Security Officer - 39233

Harvard Maintenance, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,930,000 - 66,125,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Sick leave

Vacation

401K

Job summary

Harvard Protection Services in Chicago is seeking a Security Officer to provide professional, customer-focused security and life safety services for the people and property at the assigned site.

Responsibilities include maintaining a visible presence, monitoring for suspicious activity, greeting visitors, enforcing policies, answering phones, and documenting incidents. The role requires valid security licenses and reliable transportation; prior security or related experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• State or municipality mandated security officer licenses (PERC Card and 20 Hour Security Training Certificate).
• Reliable communication and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and neat, professional appearance.
• Ability to write routine logs and incident reports.
• Previous contract security, law enforcement, military or customer service experience helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor and assist customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Maintain a visible presence within the assigned facility.
• Monitor environment and detect suspicious or unsafe activity.
• Know the facility and customers, visitors, tenants, and guests.
• Greet individuals in a professional manner.
• Answer phones professionally.
• Control entry for authorized persons and monitor entrances/exits.
• Enforce facility policies within role limits.
• Complete required patrols on foot or by vehicle.
• Observe departing personnel to prevent theft and ensure proper removal of property.
• Follow emergency action plans and procedures.
• Monitor alarms and systems.
• Prepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Professional appearance

Customer service

Report writing

Tools

PERC Card

20 Hour Training

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.

Essential Duties and 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

The essential duties and responsibilities may differ by customer location assigned

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• State or municipality mandated security officer licenses - PERC Card and 20 Hour Security Training Certificate
• 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

Compensation

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

About Harvard Protection Services

Harvard Protection Services maintains true to our long-standing belief, Employees First and Customer Service. Our Mission, Vision and Core Values of PEOPLE FIRST, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, CLIENT FOCUS, and ACCOUNTABILITY are representative of this belief with expectations set and supported throughout for all our employees. Our goals set the standard for the industry; to earn our customer's trust, confidence, and business, through maintaining a safe and secure environment. We are recognized by our customers and the industry as a dynamic, employee-centric organization that empowers our team to deliver leading edge service and solutions that creates value for our customers.

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

Salary & Wage Details

USD $21.75/Hr.

Schedule

Saturday - Sunday 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Hire Type

Part-Time

Job Site Location

US-IL-Chicago