Security Guard, Austin Supportive Housing

Full-Time Security Guard, Austin 147 Supportive Housing

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Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in:
Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe.

Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

Austin 147 is a building which was developed and is operated by Dunn Development Corp., a private developer. Austin 147 is a newly constructed residential building located on East 147th street and the corner of Austin Place in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx. The project consists of an eleven-story elevator building containing 80 residential units, with 79 units of rental housing and one superintendent’s unit.

CAMBA, Inc. is the on-site services provider at Austin 147. Forty apartments, 50% of the units in the building, will be master leased by CAMBA and will house Population A chronically homeless single adults who are diagnosed with SPMI (seriously and persistently mentally ill) or MICA (mentally III and chemically addicted), couples that qualify and chronically homeless families. The unit breakdown is as follows: 30-studio units for SPMI Singles, 3 one bedroom units for 2 qualifiers and 7 two bedroom units for chronically homeless families.

The remaining 40 units are occupied by community residents, who may require some services.

Reports To:

Assistant Program Manager

Location:

880 East 147th Street Bronx, NY 10455

• 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 facility via security camera systems.
• Conduct fire safety patrol 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 that 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.

• High school diploma or G.E.D. or equivalent experience.

• 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.
• Ability to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• Must have 8 hour Pre-Assignment security guard training course certificate.
• Must obtain 16 hour On-the-Job security guard training…