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Job description
Housing Monitor & Cook
ALM-Laurel Ms Corps - Laurel, MS 39440 Start Date 09/16/2026 End Date 09/30/2026
Overview
Salary Range $11.00 - $11.00 Hourly Position Type Part Time with Benefits 20 or More Category Housing
About This Opportunity:
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; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order; Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner.
Key Responsibilities:
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.
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.
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.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy (25-50 lbs.) materials, supplies, and equipment. Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.
Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
Ability to cook, taste, and smell food.
Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.
Benefits :
PTO
Aflac Policies
Voluntary Life Insurance
What We Are Looking For In You:
High school diploma or G.E.D.
One-year experience cooking food for large groups
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.
License & Certifications :
None.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled
Worksite address
laurel, MS, 39441, US
Who can apply
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