Residential Aide (4873)

Residential Aide

KT-Knoxville Area Command - Knoxville, TN 37917

Overview

Category Housing

About This Opportunity:

This position is responsible for:

Providing supervision, monitoring, reporting, and technical support services to clients in a residential facility, maintaining appropriate records in addition to ongoing written and verbal communication with the supervisor in relationship to daily client activities; facilitating an emotional and physical environment conducive to enhancing positive client morale and stabilization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completes a daily contact sheet on each resident (including alcohol test).
• Performs bed checks during shift.
• Assists clients with personal needs – clothing, hygiene supplies, linens, etc.
• Checks the facility to ensure that all doors are properly locked.
• Ensures that all entry doors and outside gates are locked.
• Answers a multi-line phone system and forwards calls appropriately; refers applicants to the Case Manager for screening.
• Maintains and updates records of all program residents; completes assigned paperwork, documentation, and statistics as assigned.
• Completes all paperwork as needed to report problems and/or concerns, emergency reports and violations of the rules and regulations and forwards reports to Case Management and Program Director.
• Communicates all major incidents to Case Manager and Program Director in writing and orally; facilitates ongoing information exchange.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, writes, and communicates the English language.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to relate well with a variety of people.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and make responsible decisions with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability and willingness to work from a team approach.
• Ability to empathize and serve as a role model.
• Ability to exhibit personal integrity, mature judgment, and emotional stability suitable to the job.
• Ability to adhere to The Salvation Army Mission Statement by practicing respect, esteem, and dignity toward all mankind.
• Ability to operate and answer a multi-line telephone.
• Ability to stay awake and alert while on shift.
• Ability to work various shifts in addition to a regular work schedule.

Work is performed in a normal office and transitional housing environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like. Work requires driving a vehicle with exposure to the outdoors are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan & Much More!

What We Are Looking For:

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma and one year of related work experience preferably in a social service setting,

Or

Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.