Men's Shelter Monitor Assistant

Summary/Primary Purpose

Provide support to the Emergency Shelter Director by providing supervision and intake of clients, maintaining security, and providing supportive services in a Christian atmosphere.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Congduct intake interview of incoming residents into the shelter.
• Assign a proper room; distribute needed bedding and personal care items.
• Provide necessary supervision of shelter and residents, assuring that rules and policies are being followed.
• Maintain an awareness of client needs.
• Answer phone calls, take messages when appropriate.
• General cleaning as necessary.
• Prepare coffee and oversee breakfast preparation and clean up.
• Administer breathalyzer tests.
• Review logbook and update as needed.
• Do room inspections and enforce cleaning rules for areas.
• Distribute medications as needed.
• Be responsible for overall cleanliness of the shelter areas.
• Supervise volunteers/community service workers as assigned.
• Provide seasonal assistance as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required, and a minimum of 1 year experience.
• Ability to be flexible and able to work on multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft software to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Administrative skills to include utilization of standard office equipment, data entry, 10-key, attention to details and filing.
• Good communication skills both written and spoken, and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employee may often be required to engage in rigorous activities.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying objects up to 10 pounds regularly, and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Working Conditions

• The work environment is a business office setting with office equipment, light traffic and moderate noise levels.
• 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.