Resident Monitor

The Salvation Army; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Aflac Policies

PTO

Voluntary Life Insurance

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Tuscaloosa, AL is hiring a Part-Time Shelter Assistant to oversee overnight residents, process intake, collect fees, and maintain accurate records while enforcing house rules. You will ensure rooms are orderly, manage client check-ins, IDs, room assignments, meal tickets, towels and basic supplies, and help with medications as required. Benefits include Aflac, PTO and voluntary life insurance.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six months experience in security, social services, nursing, as a first responder, or other field related to poverty, mental health, or homelessness.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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 shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; prepares resident roster.
• Makes identification badges and provides same to clients.
• Makes room assignments and orients clients to the facility.
• Monitors the distribution of meal tickets; monitors towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
• Updates intake cards as needed; obtains clients signature on forms as well as shelter rules and regulations.
• Opens and closes the shelter doors at designated hours of operation.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: ALM-Tuscaloosa Al Corps - Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

Position Type: Part Time with Benefits 20 or More

Salary Range: $13.00 - $13.00

Job Category: HousingVarious Shifts Available . Hours will not exceed 58 biweekly per pay period.

Job Description

This position is responsible for :

Oversees, accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight where stay is longer than three months; receives and receipts fees received from residents; 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 arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; prepares resident roster.
• Makes identification badges and provides same to clients.
• Makes room assignments and orients clients to the facility.
• Monitors the consumers with responsibility for the preparation and distribution of meal tickets; monitors the distribution of towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
• Updates intake cards as needed; obtains clients signature on forms as well as shelter rules and regulations.
• Opens and closes the shelter doors at designated hours of operation.

Physical Requirements & 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, climbing stairs, 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 environments where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.

Benefits

• Aflac Policies
• PTO
• Voluntary Life Insurance

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• and
• six months experience working in in security, social services, nursing, as a first responder, or other field where direct work in the areas of poverty, mental health, or homelessness is a primary skill.
• or
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

License & Certifications

• First Aid and C.P.R. Certification
• Valid State Drivers License, preferred.
• MAC Certification required to dispense medication if dispensing medication is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled