2nd-Shift Campus Safety Specialist

ADP, Inc.; Womelsdorf (Berks County); On-site; USD 44,083,000 - 66,125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, PA is seeking a Campus Safety Team Member for 2nd shift to implement daily schedule and operations on campus. You will ensure safety of youth, staff, and visitors and respond to emergencies in a residential setting.

The role requires vigilance, strong communication, and the ability to work a rotating evening schedule. Training and safety protocols are emphasized throughout the program.

Qualifications

• Be 21 years of age or older.
• Be fluent in the language(s) spoken by a majority of the youth in care.
• Have acceptable written and verbal communication skills.
• Have acceptable organizational and computer skills.
• Demonstrate acceptable interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Possess a strong commitment to helping youth succeed by helping them reorient their lives, nurture their reunification efforts and enable them to make a successful transition to their next placement.
• Possess ability to establish rapport and relate sensitively with consistency to multiracial and multicultural groups of young adults.
• Demonstrate the ability to organize and prioritize duties and responsibilities efficiently.
• Possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License with a clear 3-year driving history.
• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Submit to a health assessment demonstrating fitness for duty, certified by a physician no more than 30 days prior to commencing employment and comply with a two-year renewal.
• Provide current PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History and FBI Fingerprinting clearances prior to commencing employment and comply with a two-year renewal.

Responsibilities

• Carries out established procedures to assure the safety of persons, including Bethany Team Members, youth and visitors while present on campus.
• Implements procedures to protect Bethany property, including buildings, groups, equipment and other assets, as well as non-Bethany property located temporarily or permanently on Bethany’s campus.
• Carries out emergency disaster plan drills or activities, or assigns to appropriate Team Members.
• Carries out procedures related to managing campus visitors.
• Maintains all Bethany-provided equipment with a duty of care to ensure safe operation and upkeep.
• React promptly and correctly in emergency situations.
• Patrols assigned area on foot, in assigned motor vehicle, or other specialized vehicle to ensure personal, building, and equipment security.
• Examines doors, windows, and gates to ensure security; monitors closed buildings for unauthorized persons and/or suspicious activities.
• Informs and warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles.
• Provides escort services for visitors, youth, Team Members, as necessary; provides other public assistance, such as lockout services, jump-starts, and routine information.
• Watches for and reports irregularities, such as security breaches, facility and safety hazards, and emergency situations; contacts emergency responders, such as police, fire, and/or ambulance personnel, as required.
• Remains alert for the presence of unauthorized persons and/or security code violators; approaches suspicious persons and/or notifies police as appropriate; may confront violators, as required, until police arrive.
• May provide safe and efficient transportation to BCH Team Members and/or visitors, as requested, using a Bethany vehicle.
• Patrols and monitors assigned parking areas to provide public security and assistance and parking permit compliance.
• Investigates incidents/accidents and prepare routine, standardized incident reports.
• Assists municipal, county and state police agencies when appropriate.
• Provides safety services as assigned or appropriate. These include, but are not limited to: providing safety and medical escorts, admitting authorized people to secured areas, locking and unlocking buildings or other areas, directing traffic, conducting fire evacuation drills and fire safety programs, and conducting crime prevention or campus safety trainings.
• Reports hazardous conditions and major mechanical or trades problems to the appropriate person or department. As necessary, take action to safeguard lives and property until such conditions can be addressed and resolved.

Job description

Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, PA is seeking a Campus Safety Team Member for 2nd shift to implement daily schedule and operations on campus. You will ensure safety of youth, staff, and visitors and respond to emergencies in a residential setting.

The role requires vigilance, strong communication, and the ability to work a rotating evening schedule. Training and safety protocols are emphasized throughout the program.