DSHS SCC Security Guard 2

About the role

Join our team at the Special Commitment Center (SCC) on McNeil Island in the picturesque Puget Sound. We are a highly structured and secure treatment facility dedicated to assisting individuals who are detained and/or civilly committed in addressing their sexual offending histories. We currently have multiple positions available for Security Guard 2 within SCC Total Confinement Facility.

Responsibilities

• Routinely conduct facility foot patrols to ensure all areas are secure
• Physically respond and or support as a member of one of the following teams: Quick Response Team, Emergency Response Team, or Crisis Negotiation Team
• Control the main security systems throughout the total confinement facility to ensure appropriate ingress and egress of authorized personnel
• Responsible for counts, security inspections, and unit checks
• Maintain vehicle gate and all related traffic for resident transports, facility deliveries, as well as internal and external maintenance visitors
• Conduct security inspections of all vehicles entering and exiting the facility
• Utilize radio and other communication devices
• Provide vehicle response and/or foot response
• Intervene on and report any remarkable unauthorized behaviors of the residential population
• Provide visual monitoring of residents
• Physically transport secured residents to medical appointments in the community
• Conduct pat and strip searches of residents as directed or needed

Requirements

• One year of experience as a Security Guard 1
• High School Graduation or GED AND two years of experience in areas of work such as security guard, correctional officer or store investigations, or, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work
• A valid driver’s license is required
• A certificate of completion in a basic law enforcement training program approved by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission; or, a certificate of completion in a police or reserve police academy or military training program will substitute for one of the two years of the required experience

Preferred Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Lead by example
• Possess knowledge of CPR and first responder level first aid
• Demonstrate effective collaboration skills with staff and residents from diverse backgrounds
• Display acute awareness of safety protocols and utilize strong judgment skills to assess environments and situations, making sound decisions within the scope of the job
• Exhibit effective and flexible communication skills, including the ability to write comprehensive and concise documentation with attention to detail

Benefits

In addition to the advertised salary, our employees receive a $10 per day premium pay and a free Orca card for transportation use. Furthermore, ferry transportation is provided to McNeil Island employees from the Steilacoom dock. Evening and Night shifts include a shift differential in addition to the standard compensation rate. Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $29.63 to $44.44 per hour.

Schedule

This is a 24/7 facility. Shifts include evening and night shifts.

Qualifications

To apply, please email the recruiter at saleen.hernandez@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 05514.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security. The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.