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Residential Aide

Shelter- Marsha's, 480 East 185th St, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Req #1513

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Position: Residential Aide

Program: Marsha’s House

Salary: $18.92 per hour

Program Description:

Marsha’s House is an 81 bed 24/7 emergency shelter for homeless young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our comprehensive services include case management, vocational counseling, job placement, peer counseling, recreational activities, and housing placement assistance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Depending on the shift and program, essential duties of the Residential Aide include 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

Other details

+ Pay Type Hourly

+ Employment Indicator Regular

+ Min Hiring Rate $18.92

+ Max Hiring Rate $18.92

+ Required Education High School

+ Shelter- Marsha's, 480 East 185th St, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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