Community Based Safety Specialist

Description

Job Title - Community Based Safety Specialist

Location - Onsite in Seattle

Compensation - $31.25/hr.

Schedule - Tuesday-Saturday, 5-1:30/6-2:30

• ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years.
• Change begins within. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization. Find out how we are working to achieve racial equity, health equity, and community justice.
• Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members.

• The Community Based Safety Specialist role is part of the Behavioral Health team which supports ETS’ mission through overseeing safety and client engagement while out in the community.
• This role makes a critical difference at ETS by ensuring that patients and staff are provided with a safe and therapeutic environment.

• Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness.
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.
• Carries out the safe operation and driving of a 20-30 foot transport or RV-style vehicle in areas of high traffic.
• Sets up and breaks down a mobile treatment facility in an urban environment.
• Develops professional rapport and trusting relationships with patients through respectful, person-centered engagement practices.
• Orients new patients to the remote TIM locations and patient flow in and out of the space while maintaining a hospitable and friendly demeanor.
• Monitors patients’ activities within the immediate vicinity of the remote treatment locations with the intent to address any potential safety risks or violations of program rules and regulations.
• Submits incident reports or other relevant documentation when appropriate, and monitors and reports hazardous materials and conditions.
• Works in collaboration with Counselors and Case Managers to support individual service plans for patients with challenging behaviors.
• Upholds strict patient confidentiality and safeguards sensitive security-related information, including safety checklist, patient logs and/or reports.
• Conducts twice-daily safety inspection of mobile treatment unit both in the check-out and check-in of the vehicle to its secured location through the completion of a verified checklist; also monitors security cameras and control systems.
• Routinely maintains critical functions to the operation of the mobile treatment vehicle such as; filland-dump of gray water tank, tire pressure checks, fluid level checks, filling of the gas tank.
• Assists with receiving and stocking supplies for the mobile treatment unit.
• Assists police, fire, EMS, and all other emergency service providers in the performance of their duties while responding to the remote treatment location.
• Responds to all mobile treatment facility alarm activations including but not limited to security, duress, fire, and intrusion alarms.
• Helps implement systems to support patients with behavioral issues in a highly stimulating urban environment.
• Attends ETS team meetings and other required meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Note:

New and/or different duties and responsibilities may be assigned to this job at any time

• Education and/or Relevant and Lived
  
  Experience:
  • High School graduation or equivalent
  • Undergraduate degree desirable, preferably in social services. SUDP/SUDPT a plus.
  • Previous experience in a safety-related role, especially with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Knowledge and
  
  Skills:
  • An…