Residential Aide - Phoenix House : Job Details

**Residential Aide****Job Details****Job Location**City Sanctuary Facility - Jamaica, NY**Position Type**Full Time**Education Level**High School or GED Equivalent**Salary Range**$17.78 - $19.23 Hourly**Travel Percentage**None**Job Shift**Morning**Job Category**Nonprofit - Social Services**Description****ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.****Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.**+ Ensures that clients adhere to the day-to-day program schedule, tracking attendance as required.+ Monitors participation in program events and activities, if applicable.+ Conduct and document routine room/bed and facility checks, (minimally every thirty minutes) to ensure client and facility safety and security.+ Evaluate the client's property/items upon admission to ensure compliance with facility and program guidelines.+ Provides safe, timely, and supervised transportation of clients to off-site appointments or activities as needed.+ Maintain accurate documentation and/ or other reports in a timely manner, in accordance with policy and procedures.+ Participates and facilitates the occurrence of shift change.+ Attends and participates in staff meetings as needed.+ Provides essential information to case management staff, as needed.**OVERNIGHT SHIFT CAVEAT**+ Makes hourly tours of the facility, logging all pertinent activity.+ Manages after-hours incidents and emergencies, as required, notifying the appropriate staff.+ Coordinates and facilitates all scheduled nighttime activities (i.e., fire drill, evacuation, etc.)+ Completes room-to-room headcounts three(3) times each night.+ Conducts routine facility checks to ensure facility safety and security.**Qualifications****REQUIRED EDUCATION**+ High School diploma or GED/equivalent required.**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE**+ Minimum one year's experience working in social services.+ Bilingual in Spanish, preferred.Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click to learn more.