About the Role
The security officer provides security and assistance to residents and visitors entering or exiting the building. Ensures safety and general well-being of staff, residents and building mechanicals.
Responsibilities
- Greets and assists residents and visitors as they enter and leave the building.
- Answers and directs all incoming calls in a professional manner.
- Screens visitors as they enter the building, asks visitors to sign in and notifies residents or employees of their arrival, and has employees without a Valley Manor ID sign in.
- Performs thorough security and safety rounds of both Valley Manor and Assisted Living every two to four hours, based on established schedules.
- Reports any irregularities or issues to Executive Director or Security Team Leader, and creates incident reports to be distributed to Security Team Leader, Executive Director, and the Operations Manager.
- Monitors security cameras for any irregularities in and around facility grounds.
- Ensures all exterior main entrances and emergency exits are clear of snow and ice. Puts down salt at employee walkway ramps, steps to assisted living, glass door Gallery B stair exit, and main entrance, portico as needed.
- Locks down elevators on 1st floor and notifies fire department in the event of an alarm.
- Notifies police in the event of theft, break in, or suspicious behavior reported by staff or residents, or observed in person, or viewed on surveillance cameras.
- Respond to emergency situations. Administers emergency first aid to the resident and or/calls 911 if the situation warrants it.
- Ensures office and storage areas are secure and brings any safety concerns to the Security Team Leader’s attention.
- Responds according to policy and procedures to any and all health call alerts that come into the front desk.
- Logs any departures and returns in notebook and also notes on incident report.
- Observes staff entering and leaving facility at shift change. Escorts staff to vehicles as requested.
- Receives and creates complete work orders for residents and posts for maintenance.
- Notifies on-call maintenance personnel and contains and controls, if possible, emergency building maintenance issues as they arise.
- Logs in packages and notifies and/or delivers them in a timely manner to residents and internal departments as needed.
- Directs and assists residents with daily and upcoming events sign-up sheets.
- Takes guest room reservations and records information for daytime staff to properly bill for services.
- On short notice, alerts housekeeping of new occupancies.
- Calls residents that did not come down to dinner off of the list that food service provides.
- Informs pertinent staff and documents when residents are sent to the hospital or are deceased.
- Assists residents and visitors with parking needs.
- Assist and transport residents to and from outside appointments safely, comfortably and in a timely fashion.
- Transport residents in ESLC vehicles, including but not limited to 14 passenger bus with wheelchair lift.
- Observe speed limits and safe driving practices 100% of the time.
Requirements
- One to two years experience in the security field.
- Must possess a minimum of a high school diploma.
- Must have current CPR and first aid certification.
- Must possess valid New York State driver’s license with a clean driving record for use of ESLC vehicle to conduct company business.
- Ability to function with minimal supervision.
- Be of good physical and mental health.
- Ability to cope with stressful situations.
- Must have the ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors and general public.
- Performing duties of this job requires occasional walking and standing in and around the reception area, and lobby.
- Must be able to occasionally lift loads of 30 pounds without assistance.
- The ability to sit for prolonged periods of time, talk, and hear is required.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Type
- Per Diem
- Evenings
- Overnights
- Weekends
Experience Level
- One to two years experience in the security field
Education Level
- High school diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $17.65/hour + Shift Differentials
About the Company
- We provide high quality services from skilled nursing and restorative care to housing, assisted living and community-based wellness programs.
- We are committed to meeting each individual’s needs, in a culturally competent manner, supporting family and loved ones through transitions, and fulfilling our pledge… Life. Inspired Every Day.
Equal Opportunity
- Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
