Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Shelter Residential Aides

200 Varick St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Req #3

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Title:Residential Aides

Schedule: 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am, or 12am-8am ( must be available to work weekend shift)Salary:$18.37 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)

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Depending on the shift and program, essential duties of theResidential Aideinclude but are not limited to the following activities:

  • 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

  Qualifications:

  • 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

All newly hired Project Renewal staff must provide verification of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Other details

• Pay Type Hourly

• Employment Indicator Regular

• Min Hiring Rate $18.37

• Max Hiring Rate $18.37

• 200 Varick St, New York, NY 10014, USA

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