Juvenile Facility Access Security Officer

Allied Universal; Riverbanks (SC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plans

Paid training

Employee discounts

Job summary

Allied Universal is seeking a Juvenile Correctional Facility Officer - Visitor Access in Columbia, SC to verify credentials, manage visitor access, and monitor entry points at a government juvenile services location. You will support daily operations with strong computer skills and a service-oriented attitude.

This full-time role emphasizes security procedures, incident response, and maintaining accurate access records while upholding the company’s values of integrity and teamwork across shifts.

Qualifications

• Meet tuberculosis test and MMR vaccination requirements.
• At least 6 months of security-related experience.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Comfortable use of a computer or tablet.
• Access control and badge experience preferred.
• Be at least 18 years of age for unarmed roles; 21+ for armed roles.
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Background check required by policy and law.
• Drug screen required where permitted by law.
• Licensing requirements may be required prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service by carrying out security-related procedures, site-specific policies, access-control protocols, and when appropriate, emergency response activities within a government juvenile services location.
• Monitor and control entry and exit points, verify identification and authorization, issue visitor credentials, and maintain accurate access-related records in accordance with site procedures.
• Respond to incidents, unauthorized access attempts, and critical situations in a calm, professional, problem-solving manner; notify appropriate site personnel and emergency responders as directed.
• Conduct regular and random patrols of assigned entrances, interior areas, exterior grounds, and perimeter locations to help deter unauthorized activity and identify security-related concerns.
• Operate access-control equipment, communications systems, and alarm-monitoring tools as assigned, and document observations, incidents, and shift activity accurately.

Skills

Access control

Customer service

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Access control systems

Job description

Allied Universal is seeking a Juvenile Correctional Facility Officer - Visitor Access in Columbia, SC to verify credentials, manage visitor access, and monitor entry points at a government juvenile services location. You will support daily operations with strong computer skills and a service-oriented attitude.

This full-time role emphasizes security procedures, incident response, and maintaining accurate access records while upholding the company’s values of integrity and teamwork across shifts.