Shelter Monitor (5674)

Schedule/Hours: : Evenings, weekends, and holidays are a priority for this role; the schedule will only vary occasionally.

This position is responsible for:

Assists residents staying in the Corps shelter overnight; performs client intake procedures and prepares client intake records; monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security, and compliance to house rules; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that facility is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures clients comply with house rules; checks client’s baggage for drugs, alcohol, weapons, and pornography; records incidents and notifies supervisor of any special circumstances or unusual problems; ensures security of facility and clients; arms and disarms alarms in accordance with lodge policy; locks and secures area inappropriate for client entry.

• Orients new clients to the program and prepares case records to facilitate case management, records daily statistics.
• Assigns daily cooking, cleaning, and maintenance chores to clients and ensures completion of such; as needed, participates in the cleaning and maintenance of facilities, supplies, and equipment; inspects facility on a routine basis to ensure compliance with established standards; ensures return and accountability of The Salvation Army property (linens, etc.).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write and communicate the English language effectively.
• Ability to perform data entry into a computer.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations quickly and calmly while maintaining control and initiating the proper corrective action.
• Ability to perform combinations of sitting, standing and walking on a frequent change basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light to heavy objects (up to 30 lbs.) occasionally

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Personal Time Off
• Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance
• Supplement Insurance

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required, AND

• One-year prior experience performing security or social services work in a shelter or similar environment, OR 
• .Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Licenses and Certifications:

CPR or First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled