Parkersburg, WV
Housing Monitor
Accepts and processes residents staying in lodge/shelter overnight; 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 lodge/shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.
Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
Checks clients into the lodge/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.
Prepares and distributes meal tickets and laundry tokens; distributes towels, linens, and personal hygiene items; secures and distributes client medications as required.
Obtains clients signature on forms as well as lodge/shelter rules and regulations.
Monitors the activities of the lodge/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.
Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Opens and closes the lodge/shelter doors at designated hours of operation.
Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day; inputs data into the computer in order to maintain computer records and generate client lists.
Sorts client intake cards in numerical order and files remaining intake cards of clients who did not check into the lodge/shelter for the evening.
Assigns housekeeping and other tasks to residents; ensures that clients perform assigned house duties in the proper manner; ensures compliance with house rules.
Answers telephone and responds to questions regarding the lodge/shelter operations.
Wakes up lodge/shelter clients at designated time and instructs them to collect their sheets; ensures that all residents are out of the lodge/shelter by the designated time.
Answers the crisis hot-line and provides crisis intervention through telephone interviews and client counseling where applicable.
Administers drug testing of clients as needed.
Assists in preparing and serving meals to residents as well as cleaning kitchen and dining area afterwards.
Collects and washes all dirty towels and sheets.
Cleans, sweeps, and mops the lobby, hall, television room and patios; empties trash cans and replaces trash liners.
Cleans staff office and staff restroom.
Cleans the parking lot and front area of cans, cigarette butts, trash, etc.
Directs clients to appropriate agencies for their special needs.
Pay Rate: $10.00/hours
Hours: 24 (2 – 12hour shifts on the weekend will likely be the primary shift, however, there will be opportunities to pick up other shifts to help cover vacations/call outs)
High school diploma or G.E.D.
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.