The Salvation Army USA Central Territory-posted 2 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Jefferson City, MO
501-1,000 employees

The Salvation Army Midland Division Shelter, located 927 Jefferson in Jefferson City, Missouri, is seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Shelter Monitor. This position plays a key role in ensuring the safety and security of our shelter while providing support to homeless clients. As a Shelter Monitor, you will be responsible for maintaining a secure environment, assisting clients with their needs, and ensuring the smooth operation of your assigned shift. If you are looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others and apply your experience to help those in need, we encourage you to apply for this role.  This is a full-time position with great benefits and a starting salary of $15.00 per hour.

  • Assure safety of residents in building and on grounds by actively observing the people and happenings in and around the shelter and grounds.
  • Consistently enforce shelter policies, procedures and guidelines.
  • Intervene when appropriate to resolve problems between residents.
  • Complete pre-screening actions to determine intake eligibility of new individuals seeking admission to the emergency shelter and complete intake processing to successfully admit individual.
  • Add entries of incidents occurring during the shift to the daily shelter log record.  Read and sign the previous entries at the beginning of the shift.
  • Obtain and maintain statistics of attendance at all meetings and screenings held in the shelter.
  • Update and maintain current daily client list on computer.
  • Enter client data into the HMIS database when authorized and trained to do so.
  • High school/GED Certificate with one year work experience.  Combination of training and work experience will be considered.
  • Must be a team player, a self-starter, and perform well with minimum supervision.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, initiative and independent judgment and decision-making skills, independent and creative thinking, ability to work with a team.
  • Must be supportive of The Salvation Army’s mission and policies.  The position requires a high level of confidentiality.
  • Good communication skills as well as the ability to work with diverse and challenging personalities are essential.
  • Ability to type log entries using Word and update Excel spreadsheets necessary.
  • Must possess or obtain Adult and Child CPR, First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogens certification within three months of employment.
  • Complete HMIS training within three months of employment for select shifts.
  • 14 days paid holidays
  • Sick time, personal days, and a floating holiday
  • Health, Dental, Vision, and Hearing insurance
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Company-paid Pension Fund
  • Long Term Disability with buyup option
  • Voluntary Retirement Fund (403b)
  • Voluntary Aflac products
  • Voluntary Short-term Disability
  • Other elective benefits
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