Defender Services, a company that hires security workers, is seeking a UNARMED SECURITY GUARD for a private school in the COLUMBIA, SC.
Available Shift: Saturdays 3pm-11pm
Position Summary:
Unarmed School Security Officer to provide safety and security to a private school.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct interior and exterior patrols of customer facility
- Monitor visitors to ensure adherence to site procedures
- Respond to incidents as instructed by your post orders
- Assist with emergency response
- Work with faculty and administration on safety and security procedure adherence
- Monitor parking lots for unusual and suspicious behavior
- Must be willing to work overtime when requested
Requirements
Must Meet the State of South Carolina requirements for an unarmed private security officer:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to pass extensive background checks, including criminal history check, employment, and education verification, and meet requirements for access to sensitive information.
- Ability to pass a drug screening
Other Requirements:
- Work extended hours
- Work alone while armed
- Work and perform under stress
- Work in adverse weather
- Provide armed escorts
- Stop, question, and detain individuals
- Respond to emergencies with unplanned strenuous physical activity
- Climb stairs in an emergency
- Sit or stand alone for at least two hours
- Be able to bend, squat, reach, push, pull and lift 20 pounds for your entire shift
- Use handcuffs
- Ability to function in emergencies and unusual environments.
- Must be willing to wear all required PPE
- Must adhere to safety protocols
The examinee shall demonstrate stability and capacity for the following:
- Mental alertness and emotional stability
- Acuity of senses; ability of expression to allow rapid, accurate communication by spoken, written, audible, visible, or tactile signals.
- The use of corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses shall not interfere with an individual’s ability to effectively perform assigned security duties during normal or emergency operations.
- No use of medications that while the individual is working, that would incapacitate, alter mental status, judgment or decrease physical or mental response times (e.g., anxiety relief via sedatives, narcotic pain medications, etc.).
- Individuals with medical conditions which may impact the ability to perform the essential functions of the job shall provide medical evidence that the condition is controlled with proper medication and/or treatment and/or reasonable accommodations. The site physician may require the candidate to obtain a letter of clearance from his/her personal physician attesting that the candidate can perform the essential elements of the job.
Benefits:
- Weekly Pay
- Insurance Packages
- Opportunity to Advance
- Paid on the Job Training to Earn SC Security Certificate
Additional Physical Requirements:
Must be able to:
- Walk, stand, bend, push, pull and lift up to 20 pounds for the entire shift
- Work in a school environment
- Follow specific orders
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $14.00 per hour
Ability to Commute:
- Columbia, SC 29201 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Columbia, SC 29201: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
