Security Team Volunteer

A volunteer of LTP’s security team helps to create and preserve an environment where staff, volunteers, participants, visitors and property are safe and well-protected as we get survivors to safety.

*Background check required

Goals: 

  • Collaborate with LTP’s Residential Support Manager 

  • Liaison and support to finding safe housing for the survivors coming straight off the streets 

  • Provides safe and secure transport

  • Make initial assessments for survivors met in their moment of crisis who are interested in coming into the program.

  • Uses skills and connections as a retired, active, or off duty police officer, security officer, attorney, or relevant field of occupation

  • Patrols LTP shelter property

  • Monitors security systems

  • Inspects buildings, equipment, and access points

  • Restraining trespassers, traffickers, abusers, violent instigators 

Learning Objectives: 

  • Experience in law enforcement, the legal system, self-defense, or social services (or willing to be trained)

  • Retired, off-duty, or active: police officers, counselors, social workers, constables, attorneys, etc. 

  • Demonstrates excellent surveillance and emergency response skills

  • Strong commitment to security rules and knowledge of all hazards and threats to safety

  • Proven experience as Police Officer or similar position

  • Experience in reporting and emergency response planning

  • Excellent knowledge of security protocols and procedures

  • Solid understanding of budgeting and statistical data analysis

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Outstanding organizational and leadership skills

  • Committed and reliable

  • Team player

Security Team Coordinator:

Assists in the management of LTP’s security team. The Security Team Coordinator will develop and implement policies and procedures to maintain security standards. 

*Background check required

Goals: 

  • Provides and uses network to offer pro bono security services (law enforcement, security, legal, etc)  

  • Recruiting, training and supervising volunteers on security team

  • Conducts first level interviews/screenings/intake of victim-survivors 

  • Connects screened survivors with services/case manager

  • Assesses and assigns secure meeting places

  • Asses and assigns secure immediate safe housing

  • Provide ways to get background checks 

  • Assists in navigating the court system

  • Provides security escort

  • Provides resources to education/training and/or conducts the trainings

  • Self-defense classes (how many levels, how should we coordinate, what kind of people, what kind of condition?) 

  • Assists in ensuring proper documentation is being implemented 

  • Patrols LTP shelter property

  • Monitors security systems

  • Inspects buildings, equipment, and access points

  • Restraining trespassers, traffickers, abusers, violent instigators 

  • Developing and implementing security policies, protocols and procedures.

  • Controlling budgets for security operations and monitoring expenses.