Shelter Residential Aide

Residential Aide

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence, renewing their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $140 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.

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: $19.49/hour

• 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 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

Project Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail), physical or mental disability, age (18 and over), military status, arrest record, marital status, domestic partnership status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.