Residential Aide, The Landing Family Shelter

CAMBA Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CAMBA is seeking a Residential Aide to support residents at the Landing Family Shelter in Queens, NY. Under supervision, you will help clients develop daily living skills and maintain a clean, safe living environment.

You will assist with meals, laundry, personal care and orientation to available services while upholding privacy and security policies. A strong sense of compassion and reliability is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of relevant experience.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Bilingual in any language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in developing daily living skills (ADL) such as laundry, meals, hygiene and scheduling of activities.
• Maintain food and dry goods inventory and assist with kitchen tasks.
• Orient clients to facility, services and available personal care items; ensure confidentiality.

Skills

One year experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Who We Are:

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 72,000individuals and families each year at our 100locations, including 10,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families live in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA

operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. Homeless (often mentally-ill and substance-abusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

CAMBA’s The Landing Family Shelter

is funded by New York City Department of Homeless Services and offers families a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. It provides comprehensive case management services to 169 families who are in a transitional residence program for homeless families. The three story facility has rooms of various sizes, common areas and provides on-site security and social services

Position: Residential Aide

Reports To: Supervisor I

Location: 94-00 Ditmars Blvd Queens, NY 11369

What The Residential Aide Does:

The person filling this position is expected, under close supervision, to: (1) Assist clients in the development of daily independent living skills through both individual and group Activities of Daily Living (ADL) sessions, including laundry, meal preparation and clean up, personal hygiene, shopping, and maintaining a schedule of activities; (2) maintain inventory of food and dry goods; and (3) provide clients with an orientation of the facility, services and personal care items, upon arrival; including the following:

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.


• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.


• Comply with any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.


• Update and inform clients of program changes (i.e., food services changes, laundry assignments, etc.) through individual and group meetings.


• Conduct room inspection to ensure client compliance with facility policies.


• Intervene and diffuse inappropriate client interaction, as necessary.


• Monitor clients’ behavior and report client changes in behavior or personal care to Supervisor and/or appropriate social services staff.


• Ensure that clients receive personal care products and laundry products weekly and replace any personal care items as needed.


• Sort, count, and bag bed linens, blankets, and towels (may wash, dry and fold).


• Distribute clean bed linens, blankets, pillows, and towels to clients.


• Monitor clients’ use of laundry facilities, including running new client’s belongings through the dryer.


• Strip former clients’ rooms, sort, bag, label and document belongings, carry bags to storage area, and store bags for safekeeping.


• Identify, sort, bag, label and document valuable client belongings (i.e., electronics, cash, documents, etc.) and give to Supervisor for storage.


• Follow client belongings policy and retrieve personal property of former clients upon their return.


• Escort clients, as needed.


• Check food deliveries for quality and quantity of items and report any issues to Supervisor.


• Prepare kitchen and dining facilities for mealtimes and clean up after each meal.


• Heat and serve prepared foods according to Food Standards Policy (i.e., follow menu, set portion sizes, food service hygiene, check temperature of meals, etc.)


• Store food according to the Food Storage Policy (i.e., check temperature of refrigerators, rotate food, etc.)


• Prepare paper goods, setups and condiments for mealtimes.


• Set up coffee and hot water urns before each meal.


• Collect garbage in bags and remove to appropriate storage location.


• Prepare and serve lunch.


• Plan, coordinate and facilitate social and/or peer support events for clients.


• Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over a period of time.

Education, Licenses and/or Certifications Required:

• Sufficient Education: Ability to comprehend basic reading, writing, and math skills necessary to perform the essential functions of the role.

Minimum Experiences and Skills Required:

• One year of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)


• Sensitivity and awareness of working with homeless and vulnerable populations is a plus.


• Bilingual in any other language a plus

Pre and/or Post Employment Requirements:

• Complete pre-employment requirements such the State Central Registry (SCR) clearance, The Register of Substantiated Category One Cases of Abuse or Neglect aka Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance and Criminal history information checks via fingerprinting with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services prior to start of employment.


• TB test required.


• Ability to maintain clearances throughout the duration of employment.


• Required to become First Aid/CPR certified.


• Required to become certified in overdose prevention.

Compensation

$19.06 hourly

Status

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Benefits

CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

CAMBA and CAMBA Housing Ventures are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse & inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Help New Yorkers in need transform their lives

Each year, CAMBA reaches over 70,000 individuals and families, including over 11,000 youth. Without your support, we cannot continue to create and deliver our programs.