Security Officer - 38296

About the role

Our Security Officers support Harvard Protection in our goal of providing best in class security and life safety services. Our Officers are responsible for providing professional customer-focused security and life safety services for the people and the property they protect.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor, aiding customers, employees, visitors, and guests
• Maintain a visible presence in the facility / building assigned
• Monitor the environment, with the ability to detect suspicious and unsafe activity
• Responsible for becoming familiar with incoming and outgoing traffic, know the customers, tenants, visitors, and guests
• Greet customers, visitors, staff, tenants, guests in a professional manner always
• Answer all phones in a professional manner
• Permit authorized persons to enter property and monitor entrances and exits
• Become familiar with facility / building policies and procedures; enforce them within the limits of the position
• Perform required patrols of designated areas on foot or in vehicle
• Observe departing personnel to protect against the theft of company property and ensure authorized removal of property is conducted within appropriate customer requirements
• Follow established emergency action planning and procedures
• Monitor alarms and systems
• Prepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities, as directed

Requirements

• 20 Hour Security Training Certificate
• State or municipality mandated security officer licenses - PERC Card
• Must have reliable means of communication and transportation
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and neat and professional appearance

Qualifications

• Write routine correspondence, to include log entries and incident reporting
• Previous contract security, law enforcement, military, customer service experience helpful

Skills

• Professional demeanor
• Customer-focused
• Suspicious activity detection
• Facility policy knowledge
• Patrols and monitoring
• Emergency response
• Communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Health & welfare benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Sick leave
• Vacation
• 401K enrollment

Pay

$19.00/Hr.

Schedule

N/A