Security Team Specialist

The Metro Boston Area Department of Mental Health (DMH) is currently hiring for the position of Security Team Specialist I.

• Patrol all buildings, grounds, and adjacent areas of the hospital at regular intervals and guard against trespass, theft, fire, and damage to property.
• Maintain order among visitors and staff; maintain motor vehicle traffic controls on hospital grounds including parking, speeding and other traffic conditions and take necessary measures to prevent unauthorized use of hospital roads and parking facilities.
• Perform security duties such as screening visitors, directing traffic, and enforcing parking controls.
• Provide personal protection to individuals as required including but not limited to searching for missing goods and persons, conducting surveillance, and investigating complaints and reports of suspicious activities.
• Assist with providing custodial supervision of medically ill and mental health clients, and escort them to various appointments.
• Coordinate the maintenance of hospital firefighting equipment, alarm systems and other safeguards; report defects and request repairs in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and requirements.
• Monitor hospital switchboard, gauges, and alarm indicator panels; take necessary action in event of malfunction or alarm, including system resets.
• Prepare reports on investigations conducted and noteworthy incidents during tour of duty.
• Preserve crime scenes and fire sites, perform searches and inspections, serve court summons to patients or staff, and perform job related duties for safety and security as necessary and as directed.

• Skill to deal tactfully with others and interact with individuals who are under physical and/or emotional stress.
• Capability to maintain a calm composure in stressful and emergency situations.
• Ability to make decisions and act quickly in dangerous or emergency situations.
• Capacity to exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
• Demonstrated proficiency in gathering information through questioning individuals, conducting interviews, and gathering information by examining records and documents.
• Ability to lift persons or heavy objects.

• Prior health care facility security or law enforcement experience.
• CPR Certified, First Responder and NARCAN trained.
• Ability to solve problems and relate to hospital staff, constituents, and other community members in a positive and professional manner.
• Talent for recognizing the cultural diversity of the campus community and ensuring sensitive and equitable treatment of all who work and visit the campus.
• Bilingual or multilingual fluency is preferred.

Position Details

• Job Title:
  
  Security Team Specialist I
• Shift: Night (11:00 pm – 7:00 am)
• Days Off:
  Tuesday and Wednesday
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time (40 hours per week)
• Location:
  
  Metro Boston Area Department of Mental Health
• Number of Openings: 1
• Salary: $53,525.42 – $72,297.94 per year
• Schedule Posting Date:
  Apr 2, 2026
• Bargaining Unit: 02-AFSCME – Service/Institutional

Vaccination Requirements

Title 101 CMR 23.00 (“Regulation”) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to their vaccination status for both COVID‑19 and Influenza.

Official

Title:

Security Team Specialist I

An Equal Opportunity / Affinity Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at Ext. 4