Housing Monitor (9407)

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans | Disabled