Security Counselor
Boost your chances before you apply.
Samaritan Daytop Village
NY
Summary
Security Counselors provide monitoring and oversight to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the facility. They conduct rounds, assist clients, and handle crisis interventions as needed.
Job Description
Overview
Security Counselor
Non-profit resident staff can work anywhere…. The BEST work with us!
$20.99 per hour
A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area.
Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities, so our success depends on those we employ.
The Role
Under general supervision, Security Counselors are responsible for providing security services that support the facility’s overall safety. The primary goal of this position is to provide monitoring and oversight at the facility that contributes towards a safe and clean environment for clients, staff, and visitors.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do
- Provides daily scheduled runs, observes activity and traffic in assigned areas, and notes observations in the communications log.
- Supports clients with the check-in process, monitoring, assessing behavior, and overall well-being.
- Utilizing the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Client Assistance and Rehousing Enterprise Systems (CARES) to complete Intake Check-in, Discharge Conditional Intake
- Conduct hourly rounds of the facility to ensure all room doors are secured, clients' personal belongings are secured, preserve order and protect agency property.
- Assists with morning wake-up of clients.
- Conduct safety checks of clients staying in the facility due to illness and mobility issues.
- Assists with scheduled evacuation/fire drills.
- Escorts individuals to specified locations within the site.
- Handles crisis interventions with clients as needed including diffusing physical altercations.
- Participates in daily searches of client lockers.
- Monitors and authorizes entrance and departure at the site.
Qualifications
Who You Will Be
- Someone with a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma
- One (1) year experience of Security Guard/Officer preferred
- Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, EMR, and the ability to learn new technologies and databases.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
#li-onsite
For more than 60 years, Samaritan Daytop Village has been improving the quality of life for New Yorkers facing adversity. We are nationally recognized for our treatment of substance use disorder as well as the veteran-specific approach we pioneered. Our continuum of services also includes health and mental health care, transitional and supportive housing, educational and vocational assistance, peer-assisted recovery, and specialized programs for adolescents, families and seniors.
Annually, Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 43,000 people at more than 80 programs throughout New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, and we continue to grow.
In the past year, our organization has grown rapidly - both in staff size and location. We are always looking for dedicated, talented and compassionate individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of others and grow with a leading employer. Visit https://samaritanvillage.org/about-good/careers to learn more, or email your resume to [email protected].
Founded
1960
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Briarwood, New York
For more than 60 years, Samaritan Daytop Village has been improving the quality of life for New Yorkers facing adversity. We are nationally recognized for our treatment of substance use disorder as well as the veteran-specific approach we pioneered. Our continuum of services also includes health and mental health care, transitional and supportive housing, educational and vocational assistance, peer-assisted recovery, and specialized programs for adolescents, families and seniors.
Annually, Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 43,000 people at more than 80 programs throughout New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, and we continue to grow.
In the past year, our organization has grown rapidly - both in staff size and location. We are always looking for dedicated, talented and compassionate individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of others and grow with a leading employer. Visit https://samaritanvillage.org/about-good/careers to learn more, or email your resume to [email protected].
Founded
1960
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Briarwood, New York
