About the Role
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region is seeking a part-time Shelter Attendant for its Homer Perkins Center program, a residential facility supporting men as an alternative to incarceration. This role is crucial in promoting healthy families, improving communities, and providing education and employment opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Provide support and monitoring to all residents.
- Observe medications and document on medication logs/MARS.
- Supervise and perform UDS testing and breathalyzers.
- Provide crisis intervention, as needed.
- Facilitate appropriate classes for residents.
- Perform resident head counts and bed checks.
- Answer and log all phone contact and faxes received.
- Transport residents to appointments/court and outpatient treatment programs.
- Conduct appropriate fire drills.
- Perform physical plant inspections and document any concerns and/or issues.
- Conduct room searches/inspections.
- Evaluate job functions of residents.
- Pick-up food from Food Pantry and other locations.
Requirements
- 1+ year working in a residential facility environment, helping maintain records and overseeing details related to residents.
- Valid NYS driver's license
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
Skills
- Medication observation and documentation
- UDS testing and breathalyzer supervision
- Crisis intervention
- Class facilitation
- Resident head counts and bed checks
- Phone and fax logging
- Resident transportation
- Fire drill conduction
- Physical plant inspection
- Room searches/inspections
- Resident job function evaluation
- Food pick-up
Location
- Albany, NY
Work Type
- Part-time
- Flexible work schedule
Experience Level
- 1+ year experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or related educational experience
Salary/Compensations
- $18.50/hour
About the Company
- Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region is a leading social services organization founded in 1912, dedicated to promoting healthy families, improving communities, and providing education and employment.
- Homer Perkins Center is a 20-bed, men's, residential alternative to incarceration facility within the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Support continuum of care.
