Housing Monitor

Salvation Army; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a shelter security worker to monitor residents overnight, ensure safety, and enforce house rules. You will maintain records, prepare intake materials, and help with data entry in HMIS. Responsibilities include distributing supplies and managing medications as required.

The role requires English literacy, prior security or social services experience, and the ability to respond quickly and calmly in emergencies. High school diploma or GED is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in security or social services is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight.
• Monitors residents on an assigned shift to ensure safety and compliance with house rules.
• Maintains accurate and complete records and logs with pertinent information.
• Checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• Duties include intake card preparation and data entry into HMIS database.
• Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items and secures medications as required.

Skills

English proficiency

Security experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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;Key Responsibilities :maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information.ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.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.Physical Requirements & Working ConditionsAbility 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 diseasesEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:High school diploma or G.E.D.andone year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment,orany equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:None.Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled