Security Guard

Job Summary

The Security Guard is responsible for promoting and maintaining a secure campus environment. They provide for the safety and welfare of students, faculty, and staff on the campus by monitoring, maintaining, and enforcing the rules, regulations, and policies of the institution.

• Monitors and maintains campus safety.
• Supports the Evening Manager On Duty for evening classes.
• Provides escort for students, faculty, and staff upon request.
• Conducts scheduled foot patrols of the institution’s interior.
• Conducts scheduled foot patrols of the building’s exterior, including parking lots and less traveled areas of the campus.
• Enforces institution rules, regulations, policies, and procedures about students, faculty, staff, and visitors while on school property.
• Prepares written reports, such as daily logs and incident reports, relating to security and safety matters.
• Monitors and maintains security cameras and equipment.

• Supports campus monitoring of identification cards for students, faculty, and staff.

• Complies with all State, Department of Education and accreditation regulations.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.

• High School or GED equivalent.
• 1 year of experience in law enforcement or a related field.
• Must pass a background check.

• Associate’s Degree in law enforcement, criminal justice, or a similar field.
• 3 years of experience as a security guard.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, or requirements associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.