About the Role
Days Inn, an emergency shelter for asylum-seeking families with children in Brooklyn, New York, is seeking a Residential Aide to ensure client safety, facility security, and smooth operations. This role involves direct client interaction, escorting clients to appointments, and collaborating with the Social Services team.
Responsibilities
- Conducting intake and orientation for new clients, including explaining processes, rules, and regulations, copying and filing IDs, and assigning rooms.
- Conducting and documenting patrols to ensure client compliance with site rules and regulations for health and safety.
- Ensuring clients receive timely notices of meetings and appointments, and escorting them when necessary.
- Distributing meals to clients.
- Managing the inventory and security of possessions for clients who do not return to the site.
- Using the DHS CARES system to track vacancies, code clients, and print rosters.
- Documenting any incidents that occur during the shift.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent OR equivalent experience and skills.
- FDNY F-02 Fireguard Certificate required (30-day allowance to obtain).
- NYC Food Handler’s Certification (30-day allowance to obtain).
- Work experience in a residential facility.
- Experience and capacity to work with people experiencing homelessness or other disadvantaged people.
- Strong relationship and customer service skills.
Skills
- Bilingual fluency is strongly preferred.
Location
- Brooklyn, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Actual compensation will not be less than the applicable minimum wage, prevailing wage, or exempt salary requirements under federal, state and local laws.
Benefits
- Health insurance through Cigna, including dental and vision, with an option that covers the entire family with minimal employee contribution.
- Generous Paid Time Off!
- 401(k) with Company contribution.
About the Company
- At HELP USA, we work to ensure that everyone has a place to call home.
- We’re one of the nation’s largest non-profit homeless services providers and low-income housing developers serving at-risk populations, including families, individuals, veterans, survivors of domestic violence, people with physical and mental health challenges and disabilities, and seniors.
- With an annual operating budget approaching $150 million and 1400 employees working in nearly 60 programs, we have helped over 500,000 people facing homelessness and poverty to build better lives.
- We hope that you will consider joining our team in the fight against homelessness.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE.
- A Drug-Free Workplace.
