• Residential Aide

    Phoenix House (Jamaica, NY)


    Residential Aide

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    City Emergency Shelter Facility - Jamaica, NY

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    High School or GED Equivalent

     

    Salary Range

     

    $17.78 - $26.68 Hourly

     

    Travel Percentage

     

    None

     

    Job Shift

     

    Graveyard/Overnight

     

    Job Category

     

    Nonprofit - Social Services

    Description

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

     

    Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

     

    + Ensures that clients adhere to the day-to-day program schedule, tracking attendance as required.

    + Monitors participation in program events and activities, if applicable.

    + Conduct and document routine room/bed and facility checks, (minimally every thirty minutes) to ensure client and facility safety and security.

    + Evaluate the client's property/items upon admission to ensure compliance with facility and program guidelines.

    + Provides safe, timely, and supervised transportation of clients to off-site appointments or activities as needed.

    + Maintain accurate documentation and/ or other reports in a timely manner, in accordance with policy and procedures.

    + Participates and facilitates the occurrence of shift change.

    + Attends and participates in staff meetings as needed.

    + Provides essential information to case management staff, as needed.

    OVERNIGHT SHIFT CAVEAT

    + Makes hourly tours of the facility, logging all pertinent activity.

    + Manages after-hours incidents and emergencies, as required, notifying the appropriate staff.

    + Coordinates and facilitates all scheduled nighttime activities (i.e., fire drill, evacuation, etc.)

    + Completes room-to-room headcounts three(3) times each night.

    + Conducts routine facility checks to ensure facility safety and security.

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    + High School diploma or GED/equivalent required.

    REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

    + Minimum one year’s experience working in social services.

    + Bilingual in Spanish, preferred.

     

    Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.