PT Security Guard, Via Vyse Supportive Housing

About the role

CAMBA is a community organization providing a wide range of services including education, youth development, family support, job training, health, housing, and legal services. Serving over 80,000 individuals and families annually, CAMBA focuses on helping those facing significant challenges, particularly immigrants and families living in poverty.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure the security and fire safety of the entire facility.
• Employ crisis prevention/intervention and crisis management skills when conflict occurs.
• Patrol buildings and grounds of facilities where CAMBA programs are located.
• Examine doors, windows, gates, and all fire exits to ensure they are secure and comply with fire regulations.
• Observe and report irregularities such as unusual tenant behavior, trespassers, fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
• Monitor tenants and facility via security camera systems.
• Conduct fire safety patrols and report findings or fire safety concerns to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Conduct security screenings of all tenants and visitors entering the facility.
• Issue commendations to support positive tenant behaviors such as peers helping peers, compliance with rules and regulations, etc.
• Counsel tenants that violate rules (such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles) and complete infraction reports.
• Observe departing employees, visitors, and/or tenants to guard against theft of CAMBA property.
• Document in the security log book and incident report forms property damage, unusual occurrences, and incidents with employees, visitors, and tenants.
• Maintain assigned equipment per shift.
• Sign equipment in and out for each shift.
• May provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Obtain “Criminal History Checks” (CHC) fingerprinting through the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice System) and Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance.
• Able to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• Must have 8 hour Pre-Assignment security guard training course certificate.
• Must obtain 16 hour On-the-Job security guard training course certificate within 90 days of employment.
• Must complete 8 Hour Annual In-Service Course each calendar year.
• Must have and maintain a NYS Security Guard license.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain a NYS Security Guard license.

Skills

• Knowledge of fire regulations.
• Ability to maintain security logs and incident reports.
• Ability to conduct security screenings.
• Ability to counsel tenants and visitors.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$18.54 per hour

Schedule

Part-Time