Shelter Monitor (6905)

**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!*** **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. **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: Veterans | Disabled**