Security Guard

Company Overview

Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States. Our reputation has been earned among our employees and clients for our responsiveness, engaged leadership, and personal care for every employee and client we serve. We support our employees, ensure they feel valued, give them the resources to be successful, and empower them to execute flawlessly.

Job Summary

Our Security Officers support Harvard Protection in our goal of providing best in class security and life safety services. Officers are responsible for providing professional customer‑focused security and life safety services for the people and the property they protect.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor and aid customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Maintain a visible presence in the facility or building assigned.
• Monitor the environment, with the ability to detect suspicious and unsafe activity.
• Become familiar with incoming and outgoing traffic and know the customers, tenants, visitors, and guests.
• Greet customers, visitors, staff, tenants, and guests in a professional manner at all times.
• Answer all phones in a professional manner.
• Permit authorized persons to enter property and monitor entrances and exits.
• Know the facility/building policies and procedures and enforce them within the limits of the position.
• Perform required patrols of designated areas on foot or in a vehicle.
• Observe departing personnel to protect against theft of company property and ensure authorized removal of property is conducted within appropriate customer requirements.
• Follow established emergency action planning and procedures.
• Monitor alarms and systems.
• Prepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities, as directed.

Qualifications and Essentials

• State or municipality mandated security officer licenses.
• Minimum High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Must have a security guard license or be able to obtain one within an acceptable period.
• Must have reliable means of communication and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and a neat and professional appearance.
• Ability to write routine correspondence, including log entries and incident reporting.
• Previous contract security, law enforcement, military, or customer service experience helpful.

Benefits

Harvard Protection Services offers a competitive hourly pay rate with health and welfare, dental, vision, sick leave, vacation, and 401(k) enrollment benefit opportunities.

About Harvard Protection Services

Harvard Protection Services remains true to our long‑standing belief:
Employees First and Customer Service. We are guided by our mission, vision, and core values of PEOPLE FIRST, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, CLIENT FOCUS, and ACCOUNTABILITY. These principles set the standard for the industry as we earn our customers’ trust, confidence, and business through maintaining a safe and secure environment. We are recognized by our customers and the industry as a dynamic, employee‑centric organization that empowers our team to deliver leading‑edge service and solutions that create value for our customers.

Harvard Protection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Veteran/Disabilities.