Security Guard - The Hart Supportive Housing

CAMBA INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMBA INC is seeking a Security Guard to maintain security and fire safety for its supportive housing for seniors 55+ and families with substance use disorders. The role involves monitoring the facility, conducting security screenings, and ensuring compliance with security policies.

The ideal candidate will possess a NYS Security Guard license and relevant experience. Responsibilities include patrolling, crisis intervention, and documenting incidents. CAMBA offers a supportive work environment dedicated to client confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of relevant experience.
• Ability to read and write patrol reports effectively.
• Maintain NYS Security Guard registration during employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
• Monitor and ensure security and fire safety of the entire facility.
• Patrol buildings and grounds of facilities.

Skills

Bilingual in any other language

Basic reading, writing, and math skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Minimum of one year relevant experience

NYS Security Guard license

8-hour Pre-Assignment security guard training course certificate

Job description

Security Guard position at CAMBA supportive housing for seniors 55+ and SMI/substance‑use‑disorder families. Responsible for maintaining security, fire safety, crisis intervention, and tenant monitoring across 57 units.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol and Procedures.
• Comply with all Federal, State, City, and CAMBA security and privacy policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Monitor and ensure the security and fire safety of the entire facility.
• Employ crisis prevention/intervention and crisis management skills when conflict occurs.
• Patrol buildings and grounds of facilities where CAMBA programs are located.
• Examine doors, windows, gates, and all fire exits to determine that they are secure and in accordance with all fire regulations.
• Observe and report irregularities such as unusual tenant behavior, trespassers, fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
• Monitor tenants and the facility via security camera systems.
• Conduct fire safety patrols and report findings or fire safety concerns to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Conduct security screenings of all tenants and visitors entering the facility.
• Issue commendations to support positive tenant behaviors such as peers helping peers, compliance with rules and regulations, etc.
• Counsel tenants who violate rules (such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles) and complete infraction reports.
• Observe departing employees, visitors, and/or tenants to guard against theft of CAMBA property.
• Document in the security logbook and incident report forms property damage, unusual occurrences, and incidents with employees, visitors, and tenants.
• Maintain assigned equipment per shift.
• Sign equipment in and out for each shift.
• May provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Licenses, Certifications, and Training

• NYS Security Guard license.
• 8‑hour Pre‑Assignment security guard training course certificate.
• 16‑hour On‑the‑Job security guard training course certificate within 90 days of employment.
• 8‑hour Annual In‑Service Course each calendar year.
• Maintain NYS Security Guard registration during employment.
• Fire Guard certification and maintain throughout employment.

Education & Skills

• Minimum of one year relevant experience.
• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
• Ability to apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read and write post‑and‑patrol reports and effectively present information to superiors, tenants, funders, other organizations, and the public.
• Bilingual in any other language (preferred).

Pre and/or Post Employment Requirements

• Obtain “Criminal History Checks” (CHC) fingerprinting through the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice System) and Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance.
• Maintain fingerprint clearance throughout employment.
• As a Mandated Reporter, immediately report suspected incidents/cases of abuse and neglect to the Vulnerable Persons Central Register (VPCR) Hotline at 1-855-373-2122 and complete a CAMBA Incident Report.
• May have team and/or other coordination responsibility, but no consistent supervisory responsibility.