Community Residence Care & Wellness Aide

Acacia Network; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Acacia Network, Bronx, NY, seeks a Community Residence Aide to provide residents with high-quality care in a therapeutic environment under supervision. This role covers daily living support, care coordination, and accurate documentation.

You will work with health and clinical teams to promote independence, support skill development, and help residents pursue education or employment while following NYS policies and Acacia Network procedures.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in Human Services or Behavioral Health preferred.
• Associate Degree or higher required.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well within a diverse team.
• Positive customer service attitude.
• Comfortable in a culturally diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake assessment planning, service coordination, service provision, and discharge planning.
• Provides assertiveness and self-advocacy training to promote residents’ ability to make life changes and increase self-awareness.
• Assist residents with developing daily living skills.
• Ensure seamless coordination between the program and primary health and clinical care teams.
• Assists in record keeping, monitoring, storage and supervision associated with the self-administration of medication.
• Manage incidents as needed while following the organization’s policies.
• Assist with mental health projects to meet goals and objectives.
• Support skill development to help clients pursue employment or education opportunities.
• Help develop social skills to reduce isolation.
• Continuously update work-related knowledge through training.
• Provide services to address dressing, hygiene, food prep, cleaning, budgeting.
• Ensure restorative services occur timely and documentation is compliant.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Human Services experience

Customer service

Team player

Documentation skills

Cultural sensitivity

Positive attitude

Education

Assoc degree or higher

Job description

Acacia Network, Bronx, NY, seeks a Community Residence Aide to provide residents with high-quality care in a therapeutic environment under supervision. This role covers daily living support, care coordination, and accurate documentation.

You will work with health and clinical teams to promote independence, support skill development, and help residents pursue education or employment while following NYS policies and Acacia Network procedures.