What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Monitor (7563) position at THE SALVATION ARMY?
This position is responsible for:
.Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight; 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 shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.
Key Responsibilities :
- Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
- Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; determines if client has been prepaid by sponsor or credit; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records.
- Assists with collecting and entering data into the HMIS database.
- Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
- Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules; checks the security of all windows and doors; monitors cameras and makes periodic rounds of entire facility; records any unique situations occurring on assigned shift.
- Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Opens and closes the lodge/shelter doors at designated hours of operations.
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- Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day; inputs data into the computer in order to maintain computer records and generate client lists; prepares, tallies, and balances monies with receipts; drops the money in the safe.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions :
- Ability to meet attendance requirements.
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- 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.
- Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
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- one year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment,
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- any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- None.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled