Security Guard-38362

Harvard Protection Services, LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 27,552 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare

Dental

Vision

Sick leave

Vacation

401K enrollment

Job summary

Harvard Protection Services is seeking Security Officers in New York to provide professional, customer-focused security and life safety services for people and property. You will maintain a visible presence, greet visitors, monitor alarms, and prepare incident reports while enforcing building policies.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid security license, with prior contract security, law enforcement, military, or customer service experience considered helpful.

Qualifications

• Must have a state or municipality mandated security officer license.
• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Must be able to obtain a security guard license if not already licensed.
• Reliable means of communication and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal communication and professional appearance.
• Ability to write routine log entries and incident reports.
• Previous contract security, law enforcement, military, or customer service experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor and assist customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Maintain a visible presence in the facility and monitor the environment for suspicious activity.
• Greet people professionally and answer phones.
• Authorize entry and monitor entrances and exits.
• Follow facility policies and perform required patrols on foot or by vehicle.
• Prepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities.
• Monitor alarms and systems and respond to emergencies as directed.

Skills

Security guard license

Interpersonal communication

Reliable transportation

Professional appearance

Incident reporting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Company Overview

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.

Job Summary

Our Security Officers support Harvard Protection in our goal of providing best in class security and life safety services. Our Officers are responsible for providing professional customer‑focused security and life safety services for the people and the property they protect.

Key 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
• Responsible for becoming 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 the facility / building policies and procedures; enforce them within the limits of the position
• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

Harvard Protection Services offers a competitive hourly pay rate with health & welfare, dental, vision, sick leave, vacation, and 401K enrollment benefit opportunities.

USD $20.00/Hr.

EEO Statement

Harvard Protection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Veteran/Disabilities

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