Housing Assistant (Haven)

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for a part-time Housing Assistantfor the Haven Family Shelter located in Mobile, Alabama.

About this opportunity:

Accepts and processes residents staying in the Family Haven Shelter. Completes assigned documentation for intake and discharge of residents. Monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security and compliance to house rules. Transports residents as needed. Ensures that rooms are in proper order before arrival of residents. Answers telephone and responds to questions regarding the lodge/shelter operations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities include:

• Ability to work with the public encompassing all types of behaviors
• Knowledge of general office procedures and practices
• Ability to respond to emergency situations quickly and calmly
• Ability to perform combinations of sitting, standing, and walking frequently
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle to transport residents of the program to various appointments and locations.

What we are looking for in you:

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

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Work is performed in a lodge/shelter facility where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like. Work involves driving a vehicle where there may be physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with long distance trips or heavy traffic. Work requires performance of duties in front-line emergency, disaster and social services environments where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible

Employee Benefits

• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Aflac Supplemental - Critical Illness; Accident; Hospital; Vision; Dental
• Paid time off

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. We strive to do the “Most Good” for our 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. 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, with these five values at the heart of everything we do:

We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

To learn more about The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama, please visit: https://SACoastAL.org

Additional Information

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.

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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