Housing Monitor (7041)

THE SALVATION ARMY•Shreveport, LA

1d•$11 - $11•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for accepting and processing residents staying in shelter overnight. The Housing Monitor monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift, ensuring safety, security, and compliance with house rules. They maintain accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information and ensure that the shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Requirements

Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
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.
High school diploma or G.E.D.
Six months experience performing security work or working in a social service environment, nursing, or as a first responder (fire or police), or any field where there is evidence of working with the issues of poverty, homelessness, or mental health or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents.
Checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; determines if client has been prepaid by sponsor or credit; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records.
Assists with collecting and entering data into the HMIS database.
Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules.
Checks the security of all windows and doors.
Monitors cameras and makes periodic rounds of entire facility.
Records any unique situations occurring on assigned shift.