Front Desk Clerk, Shelter, On-Call, Oakland, CA
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Customer Service/HelpDesk
Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Clerical
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On Call
Pay range $16.50-$18
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
BASIC PURPOSE
The Front Desk is responsible for the safety and security of those who are receiving services at The Oakland Garden Center. They will treat all individuals accessing services with dignity and respect while enforcing our policies and procedures. They will provide crisis intervention, information, and referral s of services to individual and clients seeking services. Any special or unusual concern is to be brought to the immediate attention of the case worker or Supervisor/Officer Staff.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintain ongoing professional relationships in all clients (note confidentiality and professional guidelines requirements)
- Provide security and safety of the facility and shelter Screen all visitors from the intercom before entering the facility.
- Know and enforce all facility rules, guidelines, and
- Maintain all program materials in an appropriate
- Attend all staff meetings as assigned.
- Must always remain awake while on the job for the safety and security of the clients and
- Log pertinent information in a timely
- Regular and punctual attendance is
- Maintaining janitorial duties which will include (maintain front office area and garbage duties).
- Perform basic data entry with special attention to detail and
- Provide administrative and program support to case management staff
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to comprehend assignments and/or ask for additional information or clarification until the assignment is understood.
- May require long periods of sitting at a desk using a personal computer, telephone and interacting with clients. Must be able to walk, sit, stand, bend, on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis. Must occasionally life and move up to 25 lbs.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools, or controls; to talk or hear; reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. As the nature of the position requires you to be attentive to the world around you, personal cell phones and electronics are prohibited from use during your shift.
- Works on multiple simultaneous projects in an environment characterized by interruptions and noise from ringing telephones, printers, copiers, walk-in traffic, multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be comfortable working with a high degree of independence. May be required to make independent decisions that may involve unique or unusual situations and/or complex issues and dealing with demanding requests or timelines.
Seniority level
- Seniority level
Entry level
- Employment type
Part-time
- Job function Administrative
- Industries Non-profit Organizations
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