Security Guard - College of Public Health & Social Work

Florida International University; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida International University in Miami is seeking a security-focused staff member to ensure safety of property, people, and events. You will implement security policies, conduct patrols, monitor systems, and coordinate with fire marshals and law enforcement, while escorting research participants and accessing the REDCap database for check-ins.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and offers a daytime schedule with potential for flexible hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience with security operations and safety protocols is preferred.
• Ability to conduct interior and exterior patrols and respond to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Implements safety and security policies and procedures.
• Conducts patrols of interior, exterior, and surrounding property areas.
• Responds appropriately to protect the facility, collections, staff, and visitors.
• Prepares incident reports.
• Monitors systems and identifies potential problems or threats to the collections, equipment, buildings, staff, and visitors.
• Works with fire marshals, law enforcement, and contracted services as needed.
• Coordinates security issues with study site security personnel.
• Responsible for accompanying research participants between study site and FIU on a daily basis to ensure participants stay within assigned areas and act in orderly manner.
• Accesses research database, REDCap, to obtain participant information and visit information in order to check participants in for their research study appointments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as directed. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Skills

Patrol procedures

Emergency response

Incident reporting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

REDCap

Job description

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary

Ensures the security and safety of property, collections, staff, and visitors by executing all aspects of physical security and special events operations. Implements security policies and procedures and facility entry and egress access control. Conducts interior and exterior roving patrols of building areas and monitors and responds to emergency situations.

• Implements safety and security policies and procedures.


• Conducts patrols of interior, exterior, and surrounding property


• areas.


• Responds appropriately to protect the facility, collections, staff,


• and visitors.


• Prepares incident reports.


• Monitors systems and identifies potential problems or threats to


• the collections, equipment, buildings, staff, and visitors.


• Works with fire marshals, law enforcement, and contracted services as needed.


• Coordinates security issues with study site security personnel.


• Responsible for accompanying research participants between


• study site and FIU on a daily basis to ensure participants stay


• within assigned areas and act in orderly manner.


• Accesses research database, REDCap, to obtain participant


• information and visit information in order to check participants in for their research study appointments.


• Performs other related duties as assigned or as directed. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.

Job Category

• Staff

Advertised Salary

• $33,000 - $38,000

Work Schedule

Begin time: 8:00 AM

End time: 4:30 PM

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Criminal Background Check


• Driver's License Check


• Drug Screening


• Fingerprinting Check


• Reference Checks

Other Information

Ability to work flexible hours as needed.

Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends and at locations outside of the University

Ability to travel locally

Ability to Travel to FIU Locations and/or FIU Campuses.

How To Claim Vet Preference

Since 1945, the Florida Legislature has made a provision to give preference in the hiring process to United States war veterans in recognition of their military, naval, or air service who meet specific conditions. The conditions are as follows:

• Veterans with a VA service-connected disability


• Spouses of veterans with permanent and total service-connected disability


• Honorably discharged veterans with wartime service.


• Unmarried widow or widower of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability


• A veteran who has served in a qualifying campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, to include the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Florida International University honors this policy and will comply with Veterans' Preference guidelines when filling staff positions. Any applicant claiming Veterans' Preference will be required to attach a DD214 with each application submitted for verification.

If there are any questions concerning Veterans' Preference, please contact Talent Acquisition & Management by calling 305-348-2500.

For additional information on Veterans' Preference, visit http://www.floridavets.org/.

Disclosures

Clery Notice

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the University Police department at Florida International University provides information on crimes statistics, crime prevention, law enforcement, crime reporting, and other related issues for the past three (3) calendar years. The FIU Annual Security report is available online at: https://police.fiu.edu/download/annual-security-fire-safety-report/.

To obtain a paper copy of the report, please visit the FIU Police Department located at 885 SW 109th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33199 (PG5 Market Station).

Pay Transparency

Florida International University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

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Reasonable Accommodation Statement

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