Security Counselor (Overnight)

Samaritan Daytop Village; New York (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Daytop Village is seeking a Security Counselor to provide safety, monitor activity, and support clients, staff, and visitors in a residential facility serving New Yorkers across the city and greater area.

Under supervision, you will perform hourly rounds, assist with check-ins and wellbeing, respond to crises, escort individuals within the site, and participate in drills to maintain a secure, orderly environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year of security guard/officer experience preferred.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and EMR systems.
• Experience working with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily security runs and monitor activity; document observations.
• Assist clients with check-in, monitoring, and well-being assessments.
• Use CARES system for intake and conditional check-in/discharge.
• Perform hourly rounds to secure doors and protect property.
• Assist with morning wake-ups and safety checks for ill or mobility-impaired clients.
• Participate in evacuation and fire drills.
• Escort individuals within the site.
• Handle crisis interventions and diffuse altercations.
• Conduct searches of client lockers.
• Monitor entrances and departures.

Skills

Security experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

EMR

CARES

Job description

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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