Shelter Monitor - Part-time Weekends (5184)

Shelter Monitor - Part-time Weekends

TX-Mabee Center - Fort Worth, TX 76103 End Date 06/07/2026

Overview

Position Type Part Time with Benefits 20 or More Education Level High School Diploma/GED Category Housing

About This Opportunity:

Shift: Part-time Weekends (24 hours)

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. Reports pertinent information to the immediate supervisor or Corps Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures clients comply with house rules; checks client's baggage for drugs, alcohol, weapons, and pornography; records incidents and notifies supervisor of any special circumstances or unusual problems; ensures security of facility and clients; arms and disarms alarms in accordance with lodge policy; locks and secures area inappropriate for client entry.
• Conducts routine checks of the facilities to ensure that all doors are locked and that nothing is amiss; locks doors to ensure security of the facilities.
• Answers telephone and responds to questions regarding the shelter operations.
• Performs client intake procedures including running sexual offender checks; checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; prepares and maintains resident roster.
• Orients new clients to the program and prepares case records to facilitate case management, records daily statistics.
• Assigns daily cooking, cleaning, and maintenance chores to clients and ensures completion of such; as needed, participates in the cleaning and maintenance of facilities, supplies, and equipment; inspects facility on a routine basis to ensure compliance with established standards; ensures return and accountability of The Salvation Army property (linens, etc.).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write and communicate the English language effectively.
• Ability to perform data entry into a computer.
• 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 to heavy objects (up to 30 lbs.) occasionally.
• 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.

Employee Benefits:

• Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance; Retirement Benefits.
• Paid Time Off

What We Are Looking For In You:

Education and Experience:

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

Certifications:

• Valid State Driver's License (Preferred)
• Food Handlers Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)
• CPR and First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain within established timeframe)

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled