What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shelter Residential Aides position at Project Renewal?
Title: Residential Aides
Schedule: 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am, or 12am-8am ( must be available to work weekend shift)
Salary: $19.494 an hour
Locations: Multiple opportunities are available in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan in our Homeless Shelters
Schedule: 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am, or 12am-8am ( must be available to work weekend shift)
Salary: $19.494 an hour
Locations: Multiple opportunities are available in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan in our Homeless Shelters
- Ana’s Place (Bronx)
- East Williamsburg Men’s Shelter (Brooklyn)
- Fort Washington Men’s Shelter (Upper Manhattan)
- Kenton Hall Men’s Shelter (Manhattan)
- Marsha's House (Bronx)
- New Providence Women’s Shelter (Manhattan)
- Third Street Men’s Shelter (Lower Manhattan)
- 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
- 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
Salary : $19