Shelter Care & Safety Specialist

The Salvation Army; Cambridge (MA); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid time off

Pension Plan

Health insurance

Supplemental insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Student loan forgiveness

Zusammenfassung

The Salvation Army Cambridge Corps in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Shelter Staff member to provide on-site supervision and support in the city’s shelter program. The role is 40 hours per week and non-exempt, with a pay range of $15.30 to $21.42 per hour, started pay depending on experience.

Responsibilities include monitoring guest activities, enforcing shelter guidelines, coordinating meals and housekeeping, maintaining logs, handling inquiries, and participating in weekly staff meetings.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in community / residential living preferred
• Good interpersonal skills
• Interest and ability to work with homeless persons and to develop skills necessary for good job performance

Aufgaben

• Provide on-site monitoring of guest activities in the shelter
• Screens guest upon arrival and assess their ability to function within shelter guidelines
• Orient new guests to shelter guidelines
• Monitor all activities within the shelter facility ensuring that all guests adhere to establish rules
• Respond appropriately to needs and requests of shelter guests - Resolve conflicts
• Encourage, support and motivate guests, in order to foster cooperative participation within the shelter community
• Maintain log of events to relay pertinent information to shelter staff
• Field all phone inquiries and make appropriate referrals when necessary
• Implement established procedures for keeping the kitchen, common and sleeping areas clean by supporting volunteer and guest efforts
• Monitor use of laundry and distribution of towels and bedding
• Assist in preparing, serving and clean-up of meals, as needed supervising guest participation
• Maintain inventory of shelter supplies and relay needs to the Program Director
• Participate in weekly staff meetings
• Perform other duties within the scope of the position

Kenntnisse

Experience in community / residential

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work with homeless persons

Ausbildung

Education not specified

Jobbeschreibung

The Salvation Army Cambridge Corps in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Shelter Staff member to provide on-site supervision and support in the city’s shelter program. The role is 40 hours per week and non-exempt, with a pay range of $15.30 to $21.42 per hour, started pay depending on experience.

Responsibilities include monitoring guest activities, enforcing shelter guidelines, coordinating meals and housekeeping, maintaining logs, handling inquiries, and participating in weekly staff meetings.