About this role
Schedule/Hours: : Evenings, weekends, and holidays are a priority for this role; the schedule will only vary occasionally.
Job Summary:
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 clients 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.
- Orients new clients to the program and prepares case records to facilitate case management, records daily statistics.
- 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 amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light to heavy objects (up to 30 lbs.) occasionally
Employee Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance
- Supplement Insurance
Qualifications
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:
CPR or First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled