Residential Assistant

Founded in 1867, the Sacramento Children's Home is the oldest active charity in Sacramento and among the most highly respected. SCH is an equal opportunity employer who values an inclusive work environment that celebrates and recognizes the diversity of its employees. At SCH, we appreciate that having employees of many different backgrounds strengthens our organization, and we strive to create a workforce that reflects the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve.

The Residential Assistant provides an efficient food service operation for the Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) ensuring the meal program is operated according to all State and Federal guidelines. This position is responsible for the purchasing, organizing and maintaining the clothing, household supplies and personal hygiene products for the STRTP. This position also acts in the capacity of a Residential Counselor while providing direct supervision within the two STRTP cottages.

This includes transporting residents to and from school and appointments as well as supporting them in assisting the RA with various tasks.

• Maintains an adequate supply of food, clothing, linens, and household items for the residential program via shopping and receiving donations.
• Ensures a sufficient food inventory is maintained per CCL regulations, including emergency supplies.
• Establishes, organizes, and maintains current cycle menus using Food Guidelines, cultural preferences, and input from Resident Council meetings.
• Prepares and distributes the current and following week’s menus to the Cottages.
• Receives, fills, and documents the various order forms submitted weekly/monthly to ensure supplies are adequate.
• Prepares items for all new residents.
• Regularly checks the cottages' supply inventories.
• Assists residents in the proper selection of clothing from central supply.
• Works collaboratively with the Clinical Program Manager, Cottage Supervisors and Lead Residential Counselors regarding filling clothing requests.
• Maintains work area in an organized fashion to facilitate the distribution of clothing and other supplies.
• Maintains binders to track all orders filled and supplies handed out.
• Ensure the safety of the residents at all times consistent with agency standards of supervision.
• Assist the children in the performance of regular daily activities, including bed making, personal hygiene, room cleaning, and all other chores normally expected of children their ages.
• Provide a caring, warm, consistent environment for the children through setting clear boundaries, supporting, encouraging, and giving verbal praise and acknowledgment to children for positive actions and decisions to help build self-esteem, age appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem solving, proper language, coping skills, respect for others and self and brainstorming alternative, appropriate behaviors, etc.
• Work closely and maintain consistent and appropriate communication with all other staff members as apart of a comprehensive treatment team.
• Maintain discipline and group control at all time, reporting any unresolved conflicts to a supervisor in a timely manner.
• Maintain and follow the daily structure, routines, activities in a timely manner.
• Use Love and Logic approach and techniques in daily interaction with children.
• Provide Trauma Informed Care by using knowledge of the effects of trauma on child development and behavior.
• Use Crisis Management techniques including restraints when necessary as learned per Pro-Act to ensure the safety of staff and residents.
• Prepare and serve attractive, well-balanced meals and snacks per approved menu at the time indicated on the daily schedule. Maintain a pleasant and cheerful mealtime atmosphere and dine with the children during mealtimes, modeling appropriate behavior and, table manners.
• Ensure that children are properly dressed for various occasions and see that their clothing is appropriately cleaned and maintained.
• Distribute medication for residents’ self-administration, in accordance with Agency standards and procedures as assigned.
• Provide transportation for children as directed by a supervisor in…