OC - Safety Support Associate Graveyard SHIFT; JR

Safety Support Associate – Santa Ana, CA 92704

Salary: $21.71 to $26.36 per hour. Pay Frequency: 24 pay periods per year. Full Time, Non‑Exempt, Driving Required.

Our Interim Housing programs provide low‑barrier, high‑tolerance settings for program participants, referred to as guests, who are experiencing homelessness and have a variety of complex health, functional and social needs. These home‑like environments are coupled with support and case management services to assist guests with developing a plan to break the cycle of homelessness, stabilize in housing and reintegrate into the community.

The Safety Support Associate plays a key role in ensuring PATH’s interim housing sites provide a welcoming, homelike environment by helping ensure safety at the facility for all guests, staff, and visitors.

• Monitor the interim housing site and build rapport with guests.
• Ensure overall safety of the site through observation, de‑escalation strategies, and ongoing participant engagement.
• Coordinate with case management staff and contracted security agencies to ensure safety onsite.
• Monitor security systems and conduct regular rounds of the grounds and facilities, communicating any discrepancies or concerns.
• Assist the Associate Director with drafting written documentation and correspondence regarding the site’s safety and security.
• Respond to security concerns or crisis situations as they arise, utilizing non‑violent crisis intervention and verbal de‑escalation techniques.

• Maintain and execute confidential information according to HIPAA standards.
• Excellent at communicating, whether in writing or verbally.
• Acute attention to detail.
• High tolerance and understanding for individuals with urgent and multiple case management and health needs.
• Work well independently as well as on a team.
• Exercise mature judgment and are highly motivated, self‑starting and proactive.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of prioritization and can coordinate multiple demands in a high‑pressure environment.

• 1 year experience working with vulnerable populations and/or security and/or de‑escalation/non‑violent crisis intervention.

• All levels of education and experience welcome.

• Employment eligibility verification.
• CPR/First Aid training or ability/willingness to obtain.
• Successfully complete, as a condition of hire, Tuberculosis Test, Background Screening, and Drug Test.

• Reliable transportation.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Proof of insurance and ownership for personal vehicles used during work duties.
• Ability to qualify for PATH’s insurance coverage.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. PATH is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and objectivity in our services and employment practices. PATH will not employ individuals who are currently receiving services from PATH or have received services within the past two years.

All regular and customary work must be performed within the state. Approval for work outside of the office does not establish approval for work to be conducted outside of California. PATH does not offer fully remote positions; while some roles may involve multiple designated worksites or approved off‑site locations, this does not imply work will be performed from home. All work schedules are determined by the responsibilities of the role and operational requirements, and may be adjusted at any time.

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