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Job Details
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Work Location: The Salvation Army Hagerstown Shelter
Work Schedule: Part Time - 28 Hours per week
Seeking candidates to fill the following shifts: 3pm - 11pm and 11pm - 9am
This position is responsible for:
Monitoring 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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
- Checks clients into the lodge/shelter; prepares and monitors client intake; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records.
- Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required. Collects linen, towels, and washcloths when shelter clients last day are up in the shelter.
- Monitors the activities of the lodge/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 operation.
- Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day
- Assigns housekeeping and other tasks to residents; ensures that clients perform assigned house duties in the proper manner; ensures compliance with house rules.
- Answers telephone and responds to questions regarding the lodge/shelter operations.
- Wakes up lodge/shelter clients at designated time and instructs them to collect their sheets; ensures that all residents are out of the lodge/shelter by the designated time.
- Answers the telephone in a courteous and professional manner.
- Administers drug testing and breathalyzer of clients as needed.
- Cleans, sweeps, and mops the lobby, hall, television room and patios; empties trash cans and replaces trash liners if not assigned to a shelter client.
- Directs clients to social services for their special needs.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
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Ability to meet attendance requirements.
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Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
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Ability to respond to emergency situations quickly and calmly while maintaining control and initiating the proper corrective action.
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Ability to perform combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building.
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Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
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Work is performed in a lodge/shelter 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
- Retirement Savings Plan Available
- Supplemental Insurance Available
- Voluntary Life Insurance and more!
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
Education and Experience:
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High school diploma or G.E.D. AND one (1) year experience performing security or social service work preferred, OR
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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
Salary : $16 - $16