Security Officer

Reporting Relationships: Security Officers report to the Supervisor of Family Safety.

Position Summary: Security Officers provide 24-hour security coverage to the facility to prevent theft and ensure the safety of both the facility staff, and residents.

Nature and Scope: Although some tasks are meant to ensure the safety and security of clients and staff, Security Officers are the first staff seen by new clients or anyone entering the facility. They are on-site 24 hours a day, seven days per week—Thus, must be reliable, personable, professional, sensitive, and able to act as role models.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Supervisor of Family Safety, are expected to perform the following principal duties and responsibilities.

• Maintain the safety and security of all residents in the facility through staff-specific posts, security rounds of the facility, enforcing facility rules and regulations for residents and visitors, and communicating to supervisory personnel all incidents, situations or conditions which might affect the safety and security of residents and staff or the orderly operation of the facility.
• Provide timely and effective responses to resident emergencies, including appropriate and effective response to physical or verbal altercations between clients, effective interventions in medical emergencies, appropriate and mandated responses to cases of neglect or abuse involving children, liaison with police and other emergency services.
• Develop and maintain appropriate helping relationships with residents, including the active encouragement of residents’ self-reliance and self-esteem, and always acting as an appropriate role model for residents, especially in conflict and crisis situations.
• Administer operational procedures to ensure access control, reception, fire patrol, surveillance, and documentation of compliance with government regulations. These include verifying departure of children to school, maintaining a fire drill log, assisting visitors, verifying supervision of children, generating curfew reports, and answering the switchboard.
• Participate in training and staff-development activities to acquire and maintain both the interpersonal and operational skills necessary for successful job performance.
• Communicate effectively with other staff within an interdisciplinary context to contribute to the achievement of facility goals and objectives.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.
  
  

Minimal Qualifications

Degree Requirement: High School Diploma or equivalency and at least two (2) years of related experience in a shelter setting and (2) years of Security Guard experience.

Active Security Guard License

Certified Fire Safety Guard (F02)

Other Qualifications

• Ability to exercise good judgement and apply problem solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience or capacity to work with the homeless populations.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of New York State and City pay transparency laws. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individuals’ competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience and performance in the role.

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $17,648.

Benefits

AAPCI provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental & Vision
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (23 days)
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement Benefits Plan (403B)
• You may also get your college student debt forgiven tax free on Federal Direct Loans created under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, PSLF, if you work full-time and after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a Qualifying Repayment Plan.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

AAPCI is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity to all qualified applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.