Chief Security Liaison

About the Role:

The Chief Security Liaison at Volunteers of America Los Angeles is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of program clients, visitors, and employees. This role requires a leader who can oversee the Monitors' efforts to provide security of the program premises and coordinate their duties around the clock.

Key Responsibilities:

• Scheduling and Shift Coordination: Assign shifts to Monitors, ensuring that they are scheduled around the clock, and plan personal shifts to observe each shift during the week.
• Training and Safety Oversight: Train Monitors in program operations, safety, and security expectations and procedures. Provide ongoing safety leadership and ensure that Monitors are equipped to handle emergency situations.
• Shelter Security: Oversee operations for safety practices, including entrance monitoring, bag and person screening, and patrolling premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion.
• SHELTER SAFETY: While patrolling, observe Shelter to ensure safe operations; report and correct any spills, unsafe working conditions, or defective equipment. Know location of fire exits, be prepared to assist participants in case of any emergency.
• Asset Protection: As a non-profit agency, VOALA must utilize all limited resources effectively and protect from theft loss or damage to the shelter's assets. Report all suspicious events to direct supervisor.
• Driving Tasks (for licensed Monitors): Transports individual program participants to and from various locations such as human service locations, work sites, and medical facilities. Ensure the safety of passengers and operate vehicle in a safe manner at all times.
• Client/Participant Support: Assist shelter staff during provision of services to clients/participants, including set-up for classes, meetings, meals, recreation, and other shelter events.
• Other Duties: Inputs required data to computer systems and logs, and performs other duties that may arise to support program goals.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current California driver's license and clean driving record, demonstrated Knowledge of CA driving laws.
• Experience in a group residential setting is preferred.
• Experience serving the homeless is preferred.
• Related experience in a mental health or substance abuse treatment setting, or other group residential program.
• Database familiarity.
• Clean driving record to be insurable by VOALA insurance.

Salary Information:

This position offers a competitive salary range of $20.90 - $22 per hour, with opportunities for advancement based on performance.