Title: Residential Aide
Program: Ana’s Place
Program Description:
Ana’s Place is a 108-bed 24/7 emergency shelter for homeless men diagnosed with mental illness and/or substance abuse. Our comprehensive services include case management, individual and group counseling, recreational activities, and housing placement assistance. Additionally, psychiatric services are provided Monday through Friday, staffed by a psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, and a licensed practical nurse.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The 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.
- Wakes the clients in the mornings and as needed, provides clothing and personal care items to clients.
- Ensures that the clients are out of the dormitories by the established time in the morning and not returned until the designated time in the afternoon.
- Reminds clients of their daily schedules and assists clients with their daily living skills. Participates in monthly fire drills in adherence to Fire Department of New York (FDNY) guidelines.
- Processes new client intake information, bed assignment, maintains the daily census records and provides DHS with daily census figures.
- Utilizes CPR/First Aide techniques in emergency situations and conforms to OSHA standards when necessary.
- Observes the behavior of clients and reports 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 in providing crisis intervention in an emergency.
- Secures the clients’ personal property.
- Maintains the daily census records.
- 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:
- High school diploma
- Knowledge of providing services to homeless substance abusers.
All newly hired Project Renewal staff must provide verification of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.