Safety Support Associate - Luxury Inn (JR 5873)

PATH•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Support Associate works on PATH’s Interim Housing team at the Luxury Inn in Long Beach, California. The role proactively helps maintain a safe environment for staff, program participants, and visitors by monitoring facilities and grounds, building rapport with participants, and assisting during crises. The position follows low-barrier guidelines and provides direct client services, including harm reduction support and access to needed supplies. The associate works with the onsite case management team and, when applicable, contracted security agencies. They conduct regular site rounds, communicate observed concerns, assist with safety-related documentation and reports, and participate in required meetings, events, and training.

Requirements

Have employment eligibility verification.
Have or be able and willing to obtain CPR/First Aid training.
Successfully complete a tuberculosis test, background screening, and drug test as a condition of hire.
Demonstrate analytical skills and attention to detail.
Work collaboratively and build positive relationships with colleagues, participants, and stakeholders.
Communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate initiative, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability.
Maintain ethical and professional standards and appropriate boundaries.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with vulnerable populations and/or in security and/or de-escalation or nonviolent crisis intervention.

Responsibilities

Help ensure the overall safety of the interim housing site through observation, de-escalation strategies, and ongoing participant engagement.
Coordinate with the onsite case management team to support the interim housing site.
Coordinate with contracted security agencies, if applicable, to support site safety.
Conduct regular rounds of the site and facility grounds and communicate observed discrepancies or concerns.
Assist the Associate Director with drafting written documentation and correspondence regarding site safety and security.
Respond to security or crisis situations with supervisors and the case management team, using non-violent crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation strategies, including a team approach.
Complete reports as necessary or requested.
Attend meetings and provide input and feedback related to safety and support operations.
Attend and actively engage in required training, applying learned skills and knowledge to daily work.
Attend and actively engage in required staff meetings and events, on- or off-site when applicable.
Provide direct client services, including harm reduction support and access to needed supplies.