Housing Monitor

Salvation Army; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

PTO

Aflac policies

Retirement

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Laurel, MS is seeking an overnight shelter supervisor to accept and process residents and monitor safety on shift. You will maintain intake cards, rosters, and logs, and distribute basic supplies while ensuring compliance with house rules.

Responsibilities include securing the shelter, monitoring cameras, responding to emergencies, and coordinating with on-site staff to maintain a safe environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• At least 1 year of security or social service experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight.
• Monitors residents to ensure safety and compliance with house rules.
• Maintains accurate records and logs.
• Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; security of medications as required.
• Responds calmly to emergencies and follows procedures.

Skills

English proficiency

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or GED

1 year security or social service experience

Job description

Schedule/Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm with possible weekendsThis 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: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.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.Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.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.Employee Benefits:Life insurancePTOAflac PolicesRetirementHigh 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.License & Certifications: None.Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled