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COMMUNITY ASSISTANT

New York City, NY, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-28

Core

Perform general housekeeping, sanitation, and routine support tasks to maintain agency standards for health and sanitation while assisting with client services in shelter intake sites.

Role type

entry-level community assistant (shelter operations)

Builds

daily shelter operations for single adults, adult families, and families with children

Domain

public sector / homelessness services

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

ability to understand and carry out simple instructions, ability to understand and be understood in English

Responsibilities

clean restrooms, dorms, laundry rooms, common areas, outside perimeters, office space, kitchen, and cafeteria; remove and dispose of litter and garbage; distribute and replenish toiletries and exchange linen; load and unload deliveries, stock supplies, maintain inventory records; transport household supplies, equipment, and client lockers; distribute client mail; remove and store client belongings; organize serving areas; participate in food service; provide client escort service; assist in monitoring client program activities and crowd control

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