PT Safety Support Associate - Hollywood Inn Express LAX (5609)

About the role

The Safety Support Associate position at PATH's Hollywood Inn Express LAX location in Inglewood is part of the Interim Housing Team. This role ensures the interim housing site is a safe environment for all staff, program participants, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Proactively work to ensure the Interim Housing site is a safe environment for all staff, program participants, and visitors.
• Monitor the site’s facilities and grounds for any concerns.
• Build rapport with participants to engage them in maintaining safety at the site.
• Provide assistance and support when crisis situations arise.
• Coordinate with the onsite case management team to provide support to the interim housing site.
• Coordinate with contracted security agencies (if applicable) to ensure the safety of the interim housing site.
• Conduct regular rounds of the interim housing site and facility grounds and communicate and observed discrepancies or concerns.
• Aid in drafting written documentation and written correspondence regarding the safety and security of the site.
• Collaborate with supervisors and the case management team to respond to interim housing security and/or crisis situations as they arise.
• Utilize non-violent crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation strategies, including the team approach.

Requirements

• One (1) year experience working with vulnerable populations and/or security and/or de-escalation/nonviolent crisis intervention.
• Minimum Qualifications: All levels of experience and education welcome.
• Mandatory Requirements: Must have employment eligibility verification, be able to obtain CPR/First Aid training, pass a tuberculosis test, background screening, and drug test.

Qualifications

• Analytical Skills and Attention to Detail: Gather and interpret data, identifying trends, patterns, and insights to inform decision-making.
• Ability to consistently produce high-quality work, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Work effectively with others, seeking out and building positive working relationships with colleagues, participants, and stakeholders.
• Communication: Convey information clearly and effectively (both verbally and in writing) to individuals and groups in a manner that informs, engages, and maintains their attention.
• Creativity and Initiative: Take action and make decisions without being prompted, demonstrating a proactive approach to work and a willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Analyze and evaluate information and situations, identify key issues, consider alternatives, and make logical decisions based on sound reasoning that will achieve the desired outcome.
• Ethics and Boundaries: Maintain ethical and professional standards, demonstrating honesty, integrity, and a commitment to doing the right thing in all situations while maintaining professional boundaries.