Security Ambassador

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INC•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Ambassador ensures the safety of people, property, and buildings, either in person or via security cameras. This role involves presenting losses and damage by reporting irregularities, informing violators of policies, securing premises and personnel by patrolling and monitoring surveillance, investigating security breaches, controlling traffic, completing reports, interviewing witnesses, maintaining building and equipment controls, ensuring organizational stability by complying with legal requirements, performing preventive maintenance on equipment, and contributing to team efforts. The role also requires treating all staff, patients, and visitors with respect and care, recognizing personal biases, maintaining cultural sensitivity, complying with confidentiality, representing the organization well, staying familiar with policies and procedures, performing appropriate interventions including CPR and first aid, answering phones, handling personal belongings as directed, and attending meetings.

Requirements

Ability to stand and/or patrol for 4+ hours.
Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to remain alert.
High school diploma or equivalency.
Valid California driver’s license and liability insurance if driving personal vehicle on BHS business.
Vision, hearing, manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination must be adequate for performance of job duties.
Able to sit at desk, use keyboard, write and physically perform other job duties.
Able to move about the facility to observe clients, staff, visitors.

Nice To Haves

Class “C” California Driver’s License
Personal vehicle with liability insurance for reimbursable mileage, generally short distances.
CPR certification, obtain within 90 days of employment and maintain current
Bi-lingual
CA Guard Card
Required trainings: Overview of SUD, Verbal De-Escalation, Crisis Management/Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Hazards and Safety, other trainings deemed relevant to position by supervisor and Behavioral Health Services, Inc., obtain within 90 days of employment and maintain current

Responsibilities

Presents losses and damage by reporting irregularities and informing violators of policy and procedures.
Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property, monitoring surveillance equipment, and access points.
Investigates security breaches, incidents, and other alarming behavior.
Controls traffic by directing drivers.
Completes reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities.
Interviews witnesses and obtains signatures as needed.
Maintains environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls.
Maintains the organization’s stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements.
Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Treats all staff, patients and visitors with respect, care and concern.
Recognize personal biases working within diverse populations.
Maintain cultural sensitivity at all times.
Comply with confidentiality requirements at all times.
Represents BHS well in all contact.
Maintain familiarity with BHS policies and procedures and other applicable regulations; performs job duties accordingly.
Carries out appropriate interventions, including responding to emergencies and performing CPR and/or first aid.
Courteously answer phones, appropriately directing calls and taking messages.
Handle staff and/or patients’ personal belongings as directed.
Attend meetings and participates in committees as assigned.