SECURITY MONITOR

Responsibilities

• Maintains a continuous state of alertness and awareness to control and secure the facility and residents.
• Operates within legal constraints and contract agency stipulations.
• Prepares shift documentation including shift reports, work orders, security reports, and unusual incidents that are legible, concise and that meet facility’s standards and contracting agency requirements.
• Receives necessary information from previous shift personnel pertaining to events that transpired during the shift such as resident medical problems, disciplinary problems, or new arrivals and any special instructions.
• Relieves the watch and informs necessary personnel that the watch has been relieved. Makes entries into the security log showing the time the watch was relieved noting name and title.
• Calls for radio checks documenting results in the security log.
• Conducts facility counts at the prescribed times and ensures the logbooks in the buildings are accurate as to count.
• Frequently patrols building to observe and listen to individual residents and groups of residents and monitors the state of the building.
• Ensures that the building picture board has a picture of all residents assigned to the building and that the picture is in the proper bed slot.
• Organizes and supervises resident work details to assist in maintaining facility cleanliness to ensure that facility meets facility’s and contracting agency requirements.
• Performs activities on both a scheduled and random basis including urinalysis testing, pat downs, shakedowns, counts, or breath tests, to maintain control and security of the residents and facility.
• Documents disciplinary action for rule violations according to procedure to comply with contracting agency requirements and log accordingly.
• Conducts scheduled and impromptu cleanliness checks of the facility and resident’s personal belongings to maintain it in an orderly and clean fashion to meet health and environmental requirements.
• Welcomes visitors and verifies their identity while maintaining professionalism and courtesy at all times.
• Communicates with residents and staff in a professional manner to affirm and enhance self-esteem, dignity, and to maintain positive resident and staff relations.
• Participates in staff meetings by sharing observations and recommendations regarding the facility, residents and staff relations to identify and resolve problems and function as a unified team.
• Maintains confidentiality obtained through job duties regarding employees, vendors, residents, or outside agencies so that sensitive information is only given on a "need to know" basis.
• Complies with company policies and work rules as described in the company Employee Handbook, the Statement of Work, and the Facility Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Maintains attendance policies and is available to work any shifts or work overtime to ensure adequate coverage of the program and to ensure the safety and security of the residents.
• Complies with facility safety rules and takes appropriate corrective action to ensure work is performed in a safe manner and without injury to self or others.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of staff in a manner that promotes a team spirit and a sense of cooperation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year general work experience. Experience in a related field is preferred.
• Sufficient organizational skills to keep the workflow on-going in an orderly manner.
• Ability to express thoughts logically, in both written and verbal form using correct grammar.
• Demonstrated flexibility in order to perform a wide range of duties.
• Ability to interact effectively with others and learn supervisory techniques.
• Ability to maintain positive relation with staff and residents.
• Ability to motivate and create an atmosphere of enthusiasm toward work ethic.
• Ability to express thoughts logically, in both written and verbal form using correct grammar.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility in order to perform a wide range of duties.
• Ability to work with computers and the applicable software typically used by the facility.