Security Officer - 39915

Harvard Maintenance, Inc; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare

Dental

Vision

Sick leave

Vacation

401K enrollment

Job summary

Harvard Protection Services is hiring Security Officers to provide professional, customer-focused security and life safety services at the Elk Grove Village location. Officers will maintain a visible presence, greet visitors, monitor entrances, and respond to incidents with professional reporting.

Required licenses include state security licenses and a PERC Card, plus a 20-hour training certificate. Excellent communication and a neat appearance are essential, with health benefits and retirement

Qualifications

• Security officer licenses required by state or municipality.
• PERC Card required.
• 20 Hour Security Training Certificate.
• Must have reliable means of communication and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and a neat, professional appearance.
• Write routine correspondence, including log entries and incident reports.
• Experience in contract security, law enforcement, or military is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor and assist customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Maintain a visible presence in the assigned facility.
• Monitor environment for suspicious or unsafe activity.
• Familiarize yourself with entry/exit points and know customers and tenants.
• Greet and assist people in a courteous manner at all times.
• Answer phones professionally.
• Permit authorized entry and monitor entrances/exits.
• Enforce site policies and procedures within role limits.
• Conduct patrols on foot or in vehicle.
• Observe departures to protect property and ensure proper removal of items.
• Follow emergency action plans and procedures.
• Monitor alarms and security systems.
• Prepare incident reports as directed.

Skills

Security license

PERC Card

20-hour training

Reliable transportation

Interpersonal skills

Incident reporting

Job description

Job Site Location

US-IL-Elk Grove Village

Requisition ID: 2026-39915

Schedule: Full Time

Hire Type: Full-Time

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
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws

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Salary & Wage Details

USD $20.00/Hr.

Schedule

Full Time