Position: Residential Aide

Reports To: Shift Supervisor

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain the safety and security of all residents in the facility through staff-specific posts, security rounds of the facility, enforcing facility rules and regulations for clients and communicating to supervisory personnel all incidents, situations or conditions which might affect the safety and security of clients and staff or the orderly operation of the facility.
• Provide timely and effective responses to client emergencies, including appropriate and effective response to physical or verbal altercations between clients, and effective interventions in medical emergencies.
• Administer operational procedures to ensure access control, reception fire patrol, surveillance, safety, and documentation of compliance with government regulations. These include: verifying arrival and departure of clients from the premises, maintaining an active client/bed count in the facility, maintaining a vehicle-use log, generating curfew reports/violations/incident reports, and answering the switchboard.
• Distribute and control the inventory client supplies, including the distribution of meals on all shifts.
• Participate in training and staff-development activities to acquire and maintain both the interpersonal and operational skills necessary for successful job performance.
• Register new clients, orient them to the facility, and ensure that all mandated documentation is completed and distributed appropriately.
• Facilitate vacancy control through liaison with funding agencies to accept referrals other than during business hours.
• Communicate effectively with other staff within an interdisciplinary context in order to contribute to the achievement of facility goals and objectives.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisory staff.

Minimal Qualifications:

• Associate Degree Preferred in a related field with at least 2 plus years of work experience or.
• High School Equivalency/ High School Diploma with at least 3 plus years of work experience.

Other Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills with a focus on providing excellent client services.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a diverse community of residents, program staff and external partners.
• Ability to exercise good judgement and apply problem solving skills.
• Experience working collaboratively in a team oriented, and outcomes focused environment.

Certification Qualifications:

• Food Handlers Certificate- Required or.
  • Food Handlers Certificate must be obtained within six months of employment.
• CPR/First Aid- Preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

AAPCI is an equal employment opportunity employer and understands that embracing our differences makes us a stronger, better agency. We appreciate the importance of having a workforce that reflects the various communities in which we work, and we strive to create an inclusive environment where diverse employees want to work and where they can flourish professionally. In furtherance of our culture, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

AAPCI is subject to, and in compliance with, the New York City Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for City Employees and Certain City Contractors. AAPCI will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable law and the New York City Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for City Employees and Certain City Contractors.