Security Guard - Full Time

Patrol Areas

• Patrols assigned buildings, grounds, and parking lots on foot or in vehicles
• Ensures resident and staff safety and well-being
• Prevention and detection of fire, vandalism, safety/fire hazards, suspicious activity, unusual behavior and items in need of maintenance

Responds to Situations

• Responds to alarms, dispatched calls and radio transmissions for both emergency and non-emergency situations
• Decides what actions to take or assistance to provide based on situation, facts known and position limitations

First Aid and Reporting

• Administers basic first aid, CPR or AED as first responder in an emergency situation based on training, facts known and position limitations until medical or other emergency personnel arrive
• Accurately completes log entries of activities and actions during shift
• Investigates and reports on hazards, property damage, unusual or suspicious circumstances or incidents, safety and health issues, and other matters as assigned or advised

Enforcing Rules and Procedures

• Monitors and authorizes removal of property from campus by employees, visitors and other persons in accordance with La Posada policies and procedures to guard against theft and to maintain security of premises
• Checks doors and windows of buildings as assigned to ensure they are closed and locked
• Inspects and reports on the proper functioning of security systems, fire sprinklers, fire fighting equipment, fire detection devices and other security equipment to ensure proper operational use
• Makes arrests for trespassers or law violators on-site until the arrival of a law enforcement officer

Support Services

• Delivers residents' daily newspapers and other items to their door as requested or assigned
• Answers telephones, monitors radio transmissions, and emergency warning panels
• Responds to communications by taking messages, answering questions, and providing information
• Dispatches or communicates properly to the security patrol force