Security Guard

Job Position

The person filling this position is expected, under close supervision, to:

1. Maintain access control and traffic inside facilities to maintain order and security of people and property.
2. Detect and/or prevent fires, vandalism, theft, or infractions of the rules.
3. Maintain assigned posts throughout the facility until properly relieved.
4. Protect employees, visitors, and tenants.
5. Provide directions to visitors when requested.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and ensure client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Comply with any and all Federal, State, and City security and privacy policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Monitor and ensure the security and fire safety of the entire facility.
• Employ crisis prevention/intervention and crisis management skills when conflict occurs.
• Patrol buildings and grounds of facilities.
• Examine doors, windows, gates, and all fire exits to ensure they are secure and in accordance with all fire regulations.
• Observe and report irregularities such as unusual tenant behavior, trespassers, fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
• Monitor tenants and facility via security camera systems.
• Conduct fire safety patrols and report findings or fire safety concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Conduct security screenings of all tenants and visitors entering the facility.
• Issue commendations to support positive tenant behaviors such as peers helping peers, compliance with rules and regulations, etc.
• Counsel tenants that violate rules (such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles) and complete infraction reports.
• Observe departing employees, visitors, and/or tenants to guard against theft of property.
• Document in the security log book and incident report forms property damage, unusual occurrences, and incidents with employees, visitors, and tenants.
• Maintain assigned equipment per shift.
• Sign equipment in and out for each shift.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports as needed.
• Tasks may be modified, expanded, and/or assigned over time.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.