Security Guard (DOH/SATC #36130)

New Mexico Department of Health; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 35,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Department of Health's Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center in Albuquerque seeks a security professional to safeguard residents and staff. You will perform routine security checks and respond to incidents in a secure, safety-focused environment.

Work involves enforcing center policies, assisting with resident-to-staff safety and with CPI techniques for handling combative residents. This role requires vigilance, reliability, and the ability to work indoors and outdoors in a high‑risk

Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Pre-employment background investigation is required.
• No prior experience or training required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct searches of new admissions, clients and visitors to prevent contraband.
• Check all buildings and ensure windows closed, doors locked, and lights off during non-working hours.
• Enforce SATC policies and procedures.
• Assist staff with maintaining resident-to-staff ratios and with combative residents using CPI techniques.
• Follow walk away policies and coordinate searches with staff and law enforcement as needed.
• Monitor fire extinguishers monthly and report any deficiencies.
• Respond to all fire alarms and log observations and actions.

Skills

Residential facility experience

Therapeutic milieu

Trauma-informed care

Fire alarm systems

Fire extinguisher checks

Security guard experience

Job description

Posting Details

This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Salary

$17.00 - $25.49 Hourly

$35,350 - $53,024 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C2

Posting Details

This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Why does the job exist?

To manage its situations in such a way that it minimizes any possibilities of injury to clients, staff and other persons visiting the premises as well as provide security, loss control, and protection to the Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center (SATC) in Albuquerque, NM.

How does it get done?

Conduct searches of new admissions, clients and visitors to prevent contraband from entering SATC. Check all buildings and ensure they are properly secured (all windows closed, doors locked, and lights off during non-working hours) for SATC. Enforce SATC policies and procedures. Provide assistance with maintaining resident to staff ratios. To assist staff members with combative residents using CPI techniques. Follow walk away policies and procedures and coordinate searches with staff and law enforcement agencies. Conduct room searches per schedule and upon request. Monitor traffic flow, parking and follow traffic control policy. Check all fire extinguishers monthly and report all deficiencies to their immediate supervisor and log on to the Fire Extinguisher Check List. Respond to all fire alarms activated and report any deficiencies. Completes reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities.

Who are the customers?

Our facility is a secure facility which serves the needs of adolescent males age 13-17 with a history of violence and aggression.

Ideal Candidate

Will have experience:

• working in a residential treatment facility.


• working in a therapeutic milieu; and


• working recover-oriented and /or trauma-informed-care environments. working with fire alarm systems.


• checking fire extinguishers.


• prior experience working as a security guard

Minimum Qualification

No Prior Experience Or Training Required.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Pre-employment background investigation is required and is conditional pending results.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an adolescent treatment center, with exposure to mentally and/or behaviorally challenged residents, who may exhibit unpredictable behaviors.

This position will perform work in both indoor and outdoor settings with exposure to potential hazards that may include but are not limited to, dealing with trespassers, vandals, and/or unruly clients. This position may require extended periods of walking and standing.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.