Residential Aide Dayshift

About the role

Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider dedicated to building healthy, safe, and inclusive communities. Residential Support Specialists (RSS) play a crucial role in supporting individuals with various challenges, including mental illness, substance use disorders, and chronic medical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Check visitors in and out, answer phones, and monitor security systems
• Maintain safety and security by monitoring all general access areas and enforcing program rules
• Intervene in crises, respond to emergencies, and initiate action as required, including contacting emergency response systems
• Cook meals, shop, and provide hands-on assistance to tenants as needed
• Work cooperatively with other staff and service providers; refer tenants to clinical and other staff as necessary
• Initiate maintenance requests
• Attend staff meetings, retreats, and professional training sessions

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to work well with diverse people, including other staff, in a non-judgmental way
• At least one year's experience working with people who are homeless or struggling with mental illness, chronic health issues, and/or addiction disorders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills: email, web searches, online documentation
• Possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need
• Interest and experience in working with individuals who are difficult to engage and refer to traditional programs, knowledge and/or acceptance of harm reduction principles

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Capacity to respond to crisis situations
• Computer skills: email, web searches, online documentation
• Possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need
• Interest and experience in working with individuals who are difficult to engage and refer to traditional programs, knowledge and/or acceptance of harm reduction principles

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit for long periods of time, drive a vehicle with passengers, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, be required to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds, and to operate computer hardware systems. Reliable transportation is required.

Pay

$19.04 hourly

Schedule

This position is part-time, working Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 AM to 4 PM.

Benefits

• Paid time off, vacation and additional holidays
• Employee Assistance & Wellness programs
• Life and short-term disability for staff working 16 hours or more per week
• Optional 403(b) plan

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Skills

• Ability to work well with diverse people, including other staff, in a non-judgmental way
• At least one year's experience working with people who are homeless or struggling with mental illness, chronic health issues, and/or addiction disorders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills: email, web searches, online documentation
• Possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need
• Interest and experience in working with individuals who are difficult to engage and refer to traditional programs, knowledge and/or acceptance of harm reduction principles