Residential Aide - Chamberlayne Ave

Salvation Army; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Package

Paid Leave

Job summary

Salvation Army Richmond shelter seeks a Full Time Regular security and support assistant to ensure the safety, comfort and wellbeing of clients. Duties include monitoring activities, maintaining logs, and supporting weather shelter operations with an orderly intake process.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and experience in security or social services. Evening/night shifts are typical; CPR/First Aid preferred where available.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent experience.
• Experience in security or social service work preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor shelter clients for safety, comfort, and rule compliance.
• Prepare sleeping/dining areas and assist with client intake during shelter operations.
• Enforce curfew, lights out, and quiet hours; respond calmly to emergencies.

Skills

Security awareness

Emergency response

Communication

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: PMC-Central Virginia Area Command - Richmond, VA 23220

Position Type: Full Time Regular

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED

Salary Range: $13.00 - $14.00 Hourly

Job Category: Housing

Schedule/Hours: M – F 4:00 P.m. – 12:00 a.m. (40 hours per week)

Pay Rate: $13-$14 per hour

This position is responsible for:

Performs a wide variety of support functions to ensure the safety, security, comfort and wellbeing of Salvation Army emergency shelter clients. Ensures shelter clients adhere to house rules. Monitors building security. Performs light housekeeping duties to ensure orderly, clean common areas. Maintains the daily shelter log. Typically works a non-traditional schedule of evening and overnight shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors the activities of shelter clients, ensuring their safety, comfort, and compliance with house rules.
• Supports inclement weather shelter operations, to include preparing sleeping and dining areas prior to shelter opening; maintaining an orderly client check-in waiting line; conducting the client intake process; distributing items for clients’ personal use like blankets; cleaning the sleeping and dining areas as needed throughout the shift.
• Regulates lights out/curfew/quiet hours for the safety and comfort of shelter clients.
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a shelter facility where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

• 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.

Employee Benefits:

• Benefits Package
• Paid Leave
• And more.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred,

AND

One year experience performing security or social service work preferred,

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Licenses and Certifications:

CPR/First Aid Preferred