Security Officer- Armed/Unarmed

Covenant Security Solutions LLC; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Security Solutions LLC in Saint Petersburg, FL, seeks a professional Security Officer to perform protective, security, and emergency response tasks, engaging the public with the highest standards of professionalism and customer service.

The role requires a Florida Class D or G license, a four-year HS diploma or GED, and at least one year of relevant experience in security or customer service; background checks apply.

Qualifications

• Four-year high school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Florida State Class D and/or G Security License required.
• At least one year of work experience in security, public safety, or customer service.
• Knowledge of security methods and practices; strong public relations and emergency response skills.

Responsibilities

• Protect proactively employees, facilities, and assets to prevent damage and loss.
• Adhere to client and company regulations to ensure compliance and ethical standards.
• Comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations to ensure safety and ethics.
• Respond to emergencies/crises and provide intervention to restore normal conditions and notify proper contacts.
• Enforce client policies to ensure safety and security of facilities, employees, contractors, and guests.
• Maintain the highest levels of professionalism and customer service to create a secure environment.

Skills

Security knowledge

Public relations

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs protective, security, and emergency/ crisis response tasks and activities to proactively maintain a safe and secure environment. The security officer will interact with the public with the highest levels of professionalism and customer service. The appearance standards and verbal skills are vital in creating confidence when interacting with the public.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Protect proactively the client's employees, facilities, and assets in order to prevent damage and loss.
2. Adherence to clients and company's regulations and expectations to ensure compliance and good legal and ethical standings.
3. Adherence to federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances to ensure compliance and good legal and ethical standings.
4. Ability to respond to a variety of emergencies/ crisis situations and provide the necessary intervention to restore normal conditions and notify the proper persons.
5. Enforce compliance to the client's policies, practices, and directives related to the safety and security of facilities, employees, contractors, and guests in order to ensure the safest and most secure environment.
6. Ability to ensure, through proactive techniques, the protection, security, and safety of all with the highest levels of professionalism and customer service in order to create the securest and safest environment possible.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Requires four-year high school graduate or G.E.D equivalent.
• Licensure/Certification: Requires State of Florida Class D and or G Security License.
• Relevant Experience: Requires one-year work experience with preferred experience in a security, law enforcement, military, and/ or public safety or customer service field.
• Skills and Abilities: Must be knowledgeable of security methods and practices, have public relations/ customer service experience with proven experience in responding to emergencies/ crisis situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to walk, climb stairs, stand for up to 12 hours.
• Ability to assist in subduing and restraining combative subjects.
• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of Fifty (50) pounds without assistance.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Will be working in outside elements/ weather with potential unsafe conditions.

An offer of employement is contingent up passing a background check and drug screen.