Housing Monitor (8455)

This position is responsible for : 

Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight; monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security and compliance to house rules;

Key Responsibilities : 

• maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information.
• ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.
• Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; determines if client has been prepaid by sponsor or credit; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records.
• Assists with collecting and entering data into the HMIS database.
• Distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
• Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules; checks the security of all windows and doors; monitors cameras and makes periodic rounds of entire facility; records any unique situations occurring on assigned shift.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions 

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• 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 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
• Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or G.E.D.

and

one year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment,

or

any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

None.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled