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Project Renewal, Inc. Residential Aide in Bronx, New York

Residential Aide

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

Req #1356

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Residential Aide

Position: Residential Aide

Program: Marsha’s House

Salary: $18.92 per hour

Shift: 4pm-12am

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

    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 $18.92

  • 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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