About the Role
Security 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
- Become 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
- Know and enforce facility / building policies and procedures
- 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
- State or municipality mandated security officer licenses
- Minimum High School Diploma, GED or the equivalent
- Must have a security guard license or be able to obtain one within an acceptable period
- Must have reliable means of communication and transportation
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and neat and professional appearance
- Write routine correspondence, to include log entries and incident reporting
- Previous contract security, law enforcement, military, customer service experience helpful
Skills
- Interpersonal communication
Work Type
- Open Availability
Education Level
- High School Diploma
- GED
Salary/Compensations
- 19.00/ HR
Benefits
- Health & welfare
- Dental
- Vision
- Sick leave
- Vacation
- 401K enrollment
About the Company
- Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States.
- Our reputation has been earned among our employees and clients for our responsiveness, engaged leadership, and personal care for every employee and client we serve.
- We support our employees, ensure they feel valued, give them the resources to be successful, and empower them to execute flawlessly.
- Harvard Protection Services maintains true to our long-standing belief, Employees First and Customer Service.
- Our Mission, Vision and Core Values of PEOPLE FIRST, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, CLIENT FOCUS, and ACCOUNTABILITY are representative of this belief with expectations set and supported throughout for all our employees.
- Our goals set the standard for the industry; to earn our customer’s trust, confidence, and business, through maintaining a safe and secure environment.
- We are recognized by our customers and the industry as a dynamic, employee-centric organization that empowers our team to deliver leading edge service and solutions that creates value for our customers.
Equal Opportunity
- Harvard Protection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Veteran/Disabilities
