Location: The Salvation Army Corps, Lake Charles LA.
Position Type: Part-Time with Benefits
Pay Range: $9.50 - $10.00
About this opportunity:
This position is responsible for accepting, processing, and monitoring residents staying in the shelter overnight.
Key responsibilities:

• 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 lodge/shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

What we are looking for in you:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. and
• One year experience performing security or social service work preferred.
• Or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language. 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 objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
Employee Benefits

• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Aflac Supplemental – Critical Illness; Accident; Hospital; Vision; Dental
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Leave Time
• Retirement Plan

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 is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

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.
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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.
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We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!