Sec Screening Specialist

LaSalle Southeast LLC; Ocilla (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LaSalle Southeast LLC at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, GA is seeking a Security Screening Specialist to protect the facility by screening visitors and preventing contraband. The role requires coordinating entrances, pat-downs, and log-keeping with strict adherence to procedures.

The position is full-time with 12-hour shifts seven days a week. Strong communication, organization, and the ability to work in a high-pressure environment are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure prohibited items do not enter the secure perimeter of the facility and contraband is detected and removed.
• The Security Screening Specialist shall ensure order and security of the facility.
• Direct visitors to enter through the metal detector and ensure clearance.
• Ensure visitors consent to be pat searched and remove shoes, jackets, caps, and items; no hair coverings allowed.
• Incumbent must work a 12-hour day, 7 days a week.
• Greet and register all visitors with professional courtesy; verify need and purpose for visit.
• Register visitors on the visitation log with full name and ID, and clear through metal detectors.
• Perform other duties as assigned within capabilities.

Skills

Verbal & written comms

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Stressor tolerance

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Irwin County Detention Center
132 Cotton Dr
Ocilla, GA 31774, USA

• Service Workers
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SECSC002510

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure prohibited items do not enter the secure perimeter of the facility and that contraband is detected and removed from this facility.
It is the duty of the Security Screening Specialist to ensure the order and security of the facility.
The Security Screening Specialist shall ensure that all visitors enter through the metal detector located in the main lobby entrance and all visitors are cleared.
Ensure that all persons consent to be pat searched; all will be required to remove shoes, jackets, caps, and any items in ALL clothing pockets; no hair coverings will be authorized; all shoes will be checked by the Security Screening Specialist.
This position shall be manned and will be operated on a 12-hour-a-day basis, 7 days a week.
Greet and register all visitors to the facility with professional courtesy.
Verify need and purpose for the visit and inform concerned parties of the arrival of any facility visitor.
Register all visitors on the appropriate visitation log with full name and I.D. number and type of photo identification.
Clear all visitors through metal detectors.
It is expected that the incumbent shall perform other duties as assigned within his/her capabilities as determined by management.

Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Education and Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent (required)

Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.

Continuous sitting
Ability to work continuously on a telephone/computer/scanner/fax/copier or other office equipment
Frequent periods of walking and/or standing
Occasional lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs
Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting

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