Part-Time Housing Monitor & Security Guard

Salvation Army; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Aflac Benefits

Job summary

The Salvation Army is seeking a housing facility attendant to manage overnight intake, ensure safety, and maintain orderly records. You will verify eligibility, monitor residents, and coordinate distribution of essentials such as meals and linens.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, 2 years in security or social services, and First Aid/CPR training or readiness to obtain within 30 days of hire. This role requires strong English communication and reliability.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years of progressively responsible experience in security or social services.
• First Aid and CPR certification required or training provided within 30 days of hiring.

Responsibilities

• Accepts and processes residents staying in the housing facility overnight.
• Maintains accurate records and logs containing pertinent information.
• Monitors activity of residents on assigned shift to ensure safety and house rules compliance.
• Checks rooms and fire equipment for proper working order before arrival of residents.
• Prepares intake cards, resident roster, and property records.
• Distributes meal tickets, towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures medications.
• Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day and inputs data into computer systems.
• Turns away clients who are ineligible for shelter accommodations.
• Ensures facility is neat and properly maintained.

Skills

Communication

Record keeping

Security awareness

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

This position is responsible for:Accepts and processes residents staying in a housing facility overnight; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that the housing facility is maintained in a neat and proper order. monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security and compliance to house rules; guards the security and safety of Salvation Army facilities and buildings to ensure compliance with shelter rules and policies and to protect the safety of staff and clients.Key Responsibilities:Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.Checks clients into the housing facility; prepares and monitors client intake cards; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records. Responsible for turning away clients who are banned, intoxicated, not current with tuberculosis testing, listed on sex offender registry, or otherwise ineligible for shelter accommodations.Prepares and distributes meal tickets and laundry tokens; distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.Obtains clients signature on forms as well as house rules and regulations.Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day; inputs data into the computer to maintain computer records and generate client lists.Sort’s client intake cards in numerical order and files remaining intake cards of clients who did not check into the housing facility for the evening.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language effectively. Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking. 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 is usually performed in a lodge/shelter environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.Employee Benefits:Paid Time OffAflac BenefitsEducation and Experience:High School Diploma or G.E.D, andTwo years of progressively responsible experience in security, or social services work, orany equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.Certifications:First Aid and C.P.R. Certification, Narcan training – training able to be provided within 30 days of hiring.Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled