Housing Monitor & Security Guard

Job Details

Job Location:

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Position Type:
Part Time with Benefits (20 or More Hours)

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED

Job Shift: Any

Job Category:
Housing

Work Assignment:
Murfreesboro Corp

Work Schedule:

Part-time (28 hours per week)

• Ensure all rooms are in proper order before residents arrive; check fire equipment to confirm it is in working order.
• Check clients into the lodge/shelter; prepare and monitor client intake cards; determine if the client has been prepaid by a sponsor or uses credit; prepare the resident roster and maintain resident property records.
• Prepare and distribute meal tickets and laundry tokens; distribute towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secure and distribute client medications as required.
• Obtain client signatures on forms and lodge/shelter rules and regulations.
• Monitor the activities of lodge/shelter residents to ensure safety and compliance with house rules; check the security of all windows and doors; monitor cameras; make periodic rounds of the entire facility; record any unique situations occurring during the shift.
• Respond to emergencies calmly and initiate the appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Open and close the lodge/shelter doors at designated hours of operation.
• Complete required paperwork representing client intake for the day; input data into the computer to maintain records and generate client lists.
• Sort client intake cards in numerical order and file remaining intake cards of clients who did not check into the lodge/shelter for the evening.
• Assign housekeeping and other tasks to residents; ensure that clients perform assigned duties in the proper manner and comply with house rules.
• Answer the telephone and respond to questions regarding lodge/shelter operations.
• Wake lodge/shelter clients at the designated time and instruct them to collect their sheets; ensure that all residents are out of the lodge/shelter by the designated time.
• Answer the crisis hotline and provide crisis intervention through telephone interviews and client counseling where applicable.

• Meet attendance requirements.
• Read, write, and communicate in English.
• Respond to emergency situations quickly and calmly while maintaining control and initiating the correct corrective action.
• Perform a combination of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis; distance of travel is usually within the same building.
• Perform limited physical effort involving walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.), 5–10% of work time.
• Work is performed in a lodge/shelter facility with minimal physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings Plan Available
• Supplemental Insurance Available
• Voluntary Life Insurance

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• One year of experience performing security or social service work preferred, or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• None