Safety Officer - Part Time

Since 1985, Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. (BCCS) has been a trusted provider of outstanding substance abuse and behavioral health treatment. BCCS is a community organization that prides itself on helping members of our community recover with dignity. We enhance the quality of life by creatively providing education, advocacy, prevention, early intervention, and treatment services. We promote hope and empowerment to persons and families touched by mental illness, substance abuse, HIV and multiple occurring diagnoses, and their related challenges.

About the role

As a Safety Officer with BCCS, you will maintain safety, including techniques to address disruptive, uncooperative persons. You will follow policies and procedures established by BCCS, remain visible to staff, offer support, and model service behaviors and concern resolution processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention and respond to urgent or emergency situations in a way that minimizes trauma to clients and staff members, resulting in stabilization.
• Patrol building and parking lots to prevent loitering, unauthorized parking, and smoking.
• Direct traffic safely in BCCS parking lots.
• Monitor parking lots, BCCS grounds, and buildings to ensure safety.
• Assist handicapped clients to enter the clinic when necessary.
• Maintain order and an orderly line in dispensing.
• Assist nurses in the event of a client incident.
• Assist with maintaining safe and clean grounds.
• Write incident reports.
• Provide assistance to unruly, uncooperative, and disruptive clients and remove them from premises if necessary.
• Assist with snow and ice removal to ensure business parameters are safe.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

Client Contact and Responsibilities

The Safety Officer maintains daily contact with clients in an effort to maintain a safe and secure environment.

Requirements

• HS diploma or GED OR 5 years of verified work experience.
• Preferred: 1 year experience in the Drug and Alcohol Field.
• Preferred: 1 year de-escalation experience.
• Ability to stand for the length of the shift and lift up to 50 lbs.

Schedule

• Monday – Thursday from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Every other Saturday morning from 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Pay

Starting at $17/hr.