Shelter Monitor

The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Aflac Dental & Vision Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

Job summary

The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory in Freeport, TX, invites applications for a Regular Part-Time Shelter Assistant. You will assist residents overnight, conduct intake procedures, and help ensure safety and compliance with house rules.

You will maintain accurate records, support housekeeping and logistical tasks, and contribute to a clean, orderly facility. The role requires a high school diploma or GED and relevant experience in shelter or social services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required; one year security or social services experience in a shelter or equivalent.
• Valid state driver’s license preferred; CPR/First Aid and Food Handlers certifications preferred or obtainable within timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building security and monitor residents during overnight shelter shifts.
• Handle client intake and discharge procedures and maintain intake records.
• Coordinate housekeeping and chore distribution and ensure cleanliness of the facility.

Skills

Driver's License (Preferred)

CPR/First Aid Certification

Food Handlers Certification

Security or Social Services Experience

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Location: Freeport, TX

Position Type: Regular Part-Time

About this opportunity:

Assists residents staying in the Corps shelter overnight; performs client intake procedures and prepares client intake records; 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 facility is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Key responsibilities:

• Building Security Responsibilities (40%)
• Intake and Discharge Responsibilities (30%)
• Housekeeping and Chore Distribution Responsibilities (30%)

What we are looking for in you:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required, And One-year prior experience performing security or social services work in a shelter or similar environment, or any equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Valid State Drivers License (Preferred)
• Food Handlers Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)
• CPR or First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write and communicate the English language effectively. Ability to perform data entry into a computer. 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 to heavy objects (up to 30 lbs.) occasionally. Work is performed in a residential facility 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 Off
• Aflac Dental & Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that isDoing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled