Resident Assistant, Marillac; per diem

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Albany, NY, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $18.91 To $24.05 Hourly

RESIDENT ASSISTANT (PER DIEM)

Location: Albany, NY

Program : Marillac Family Shelter - Homeless Services Program

Pay Range: $18.91 to 24.05

Schedule: This position requires working evenings, weekends, and/or holidays if needed. Can be subject to change based on program needs.

Notes: This is a driving position; a clean & valid NYS Driver's License is required

Job . #: 0507

St. Catherine’s Center for Children is a non-profit organization located in the Greater Capital Region of New York. We offer a wide array of human services designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children, families and adults, including residential and therapeutic foster care programs for children and youth, Kinship support, homeless and community-based services for adults and families, a special education elementary school for ages 5-13, and so much more.

St. Catherine’s is committed to cultivating a culture where all employees feel safe to bring their authentic and best selves to the workplace. We are invested in fostering an equitable, inclusive and diversified workplace; collaboratively embracing mindfulness, relevance, respect and solidarity.

St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

St. Catherine’s willingness to embrace change and develop new services is, and will remain, our guiding philosophy as we support the human service needs of children, families, and adults throughout the region.

The Resident Assistant serves to ensure a safe, secure, healthy, clean, and positive environment for families as they make their transition from homelessness through after care. This position assists families in service plan implementation by obtaining and providing feedback regarding their progress toward service plan goals. Maintains respect, support, care, and a family atmosphere for residents of the facility and fellow staff members.

• Clean & Valid New York State Driver’s License (actively licensed at least one year) is required*.
• Previous experience working in a human services agency is a plus!
• Formal Crisis Intervention Training (TCI) experience.
• CPR/First Aid Certification, or the ability to obtain within 90 days of hire date.
• Proficiency in computer applications:
  Microsoft Office and Google Business Workspace Suites, and use secure Internet practices.
• A kind, warm and caring mindset with the capacity of exhibiting empathy for those in need is a must!
• Capacity and openness to work with populations from culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, including but not limited to a broad range of people with various developmental and functional levels.
• Qualities of positivity, flexibility and adaptability; A professional record of integrity, reliability and dependability.
• Capable of exercising ethical, independent judgment and discretion, and handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality.

* Staff in driving positions must be able to meet agency’s minimum requirements of our insurance policy for authorized drivers; including, but not limited to the minimum age of 21 at time of hire.

• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with residents as well as other Shelter staff, keeping appropriate personal boundaries in accordance with all agency policies, procedures and practices.
• Meet with families on a daily basis to assist them with…