JR 4792
Safety Support Associate - Interim Housing Services
Santa Ana, CA
Salary $21.71 to $26.36
Full Time
Non-Exempt

PATH is seeking candidates with a passion for making a difference in the Orange County Community to join our Yale Interim Housing team as a Safety Support Associate. 

ABOUT OUR INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAMS
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.

WHAT IS A SAFETY SUPPORT ASSOCIATE?
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. Responsibilities of the Safety Support Associate include:

• Monitoring the interim housing site and building rapport with guests
• Assisting with ensuring the overall safety of the interim housing site through observation, de-escalation strategies, and ongoing participant engagement 
• Coordinating with case management staff and contracted security agencies to ensure safety onsite 
• Monitoring security systems and conducting regular rounds of the grounds and facilities and communicating any discrepancies or concerns 
• Assisting the Associate Director with drafting written documentation and correspondence regarding the site's safety and security
• In collaboration with other staff members, responding to security concerns or crisis situations as they arise utilizing non-violent crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation techniques 

WHAT YOU BRING
We’re looking for candidates that:

• Maintain and execute confidential information according to HIPAA standards
• Are excellent at communicating, whether in writing or verbally
• Have acute attention to detail 
• Possess a high level of tolerance and understanding for individuals with urgent and multiple case management and health needs
• Work just as well independently as they do on a team
• Exercise mature judgement, and are highly motivated, self-starting and proactive
• Have strong interpersonal skills 
• Have a strong sense of prioritization and can coordinate multiple demands in a high-pressure environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One (1)year experience working with vulnerable populations and/or security and/or de-escalation/nonviolent crisis intervention

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• All levels of education and experience welcome

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
For this role candidates must:

• Be able and willing to work flexible hours which may include evenings or weekends
• Have employment eligibility verification
• Have or be able and willing to obtain CPR/First Aid training
• Provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
• Successfully complete the following as a condition of hire:
  • Tuberculosis Test
  • Background Screening
  • Drug Test

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. In the course of performing the job, this position typically spends most time standing and walking around. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, climb stairs, drive, grasp firmly, use repetitive hand control, bend, use a keyboard, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders, use hand and finger dexterity, make and receive telephone calls, etc. In the course of performing this job, an employee may be subjected to outside environmental conditions. The employee may be required on occasion to lift and / or carry up to 40 lbs.