Samaritan Daytop Village

New York nonprofit for treatment and housing

Security Counselor

Security Guarding & PatrolConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrooklyn, NY, USA$19.08 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma is required.
One year of security guard or security officer experience is preferred.
Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and electronic medical records, and the ability to learn new technologies and databases, is required.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds is required.

Responsibilities

Provide security services that support the facility’s overall safety through monitoring and oversight, contributing to a safe and clean environment for clients, staff, and visitors.
Provide daily scheduled runs, observe activity and traffic in assigned areas, and record observations in the communications log.
Support clients with check-in, monitoring, behavior assessment, and attention to their overall well-being.
Use the Department of Homeless Services Client Assistance and Rehousing Enterprise Systems to complete intake check-in and discharge conditional intake.
Conduct hourly facility rounds to ensure room doors and clients’ personal belongings are secured, preserve order, and protect agency property.
Assist with clients’ morning wake-up.
Conduct safety checks of clients staying in the facility due to illness and mobility issues.
Assist with scheduled evacuations and fire drills.
Escort individuals to specified locations within the site.
Handle crisis interventions with clients as needed, including diffusing physical altercations.
Participate in daily searches of client lockers.
Monitor and authorize entrance to and departure from the site.

Overview

Security Counselor

Non-profit resident staff can work anywhere…. The BEST work with us!

$19.08 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.

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About the Company

Samaritan Daytop Village

New York nonprofit for treatment and housing

Samaritan Daytop Village is a nonprofit agency that combines behavioral healthcare with housing support across New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Its treatment programs address addiction and mental illness through residential stays, outpatient care and medication-assisted treatment. Veterans and mothers with children receive tailored services, while peer recovery centers connect people with community support. Housing ranges from emergency shelter to permanent supportive homes, alongside case management and help finding work. The agency grew from a Queens counseling clinic opened in 1960 and has its administrative headquarters in Briarwood, New York.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Briarwood, NY
Founded: 1960

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