Staff on Duty Positions

TITLE: Staff on Duty

SALARY: $40,000 - $45,000

SHIFT(S): Full-time| Part-time 7a-3p & Weekends

LOCATION: Multiple locations in East Harlem, Ward's Island, and the Bronx, and Lower Manhattan, NY

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including: psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers our Full Time Staff on Duty employees:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Assistance 
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

The Staff on Duty is responsible for monitoring the safety and security of the facility through supervision of residents and their guests.   

The Staff on Duty teaches residents socially appropriate behavior by role-modeling.  She/he must be a self-motivated individual who functions as part of a clinical environment which provides supportive services and resources to residents.  

The Staff on Duty is directly supervised by the Deputy Director of Operations/Deputy Director/Program Director.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct hourly facility runs and document findings on log sheets.  
• Maintain all necessary communication in the facility log book.
• Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of the facility through daily supervision of residents assigned to housekeeping job functions.
• Maintain updated resident database, bed sheets, and room assignments.  
• Ensure that all therapeutic activities are properly facilitated and begin and end in a timely fashion. 
• When assigned, facilitate and monitor morning meeting
• Participate in crisis intervention and provide close observation and supervision of residents in crisis.
• Distribute legal letters, medical feedback and metro cards to residents.
• Monitor all residents leaving and reentering the facility.
• Address all resident medical needs via the medical on-call policy & procedure.
• When necessary, conduct resident screening for contraband and conduct urine toxicology tests.
• Complete all incident reports prior to the completion of shift.
• Ensure that all residents sign the HRA sign in sheet on a daily basis.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Attend all required in-service training seminars.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Other relevant duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS:  EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. High school diploma or G.E.D required.
2. Prior experience working in a clinical, mental health, housing or chemical dependency setting preferred.
3. Must demonstrate appropriate written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.