Job Description

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.

CAMBA Housing Ventures has developed and will operate Supportive Family Housing at Van Dyke, a 101 unit supportive/affordable housing development for individuals and families.  Van Dyke will be located on the campus of Van Dyke Houses, a NYCHA-owned public housing development in the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn.  The Van Dyke facility will provide 30 units for New York/New York III formerly homeless families.  The remaining 71 units will provide housing for low-income households, including a live-in superintendent.  Fifty-two units will be set aside for NYCHA residents. CAMBA will serve 30 chronically homeless families, or families at serious risk of becoming chronically homeless, in which the head of household suffers from a serious and persistent mental illness or is diagnosed as mentally ill and chemically addicted under Population Option II.

Position: Part Time Security Guard
Reports To: Assistant Program Manager
Location: 603 Mother Gaston Blvd., Brooklyn, NY  11212

What The Part Time Security Guard Does:

• 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 log book 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.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

Other Requirements:

• Must be fingerprinted and obtain Criminal History Checks” (CHC) with Justice Center for the Protection of Vulnerable People with Special Needs.
• Ability to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• As a Mandated Reporter, you must 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.
• Must have 8 hour Pre-Assignment security guard training course certificate.
• Must obtain 16 hour On-the-Job security guard training course certificate within 90 days of employment.
• Must complete 8 Hour Annual In-Service Course each calendar year.
• Must have and maintain a NYS Security Guard license.
• Must obtain NYS Security Guard registration, and must maintain registration during employment.
• Must obtain Fire guard certification and maintain it throughout employment.

Compensation : $18.54 hourly
When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: Part-time

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Live in, Immediate start, Shift work,

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