Full Job Description
Schedule/Hours: Sunday-Saturday, Hours Vary 3:00 pm – 7:00 am, 40 hours per week
The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for an overnight Housing Monitor for the Emergency Homeless Shelter at the Florence Corps in Florence, AL.
This position is responsible for:
- Accepting and processing residents staying in lodge/shelter overnight
Key Responsibilities:
- Receives any receipts fees received from residents
- 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.
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:
- Medical Insurance, including Prescription, Dental, Vision
- PTO
- Holiday Pay
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Group Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Aflac Supplemental Policies
- Retirement
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.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients in order to control, lead, and motivate behavior.
- Ability to work with the public encompassing all types of behaviors.
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