Resident Aide

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage at the Reception Desk in monitoring entry and exit of staff, residents, and visitors;
• Answering and directing, as appropriate, telephone calls;
• Completing other administrative duties as requested by supervisors.
• Maintain courteous, professional, respectful interactions with all residents, staff, and guests.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of appropriate boundaries with all residents and staff as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Afford assistance in addressing and following up on any incidents related to security or safety within the facility, providing emergency response and crisis management help as needed.
• Ensure timely and appropriate completion of all log and incident documentation required by supervisors in recording security and safety issues/incidents.
• Complete light housekeeping tasks, at the request and direction of the Shift Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months prior experience working in a residential setting preferred.
• Minimum of high school diploma (or GED).
• Strong oral communication skills and fundamental writing competency are required.
• Ability to think and act calmly in emergency situations required.
• Experience working with people with disabilities is highly desirable.
• Computer literate.
• Required to take the Fire Guard Exam.
• Spanish or other non-English language skills and/or American Sign Language skills preferred.
• Provide FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccination record.
• Able to lift approximately 10 -15 pounds.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan,
• Paid vacation,
• Sick days,
• Personal days.

Pay

$16.50

Schedule

Part Time: 4 open shift position for 4pm - 12am (Friday, Saturday, and Holiday's), 4pm - 12am (Sunday, Monday, and Holiday's), 12am-8am (Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday's), Hours per week: 14/21 hours

Public Assistant recipients are encouraged to apply.

About BarrierFree Living

BARRIER FREE LIVING (BFL) is dedicated to helping New Yorkers with disabilities live independently in the community. Through its various programs, BFL provides a broad range of residential and non-residential services to disabled survivors of domestic violence, transitional shelter to the disabled homeless, and outreach to physically disabled individuals with mental health and/or chemical addiction issues. Services include case management; housing placements; independent living skills training; occupational therapy; short- and long-term individual counseling; advocacy within the medical, mental health, child welfare, law enforcement, and criminal justice systems; and referrals to outside services.

BARRIER FREE LIVING (BFL) began its ground-breaking work with people with disabilities in 1978 as a Federally-funded Research and Demonstration Project first known as “Project Outward Bound.” Since then, BFL has gone on to work with thousands of people with disabilities, has launched several successful award winning programs and has become a leader in working with survivors of domestic violence with disabilities.

To learn more, please visit our website at www.bflnyc.org.