Shelter Monitor, Social Work

Overview

Job Summary: Assists residents staying in the Corps shelter overnight; performs client intake procedures and prepares client intake records; 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 facility is maintained in a neat and proper order.

• Assist residents overnight in the Corps shelter and perform client intake procedures; prepare and maintain client intake records.
• Monitor resident activity during assigned shifts to ensure safety, security, and compliance with house rules.
• Maintain accurate and complete logs and records containing pertinent information.
• Ensure the facility is maintained in a neat and proper order.

• Knowledge of effective and efficient methods for organizing and maintaining records; ability to perform the same.
• Knowledge of general office procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of basic record-keeping practices and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients to control, lead, and motivate behavior.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of people and remain sensitive to their concerns.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while enforcing established policies and procedures.
• Ability to present a positive and professional image of The Salvation Army.

High school diploma or G.E.D., and one year of prior experience performing security or social services work in a shelter or similar environment is preferred, or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write and communicate the English language effectively. 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 basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building. Occasional lifting and carrying of light to moderately heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.).

Work is performed in a residential facility where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt and the like.

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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