Residential Aide - Phipps Houses : Job Details

Primary Function: Maintains front door security and supervises residents living in SRO. Ensure adherence to program and facilitates a secure and functional environment for the residents.Duties and Responsibilities: Monitors all residents, staff and visitors entering and leaving the facilityAnswers telephone and directs calls to appropriate staff member and/or departmentWelcomes and introduces new clients as they arrive and, in the absence of an onsite counselor, does preliminary intakes and reviews house rules.Prepare intake packages for new clients.Conducts vertical tours of the facilityManages fire safety and other emergency proceduresMonitors fire alarm system and conducts fire drillsMakes daily rounds of the apartments.Maintains daily visitor and resident sign-in logsConducts apartment inspections and pre-and-post-vacancy apartment inventoryPrepares incident reports and enters them into the electronic data collection systemIn an emergency, contacts EMS, FDNY, or NYPD to address on site incidentsContacts Program Director AND PHSI staff regarding on site emergenciesAttends professional development trainings in order to ensure all certifications are up to datePerform other tasks as deemed necessary by the Program Director and Senior RA.Qualifications:New York State Security Guard License8hr. & 16 hr. Security Guard certificationNew York State Fire Guard License preferredHigh School Diploma or GED preferred or previous experienceCandidate must be computer literate. Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.Minimum Salary: 16.50 Maximum Salary: 16.50 Salary Unit: Hourly