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Security Officer - Danville (24 hours per week)
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What they do
A Security Officer provides security for property at hospitals, hotels, warehouses or office buildings. Monitors entrances and patrols buildings, watches for intruders or vandals; reports building maintenance problems; deals with customers or visitors that create a disturbance in the building.
$37,335 / year median in Illinois
+2% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Provides physical security for the hospital and grounds and protects patients, visitors, and employees from physical harm or loss of personal property. Protects the assets of the hospital from fire, theft, damage or misuse and immediately responds to emergency situations as directed. Proactively identifies and resolves security/safety issues that pose a potential risk to hospital and exercises mature judgment and sound reasoning in the performance of job responsibilities. Able to maintain a courteous and tactful demeanor in all interactions with team members, visitors, and patients. Qualifications Driver's License
Reports and/or corrects safety and security violations encountered during patrols.
Takes proactive measures to mitigate thefts, disturbances, and other criminal incidents.
Checks to ensure that visitors and team members are wearing proper identification badges/passes.
Immediately notifies the supervisor of security/safety-related problems or issues.
Adheres to post orders for all fixed and patrol positions.
Proactively and consistently submits work orders to correct safety/security violation discovered during patrolsProvides a timely and appropriate response to emergency calls for service.
Ensures that the applicable policies, procedures, training and directives are followed according to the specifics of the emergency situation.
Able to effectively de-escalate disruptive behavior.
Able to remain in control of emotions and not take acting out behavior exhibited by others personally.
Writes accurate grammatically correct incident reports and conducts thorough initial investigations.
Follows
- Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) Or Driver's License within 90 days (New Resident or Requirement)
- Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) And Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) within 6 months
- Illinois State Police (ISP) And Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training within 3 months
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) And Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days
- American Heart Association (AHA) Responsibilities Performs productive/purposeful security patrols of the hospital, garage and perimeter.
Reports and/or corrects safety and security violations encountered during patrols.
Takes proactive measures to mitigate thefts, disturbances, and other criminal incidents.
Checks to ensure that visitors and team members are wearing proper identification badges/passes.
Immediately notifies the supervisor of security/safety-related problems or issues.
Adheres to post orders for all fixed and patrol positions.
Proactively and consistently submits work orders to correct safety/security violation discovered during patrolsProvides a timely and appropriate response to emergency calls for service.
Ensures that the applicable policies, procedures, training and directives are followed according to the specifics of the emergency situation.
Able to effectively de-escalate disruptive behavior.
Able to remain in control of emotions and not take acting out behavior exhibited by others personally.
Writes accurate grammatically correct incident reports and conducts thorough initial investigations.
Follows
- up on initial reports for additional information.
- $28.