Housing Monitor_E-ALM

The Salvation Army; Alexandria (LA); Presencial; USD 17.000 - 22.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The Salvation Army in Alexandria, LA is seeking an on-call Shelter Security Officer to monitor residents overnight and ensure safety and order within the shelter. The role includes processing intake, logging activities, and securing medications as required.

Responsibilities include door and window checks, incident reporting, and responding calmly to emergencies according to established policies. Work hours vary week to week with no guaranteed schedule.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED and six months experience in security or social services.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Experience working with poverty, homelessness, or mental health.

Responsabilidades

• Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight.
• Monitors residents to ensure safety and compliance with house rules.
• Maintains accurate records and logs of pertinent information.
• Assists with data entry into the HMIS database.

Conocimientos

English proficiency

Emergency response

Observation

Data entry

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Herramientas

HMIS database

Descripción del empleo

This is a casual ( as needed ) position . No regular scheduled hours. Hours are not guaranteed and may vary from week to week. Flexibility and availability to work when needed are preferred.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 Include :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.Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.Opens and closes the lodge/shelter doors at designated hours of operation.Physical Abilities & 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 possibleHigh school diploma or G.E.D.andsix months experience performing security work or working in a social service environment, nursing, or as a first responder (fire or police), or any field where there is evidence of working with the issues of poverty, homelessness, or mental healthorany equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.License & Certifications : None.Posting Duration : 10/28/26- 11/11/26Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled