Security Officer: Short-Term Temporary

The King County Facilities Management Division (FMD) is looking to hire experienced professional security officers to join their security team as Short-Term Temporary (STT) Security Officers. The Security Management team provides physical building security, building access and control, operates an emergency dispatch center, and manages lost and found processes.

STT Security Officers are needed to help fill schedule gaps due to requested time-off and/or call-outs. These roles provided an excellent opportunity for security professionals who are seeking additional roles, or additional income. STT positions are non-exempt and overtime eligible, and are ineligible for comprehensive county benefits, including the ORCA pass.

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• Safeguard County property against damage or loss; enforce building operation and safety regulations, and control ingress and egress of assigned County premises.
• Make security checks of assigned premises, check doors, windows, and building perimeters and write reports of criminal activity and unusual or unsafe conditions.
• Safeguard County employees and authorized persons and occasionally provide security escort service to County employees to ensure their safety.
• Handle disturbances, unruly or threatening persons, remove trespassers or unauthorized individuals from assigned County premises.
• Coordinate with local Police to remove or detain hostile or aggressive individuals threatening the public, County employees or property.
• Staff security desks and maintain a log of all activity on a given shift, monitor building fire alarm systems, monitor and operate CCTV surveillance systems, monitor duress alarms, operate Access Control computer systems and dispatch Facilities and Court Security Officers via Radio.
• Evaluate observed or reported incidents, prepare accurate, comprehensive, incident reports, service reports and provide documentation of problems and security concerns.
• Perform after-hours weapons screening duties in Courthouses; handle after-hours building emergency repair requests, in coordination with the Duty Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Successful completion of a public safety academy.
• Previous professional, paid security experience.
• An effective communication style and the ability to synthesize complex ideas and concepts effectively in a variety of settings with a diverse audience.
• Customer focus in building and maintaining positive internal and external client relationships, including elected officials.
• Demonstrated adherence to organizational core values and ethical behavior on and off the job.
• Ability to routinely exercise good judgment and…