Safety And Security Specialist

Essential Job Functions

• Monitors access control systems and responds to alarms and emergency situations.
• Monitors and upholds all departmental policies at all entrance points of the departmental facilities.
• Conducts proper screening of all public, internal and external personnel, and visitors.
• Conducts routine patrols to ensure the safety and security of departmental facilities and parameters.
• Supports departmental staff within the facility, as needed.
• Conducts searches of departmental facilities (internal and external) and vehicles.
• Maintains accurate and detailed logs, reports, including incident reports.
• Communicates effectively with management, staff, clients, and the public.
• May be responsible for creating work schedules for other safety and security specialists, including assessing staffing requirements, coordinating with team members, and ensuring adequate coverage for shifts.
• Performs other safety and security related duties, as assigned.

Option I: Graduation from high school or equivalent, and three (3) years of prior peace officer experience from a federal, state, county, or local law enforcement agency, completion of a P.O.S.T. academy or a comparable law enforcement training academy with a verifiable certificate or transcript, a current valid California Guard Card, and a current valid California Exposed Firearm Permit at the time of appointment.

Option II: Graduation from high school or equivalent, and must have three (3) years of prior military experience, completion or graduation from a military law enforcement training academy or program that provided instruction on the use of police powers in an armed capacity equivalent to a peace officer, including general arrest authority, a certificate or transcript of equivalent training, a current valid California Guard Card, and a current valid California Exposed Firearm Permit at the time of appointment.

License: A valid California Class C Driver License is required. Successful applicants for positions that require driving must obtain and present a copy of their driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before final appointment. Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant’s driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job.

License must not be currently suspended, restricted, or revoked.

Physical Class: 4 – Arduous. Positions in this physical class involve frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Other Requirements: Age:
Must be 21 years of age at time of filing. Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Special Requirement Information: Applicants must provide with their application, a legible copy of their P.O.S.T. or military law enforcement training certificate or transcript. Applications that do not include those required documents will be denied. Prior to appointment, applicants must provide a copy of their current California Guard Card, and a copy of their current California Exposed Firearm Permit.

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non‑discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law.

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