Shelter Monitor

Location: Abilene, TX Position Type: Part-Time w/ Benefits   About this opportunity: Assists residents staying in the shelter; 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; ensures that facility is maintained in a neat and proper order, assist during the times of feeding.    Key responsibilities: Building Security Responsibilities (40%) Intake and Discharge responsibilities (30%) Housekeeping and Chore Distribution Responsibilities (30%)   What we are looking for in you: High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred, and Six months prior experience performing security or social services work in a shelter or similar environment preferred, or any equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.  Valid State Drivers License (Preferred)   Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: 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 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 (up to 25 lbs.) occasionally. Working Conditions: 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, but may include other discomforts associated with the shelter environment.    Employee Benefits Paid Time Off Aflac Dental & Vision Insurance Voluntary Life Insurance     Why work for us? The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.   Additional Information: All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled