Housing Monitor

The Salvation Army; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 11,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Gulf Coast Area Command in Biloxi, MS is seeking a part-time Shelter Monitor to assist residents and maintain a safe, orderly shelter environment. The role runs 2pm–10pm, Monday through Sunday, totaling 19 hours per week, with an hourly rate of $10.

Responsibilities include monitoring resident activity, ensuring house rules are followed, checking fire equipment, performing basic housekeeping, answering inquiries, and maintaining logs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; 1 year experience in security or social services.
• Equivalent training or experience may be considered.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensures rooms are in order before/after resident arrival; checks fire equipment.
• Monitors activities of residents; ensures safety and house-rule compliance; checks windows/doors; monitors cameras; logs events.
• Assigns housekeeping tasks to residents and ensures duties are performed as required.
• Answers telephone and responds to questions regarding lodge/shelter operations.
• Performs housekeeping duties for Center of Hope and transitional housing facilities.

Skills

Security awareness

Record keeping

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: ALM-MS Gulf Coast Area Command - Biloxi, MS 39501

Position Type: Part Time less than 20

Salary Range: $10.00 Hourly

Job Category: Housing

Schedule/Hours: Monday-Sunday – 2pm-10pm (Part-time 19 hours per week)

This position is responsible for:

Accepts and processes residents staying in the Cold Weather Shelter; 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 shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• 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.
• Assigns housekeeping and other tasks to residents; ensures that clients perform assigned house duties in the proper manner; ensures compliance with house rules.
• Answers telephone and respond to questions regarding the lodge/shelter operations.
• Performs housekeeping duties for the Center of Hope and the transitional housing facilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• 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. Distance of travel is usually within the same building.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
• Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• High school diploma or G.E.D. and one year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment, OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities,

Licenses and Certifications

None

Equal Opportunity Employer

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