About the Role
This position is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all clients, staff, and the property around the facility. This position reports to the Program Director.
Responsibilities
- Interact with and monitor client behavior and maintain good rapport by providing excellent customer service.
- Encourage clients to comply with facility policy and procedures.
- Control access at the main entrance by screening all clients and visitors to detect and prevent weapons from entering the site.
- Perform Crisis Intervention to de-escalate potential crisis situations and document all such situations and interventions.
- Make hourly rounds throughout the entire facility including all hallways, stairwells, floors, bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchen, and office spaces.
- Complete logs, incident reports and all other required documentation.
- Make calls to police, fire department and other first responders as directed.
- Perform administrative and receptionist duties at the operations desk.
- Monitor video surveillance cameras and fire prevention/detection alarm notification system.
- Provide duties related to fire incidents and evacuation of the building when necessary, utilizing Fire procedure.
- Ensure the safety and security of all assigned equipment.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Prior security experience required.
- Must have NYS Security Guard License.
- Must have current 8 Hour Annual Certificate.
- Must be able to work Monday thru Fridays with an occasional late night/overtime if necessary.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) preferred.
Location
- Halsey St. Bronx, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- 40 hour work week
Experience Level
- Prior security experience required.
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $19.65 hourly
About the Company
- Westhab is a prominent community development organization, providing housing and supportive services for more than 10,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community each year.
- We are staffed by an extraordinary group of hard-working professionals that are fully committed to our mission - Building Communities. Changing Lives.
- Working at Westhab is not easy. Our expectations for all staff are high.
- We believe that the people and the communities that we have the privilege to serve deserve our very best every day.
- We are a results-driven organization that focuses on empowerment and impact.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ensures safe and healthful working conditions to workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
- Westhab complies with all applicable OSHA standards, rules and regulations in addition to keeping our workplaces free of serious recognized hazards.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE
