Housing Monitor

The Salvation Army; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 13,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Retirement

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Huntsville, AL is seeking a part-time overnight shelter worker to help manage residents in a shelter setting. The role requires vigilance, documentation, and adherence to house rules to maintain safety and order.

Shifts include overnights and weekends, with 25–29 hours per week and a pay rate of $11.77 per hour. Experience in security or social services is preferred, and a high school diploma or GED is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules.
• Monitors the cameras and makes periodic rounds of the entire facility.
• Records unique situations occurring on assigned shift.
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards.
• Wakes up clients at designated time and ensures that all residents are out of shelter at designated time.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: ALM-Huntsville Al Corps - Huntsville, AL 35810, Job Category: Housing, Schedule/Hours: Shifts will vary but overnights and week-ends will be on the schedule 25 - 29 hours per week

Rate of Pay: $11.77 per hour

This position is responsible for: Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight; 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

• Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules
• Monitors the cameras and makes periodic rounds of the entire facility
• Records unique situations occcuring on assigned shift
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards
• Wakes up clients at designated time and ensures that all residents are out of shelter at designated time

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
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objuects (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

Employee Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement

What We Are Looking For In You: Education and Experience

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

Licenses and Certifications

None.

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