Shelter Monitor (7668)

SALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORP; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Affordable Health, Vision, and Dental

Retirement Savings Plan with Employer

Employer Paid Basic Term Life

Employer Paid Short-Term Disability

Employer Paid Parental Leave

Voluntary Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Supplemental Insurance Plans and more!

Job summary

SALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORP in Temple, TX is seeking a Full Time Regular Housing Attendant to assist residents in the Corps shelter overnight, conduct intake procedures, and maintain accurate logs. This role emphasizes safety, documentation, and compliance with house rules.

The position requires a High School Diploma/GED and prior shelter or social services experience is preferred. Certifications such as CPR/First Aid and Food Handlers are advantageous.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of prior security or social services experience in a shelter or similar setting or equivalent training/experience.
• CPR/First Aid and food handling certifications preferred or obtainable within timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Ensures clients comply with house rules and monitors safety.
• Performs routine facility checks to ensure doors are locked and area secure.
• Responds to emergencies calmly and follows established policies.

Skills

Data entry

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Food Handlers Certification

CPR or First Aid Certification

Valid State Driver's License

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: TX-Temple Corps - Temple, TX 76504Position Type: Full Time RegularEducation Level: High School Diploma/GEDJob 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
• Affordable Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance Available
• Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Employer Paid Basic Term Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employer Paid Parental Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Plans and more!

QUALIFICATIONSWHAT 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.

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)

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