Security Guard

Lamar University; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar University seeks a Security Officer to provide service to students, employees and visitors while enforcing campus parking rules and safeguarding university property. The role includes directing traffic during events, patrolling properties, and verifying visitor identities.

Responsibilities include reporting incidents, writing security logs, and performing related duties. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and prior security experience. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED vocational school or equivalent—currently enrolled and expected conferring within a three-month period.

Responsibilities

• Provides service to students, employees, and visitors.
• Patrols buildings and grounds to check for fires, water leaks, potential security and safety hazards and general building security, reporting all irregularities, emergencies, or suspicious activity.
• Ensures all personnel entering the campus are properly identified. Issues visitor badges and maintains a log of all issued badges.
• Provides directions to locate buildings and offices and other general information to visitors.
• Patrols buildings and grounds on foot or in vehicle to provide security and prevent crime.
• Writes reports on incidents occurring on a campus.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Security officer experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Function: To provide service and information to students, employees and visitors; to enforce the rules and regulations of Lamar University pertaining to the operation and parking of vehicles on University property; to help safeguard property of Lamar University.

Scope: Responsible for enforcing the regulations pertaining to the parking of vehicles on University controlled property; directing traffic during sporting events; patrolling University controlled property for the purpose of safeguarding buildings and property under the control and jurisdiction of the Lamar University Police Department.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides service to students, employees, and visitors.
• Patrols buildings and grounds to check for fires, water leaks, potential security and safety hazards and general building security, reporting all irregularities, emergencies, or suspicious activity.
• Ensures all personnel entering the campus are properly identified. Issues visitor badges and maintains a log of all issued badges.
• Provides directions to locate buildings and offices and other general information to visitors.
• Patrols buildings and grounds on foot or in vehicle to provide security and prevent crime.
• Writes reports on incidents occurring on a campus.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED vocational school or equivalent—currently enrolled and expected conferring within a three-month period.

Preferred Qualifications

• Past experience as a security officer or guard.

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements:

• Driving, walking, running, standing, stooping, climbing, crouching, pushing, jumping over, pulling, carring, reaching above head, lifting, lowering, handwrist and elbow motion, grasping, and holding.
• Eyesight and hearing shall be of sufficient acuity to accomplish the job duties described.
• Must be in good physical condition, capable of walking and/or standing for long periods of time.
• Required walking and standing shall be done without the aid of canes, crutches or similar tools.

Job Conditions: Working conditions involve exposure to variable weather conditions and working on any one of three shifts with varying days off and on holidays. Work involves a degree of hazard.

Lamar University is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Lamar University is proud to provide employment preference to veteran applicants in accordance with Texas 805 Government Code, Section 657.003.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.