Shelter Monitor (6450)

The Salvation Army; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan Available

Supplemental Insurance Available

Voluntary Life Insurance

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Temple, Texas is seeking a full-time position responsible for overseeing the safety and compliance of clients at the Corps shelter. Duties include assisting with client intake, monitoring activities, and maintaining facility order.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, with prior experience in security or social services. Employee benefits include paid time off and retirement savings plans.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year prior experience in security or social services work.
• Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents staying in the Corps shelter overnight.
• Perform client intake procedures and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor activity of residents ensuring compliance with house rules.

Skills

Client intake procedures

Emergency response

Security monitoring

Data entry

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: TX-Temple McLane Center of Hope - Temple, TX 76504

Position Type: Full Time Regular

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED

Job Category: Housing

About This Opportunity

This position is responsible for:

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

• Ensures clients comply with house rules; checks client’s baggage for drugs, alcohol, weapons, and pornography; records incidents and notifies supervisor of any special circumstances or unusual problems; ensures security of facility and clients; arms and disarms alarms in accordance with lodge policy; locks and secures area inappropriate for client entry.
• Conducts routine checks of the facilities to ensure that all doors are locked and that nothing is amiss; locks doors to ensure security of the facilities.
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Performs client intake procedures including running sexual offender checks; checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; prepares and maintains resident roster.
• Assigns daily cooking, cleaning, and maintenance chores to clients and ensures completion of such; as needed, participates in the cleaning and maintenance of facilities, supplies, and equipment; inspects facility on a routine basis to ensure compliance with established standards; ensures return and accountability of The Salvation Army property (linens, etc.).

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 amounts 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
• Retirement Savings Plan Available
• Supplemental Insurance Available
• Voluntary Life Insurance and more!

Qualifications

• 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.

Licenses and Certifications

• 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)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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