Security Officer - Part time, Evenings

aa067; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Security Officer to protect patients, staff, and visitors while patrolling campuses and facilities in California. You will respond to emergencies, control access, monitor activity, and assist with safety documentation.

A valid CA driver’s license, guard registration, pepper spray permit, and CPR within 3 months of hire are required; hospital security experience is preferred. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to advancing cures and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• 2 years of security experience required.
• Current CA Driver's license.
• Guard Registration card.
• Pepper spray permit.
• CPR within 3 months of hire.
• Preferably: Hospital security experience. Associate's Degree, Criminal Justice.

Responsibilities

• Patrol City of Hope buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders via assigned vehicle, foot and/or bike patrol.
• Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities.
• Secures lost and found articles; maintains logs of items received.
• Secures and escorts medical staff with patients that have deceased providing protection for the body.
• Controls parking and traffic flow; enforces parking regulations.
• Assists with moving or transporting barriers.
• Responds to emergency conditions to protect life and property.
• Participates in business continuity recovery team and exercises.
• Monitors visitors and documents incidents; escalates to Security Leadership as needed.
• Escorts personnel to parking lots and buildings; prepares incident reports.

Skills

Security experience

Patrol skills

Emergency response

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Driver's license

Guard Registration

CPR certification

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

This role provides security for patients, employees, and visitors; protects buildings, assets, and premises as assigned. Works under the supervision of the Security Supervisor on shift but during the assignment works independently, exercising initiative on matters not prescribed within established policies and procedures.

As a successful candidate, you will:

Secure premises:

• Patrols City of Hope buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders via, assigned vehicle, foot and/or bike patrol
• Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities.
• Secures lost and found articles; maintains logs of items received
• Secures and escorts medical staff with patients that have deceased providing protection for the body

Parking lot monitoring, traffic patrol and transportation:

• Controls parking and traffic flow; enforces parking regulations.
• Assists with moving or transporting barriers

Emergency Response and Business Continuity Management:

• Responds to emergency (fire, oppression, etc.) conditions to contain and control for the protection of life and property.
• Participates in business continuity management recovery team and attends annual exercise(s).

Reports, Monitoring and Investigations:

• Monitoring of visitors on City of Hope premises; confronts unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.
• Notify, elevate and document unusual or suspicious incidents to Security Leadership. Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.
• Escorts personnel to parking lots and City of Hope buildings.
• Participates in investigations; maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.
• Utilizes two-way radio communications.

Your qualifications should include:

• High School or equivalent.
• 2 years of security experience required. Criminal justice, armed forces, law enforcement or related field. Bike or foot patrol.
• Current CA Driver's license.
• Guard Registration card.
• Pepper spray permit.
• CPR within 3 months of hire.
• Preferably: Hospital security experience. Associate's Degree, Criminal Justice.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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