Shelter Monitor (5724)
SALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORP•Paris, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
This is an on-call, casual position responsible for assisting residents staying in the Corps shelter overnight. The role involves performing client intake procedures, preparing client intake records, monitoring resident activity to ensure safety, security, and compliance with house rules, and maintaining accurate records and logs. The Shelter Monitor also ensures the facility is kept neat and orderly and reports pertinent information to their supervisor or Corps Officer.
Requirements
- Ability to meet attendance requirements
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in 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
- High school diploma or G.E.D. required
- One year of experience performing security or social service work preferred
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
Responsibilities
- 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 with house rules
- Maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information
- Ensures that the facility is maintained in a neat and proper order
- Reports pertinent information to the immediate supervisor or Corps Officer
- Ensures clients comply with house rules
- Checks clients’ 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
- Conducts routine checks of the facilities to ensure that all doors are locked and that nothing is amiss
- Locks doors to ensure the security of the facilities
- Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate actions in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Answers the telephone and responds to questions regarding the shelter operations
- Performs client intake procedures, including running sexual offender checks
- Checks clients into the shelter
- Prepares and monitors client intake cards
- Prepares and maintains the resident roster
- Orients new clients to the program and prepares case records to facilitate case management
- Records daily statistics
- Administers sexual offender checks, Breathalyzer testing, and drug testing of clients as needed
- Prepares and distributes meal and shower tickets, assigns bed numbers, distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items
- Secures and distributes client medications as required
- Assigns daily cooking, cleaning, and maintenance chores to clients and ensures completion of such
- 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.)
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings Plan Available
- Supplemental Insurance Available
- Voluntary Life Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
