Lead Security Officer LCMH

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• Provides direct supervision of security officers, to include training, professional development and coaching. Directs daily security shift operations, field investigations, emergency drills, crime prevention activities, and all supporting documentation.
• Responds to, controls and oversees calls for assistance and alarms taking action and intervening to mitigate situations, protects people and property. Patrols, assesses and secures LCMHS properties and provides escorts and education to internal customers. Enforces criminal ordinances and LCMHS policies and works with law enforcement and other community partners. Carries and uses authorized security weapons.

Reports directly to the Security Manager

• Supervises shift security operations
  • Directs activity of security officers.
  • Conducts daily team briefings.
  • Ensures that daily activity reports are completed and accurate.
  • Maintain daily shift activity reports.
  • Conduct field and preliminary investigations.
  • Ensures that officer incident reports are effectively written and submitted.
  • Assists with new officer and continuing training.
  • Takes action to support and implement strategic vision.
• Responds to security emergencies.
  • Responds to calls for service, in-progress emergencies, and alarms
  • Supervises, conducts, and documents emergency and regulatory drills
  • Takes action and intervenes per procedure and protocols to mitigate the situations and to reduce injury, prevent property damage or loss
  • Engages in dynamic, potentially violent encounters, uses empty-hand control techniques, handcuffs and authorized security weapons according to policy
  • Investigates and reports incidents, and prepares written reports
  • Responds to behavioral health emergencies, de-escalates, and executes hands on physical interventions under clinical direction
• Patrols, and conducts surveillance of LCMHS facilities and properties.
  • Identifies, assesses and addresses threats and risks to ensure the safety and security of people and property.
  • Conducts formal risk and threat assessments
  • Conducts patrols to protect people and property.
  • Provides security escorts for patients, visitors and employees at LCMHS facilities and campuses.
  • Controls access to LCMHS facilities and properties.
  • Monitors critical building security systems such as cameras, alarms and access control systems.
  • Supervises the maintenance, proper operation, and integrity of equipment including radio, weapons, handcuffs, body-worn cameras, emergency vehicles and personal equipment.
• Enforces criminal ordinances and LCMHS health system policies.
  • Detects and interdicts criminal activity.
  • Detains or arrests offenders per policy.
  • Partners with law enforcement.
  • Enforces and issues citations for violations of administrative policies such as smoking, visiting, parking and regulations related to safety and security.
• Serves as a department liaison to internal partners, community partners and other customers.
  • Serves as the primary on-site security leader after-hours in lieu of the security manager or director.
  • Partners with the house supervisor to support hospital and organizational needs.
  • Partners with internal customers to identify risk and safety concerns.
  • Provides security, personal safety, workplace…