provides DHS with daily census figures
  • Secures the clients' personal property and maintains an inventory of the clients belongings
  • Observes the behavior of clients, reporting any unusual behavior to the case management and clinical staff
  • Oversees the shelter at nights and responds to any requests from the clients who are awake
  • Works collaboratively with the Program Aides/ Case Manager in providing crisis intervention in an emergency
  • Complete electronic shift summaries and incident reports
  • Assists in the Cafeteria with meals being served to clients at breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Residential Aide Supervisor or other supervisory staff
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