Resident Support Specialist

Community Housing Innovations; City of Newburgh (NY); Presencial; USD 20 000 - 29 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Resumo da oferta

Community Housing Innovations (CHI) in Newburgh, NY is seeking a part-time Resident Support Specialist to provide a safe, structured environment for residents and staff. The role requires supervising residents, enforcing site rules, and maintaining accurate documentation on shift. Shifts are Saturdays 4pm–12am, non-exempt with overtime eligibility.

Pay is $18.00 per hour. This role offers opportunities to develop crisis intervention and community support skills within a not-for-profit housing

Qualificações

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in English required.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure safety and security of residents, visitors, staff and property.
• Maintain documentation: logs, incident reports, turnover, census.
• Enforce CHI policies and regulations with residents.
• Perform bag searches and enforce intake rules as required.
• Prepare vacant units for new placements and coordinate with management.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Bilingual Spanish

Formação académica

High School Diploma or GED

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Details: Job Location: HV- 9W - Newburgh, NY 12550, Position Type: Part Time, Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly, WHO IS CHI?

Community Housing Innovations (CHI) is a not-for-profit housing and human services organization that aims to support social and economic independence. Our vision is to end generational poverty and foster upward mobility by ensuring that all families and individuals live in quality housing, have a home of their own, and a job to support them. We believe quality, affordable housing is the foundation for prosperity, personal fulfillment, and success.

Job Summary

Responsible for: Providing a safe, structured, supervised and accountable environment for CHI residents and staff.

Location: Newburgh, NY

Hours- Saturday 4pm-12am

FLSA: Non-exempt, eligible for overtime

Pay: $18 an hour

JOB-RELATED DUTIES – ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

These duties are essential and specific to the successful implementation of this position.

The Resident Support Specialist ensures the safety and security of all clients, visitors, staff and property. This is accomplished by performing the following functions:

• Maintains visibility to residents by wearing Safety Monitor vest and ID badge, and inspects site through regular (hourly) tours of the property. Reviews video cameras and monitors area consistently.
• Enforces CHI, site and DSS/DCFS policies, regulations and rules with residents.
• Intervenes in situations as needed in an appropriate fashion to de-escalate situations and redirect behavior.
• Provides limited crisis intervention to residents when necessary until CHI professional staff Shelter Managers, Program Managers or Program Director is able to be contacted and/or intervene. Contacts supervisor and/or the proper authorities as needed.
• Maintains appropriate documentation accurately throughout shift, i.e. turn-over, census, logs, incident reports, etc.
• Conducts unit inspections in accordance with OTDA/DSS/DCFS /CHI standards by physically entering each unit to insure proper monitoring and follow up is recorded.
• Accepts resident referrals and reviews rules and regulations with new arrivals including but not limited to the rule of 2 bags per person upon intake. Perform bag searches upon intake, and as required by bag search requirement protocol.
• Submits all internal and external reports in a timely and correct manner as required by funding agencies and/or CHI (logs, notes, incident reports). Maintains logs, office and site in an orderly fashion.
• Informs Shelter Manager of work site's physical condition (i.e. dangerous conditions, possible repair needs, supply needs, etc.).
• Preps vacant units for new placements.
• Maintains proper usage of cleaning supplies and inventory
• Facilitates and documents evacuation procedures, ( i.e. fire drills) as directed by Managers

Qualifications: ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education:

High School Diploma or GED preferred. 1-2 years of experience in a related field may be substituted for high School diploma or GED.

Experience:

1-2 years of experience working in related field preferred; if candidate has High School Diploma, GED or higher no work experience is required.

Communication:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in English required. Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to prioritize, make appropriate decisions and judgment calls, and perform proper notifications.

WHY CHI?

CHI employs a team of hard-working, compassionate people who want to give back to others in their community. We are proud to offer:

• Paid time off
• 2 personal days awarded annually
• Health insurance and health reimbursement account
• Dental and vision plans
• Flexible spending account
• AFLAC supplemental insurance
• Voluntary plans
• Dependent Care Spending Account
• Working Advantage- Employee Perks
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly trainings and career development plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE)

Community Housing Innovations, Inc. (CHI) respects diversity and is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Community Housing Innovations is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This commitment applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, compensation, training, assignments, benefits, employee activities, termination, access to facilities, and programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment.