Resident Monitor - Women and Family Unit

Job Details

Job Location:

ALM-Birmingham AL Area Command – Birmingham, AL 35234

Position Type:
Full Time Regular

Salary Range: $12.77 per hour

Job Category:
Housing

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non‑profit, faith‑based organization, has a job opening for a Full Time Residential Monitor position for the Birmingham Command Women’s Unit located in Birmingham, AL.

Monday – Friday 4pm – 12am

• Accepts and processes residents staying in the housing unit/shelter; 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 the lodge/shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

• Knowledge of general office procedures and practices and basic record keeping practices and procedures.
• 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 and to work independently and with limited supervision while enforcing established policies and procedures.

• Ability to meet attendance requirements and read, write, and communicate in English.
• 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 25lb.) 5‑10% of work time.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• 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.

• 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.
• Valid State Driver’s License.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Veterans/Disabled