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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Residential Aide

Residential & Direct SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • One year of work experience in residential treatment or a similar setting is required.
  • The candidate must be able to provide crisis intervention using interpersonal skills and demonstrate maturity and responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct crisis intervention to clients and prepare incident reports of those interventions.
  • Monitor clients while they take medication when necessary.
  • Inform staff of prescriptions given to clients that need to be filled, especially during 12 a.m.–8 a.m. and weekend shifts.
  • Brief incoming shifts on facility status, including which clients are in and out of the facility.
  • Give verbal and written warnings to clients and administer appropriate consequences, such as extra chores or removal of store and telephone privileges.
  • Inform treatment staff of concerns through an entry in the communication logbook or a note in the treatment staff mailbox.
  • Copy forms used for store passes, cigarette distribution, meal checklists, and similar purposes.
  • Serve as a staff escort when necessary.
  • Participate in educational training to enhance skills related to the job function.
  • Perform other assigned tasks, including facilitating morning or evening focus groups.
  • Participate in staff meetings as required.
  • Provide cafeteria coverage during meals, monitor the client bed area, and remove unnecessary items in accordance with funder rules.
  • Coordinate and oversee morning dispatches, petty cash (tokens, carfare, and lunch and dinner money), and client escorts as assigned.
  • Provide client escorts as assigned and needed, based on driver's license status and eligibility under the SUS Driver Eligibility Policy.
  • Conduct hourly house or room rounds on all shifts and record the time and findings in the communications logbook.
  • Keep the supervisor informed of relevant information about residents and the program.
  • Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • A driver's license is preferred but not required.
  • Basic knowledge of human services is preferred.

About the Company

Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Services for the Underserved (S:US) provides social services to New Yorkers facing homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma. It coordinates housing, case management, behavioral health treatment, rehabilitation, advocacy, and other supports across New York City and Long Island to address multiple needs in one place. It differentiates itself by its scale and its integrated, place-based approach that combines housing, health, and justice services rather than focusing on a single issue. Its goal is to help people live with purpose, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978

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