Residential Aide - Philadelphia, United States - Depaul Usa Inc

Description

DEPAUL USA, INC POSITION DESCRIPTION


TITLE:
Residential Aide


FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Non-Exempt


HOURS:
Part Time


RESPONSIBLE TO:
Associate Director, Depaul House


DIRECT REPORTS:
None


LOCATION:
Philadelphia, PA


SALARY:
$15.71 per hour, paid bi-weekly

Mission
Depaul USA supports homeless and marginalized people, providing people experiencing homelessness with purpose and hope for a positive future. Our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and a stake in his or her community. In cities across the nation, we meet people where they are to address their needs.

Through a combination of homelessness services and a growing social enterprise portfolio, Depaul USA is innovating and bringing real solutions to those facing homelessness.

Depaul USA is a growing, national, not-for-profit organization that serves more than 5,400 people annually and has a combined operating and capital budget in excess of $10 million.

Our Vincentian values underpin what we do:

• We celebrate the potential of people.
• We put our words into action.
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society; and
• We believe in rights and responsibilities.

At Depaul USA our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, participants, services, and community.

Depaul USA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

If you need reasonable accommodation in any part of the hiring process, please let us know.

Position Description

Primary


Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Performs supportive and administrative tasks to include follow-up on creating proper client files, intake paperwork, supply inventory, preparation of meals, safety inspections, assisting with daily center clean up.
• Builds professional relationships with all participants and helps them with difficult or problematic situations sensitively. De-escalates conflict and engages in conflict resolution, providing guidance and support for project participants.
• Provides peer-to-peer supportive communication to participants who may need help during night and weekend hours and refers problems to appropriate staff members as needed.
• Provides prompt and accurate documentation of participants interactions, incidents, telephone contacts and other information to meet program and licensing requirements.
• Stores, administers, and documents the monitoring of medications taken by residents in accordance with agencys policies and procedures, applicable laws, and regulations governing such activities.
• Completes hourly house rounds and records findings in logbook.
• Ensure adequate supplies are on-hand ( e.g., cleaning agents, paper products).
• Transport or arrange transportation for participants to community appointments.
• Oversees security and cleanliness of the facility.
• Records shift occurrences and communicates key behaviors to relieve staff members.
• Performs daily check of Depaul House to ensure the health and safety of program participants.
• Ensures a safe and secure environment and maintains high operational standards within the project.

Additional Tasks and Responsibilities

• Encourages compliance with house expectations.
• Provides reports, keeps attendance and other documentation, as needed.
• Takes an active role in client hygiene, as necessary.
• Greets visitors and supervises visitation to the facility.
• Ensure cleanliness of the facility inside and outside and trash pick-up.

General Responsibilities

• Adhere to all quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Stay informed of current local and national events, trends, and issues, that impact Depaul USAs work with the homeless.
• Strive continuously to develop the role in collaboration with the supervisor to ensure that all tasks are being undertaken in an effective and appropriate manner, meeting the strategic goals and objectives of Depaul USA.
• Participate in internal/external meetings as required, attends training events, conferences, and other functions as necessary.
• Participate in regular supervision and annual evaluations, identifying his or her own developmental and training needs.
• Ensure adherence to all Depaul USA policies and procedures, particularly those relating to Health and Safety, Safeguarding and the Code of Practice and Confidentiality.
• Contribute to the effective implementation of Depaul USAs Equal Opportunities Policy as it affects both the organization and its work with this participant group.
• Undertake the role in a professional manner maintaining a high-quality standard of work, in accordance with the Vision, Mission and Values of Depaul USA.

Qualifications:

The ideal Residential Aide will be a professional with at least one year of experience working with disadvantaged populations.

• Trained in First Aid and CPR or the ability to obtain certification within 60 days of h