Security Guard

The person filling this position is expected, under close supervision, to:

• Maintain access control and traffic inside facilities to maintain order and security of people and property.
• Detect and/or prevent fires, vandalism, theft, or infractions of the rules.
• Maintain assigned posts throughout the facility until properly relieved.
• Protect employees, visitors, and tenants.
• Provide directions to visitors when requested.

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and ensure client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Comply with any and all Federal, State, and City security and privacy policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Monitor and ensure the security and fire safety of the entire facility.
• Employ crisis prevention/intervention and crisis management skills when conflict occurs.
• Patrol buildings and grounds of facilities.
• Examine doors, windows, gates, and all fire exits to ensure they are secure and in accordance with all fire regulations.
• Observe and report irregularities such as unusual tenant behavior, trespassers, fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
• Monitor tenants and facility via security camera systems.
• Conduct fire safety patrols and report findings or fire safety concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Conduct security screenings of all tenants and visitors entering the facility.
• Issue commendations to support positive tenant behaviors such as peers helping peers, compliance with rules and regulations, etc.
• Counsel tenants that violate rules (such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles) and complete infraction reports.
• Observe departing employees, visitors, and/or tenants to guard against theft of property.
• Document in the security log book and incident report forms property damage, unusual occurrences, and incidents with employees, visitors, and tenants.
• Maintain assigned equipment per shift.
• Sign equipment in and out for each shift.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports as needed.
• Tasks may be modified, expanded, and/or assigned over time.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.