Security Specialist Job Minneapolis area,Minnesota USA,Security

This position provides security systems monitoring and building patrol duties for the City’s Security Operations Center, ensuring safety, security, and rapid response for assistance and emergencies across the enterprise, providing quality customer service to building occupants and visitors.

Work Location

This position currently works on-site only.

The City of Minneapolis does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Perform monitoring duties in the Security Operations Center for the City’s building security systems, including access control, security alarms, security cameras, building emergency systems, and radio dispatch systems.

Receive calls for assistance and incident reports from employees throughout the City, triage reports, and dispatch security to respond or call 911 to dispatch police accordingly.

Initiate the PSB’s emergency notification system to alert employees and guests of an active shooter, severe weather event, or similar incident affecting facilities.

Issue photo access cards for employees, MBC staff, city leaders, and contractors and activate and deactivate access levels on cardholders' badges.

Participate as a Building Emergency Control team member during actual emergencies and exercise training drills.

Assist the Homeless Response Team in identifying homeless encampments throughout the city and work with CPED to regularly check city-owned lots and homes throughout the city via a mobile patrol unit.

Perform nightly building inspections at City properties and worksites and respond to off-site situations via mobile patrol unit.

Assist MBC security staff when needed, such as in the event of large City Council meetings and protests. In addition, we monitor cameras at City Hall and dispatch for MBC security personnel

Regularly monitor and patrol underutilized areas with issues such as the Public Service Center, Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, and Roof Depot. In addition, we ensure that the security contractor, Securitas, performs their duties as laid out in their contract and reports any discrepancies to our supervisor.

Provide customer service-related support for visiting employees and guests of the building

Administer an incident management database program for receiving, tracking, and managing safety, security, and emergency incident reports.

Perform routine building security patrols and respond to emergencies, disturbances, and regular service calls.

Facilitate after-hours access for parents/guardians visiting the Youth Connection Center, standby for department meetings involving the public after-hours, and provide access for deliveries to the building and dock area for outside agencies.

Accept, log, store, and disperse lost and found items per City ordinance; act as a contact for all lost and found requests from employees and guests.

Working Conditions

Requires walking and standing throughout the shift while wearing bulky equipment such as duty belts and bulletproof vests weighing approximately 25 to 30 pounds.

Minimum Education

High School diploma or equivalent.

Minimum Experience

Three years of related experience.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of education and highly related experience in a similar environment may be considered.

Licenses/Certifications

Valid Driver’s License.

Selection Process
The selection process will consist of one or more of the following steps: a rating of relevant education and experience 100.00. It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions.

Only those candidates who attain a passing score 70.00 on each step in the…