Position Overview:

A professional security guard to protect Path of Life Community Shelter premises, assets, and personnel. The guard will maintain a high visibility presence and prevent all illegal or inappropriate actions. 

The goal is to detect, deter, observe, and report.

Responsibilities:

• Protecting POLM property, guest, and staff by maintaining a safe and secure environment

• Observing for signs of noncompliance or disorder and investigating disturbances

• Act lawfully in direct defense of life or property

• Take accurate notes of unusual occurrences

• Report any suspicious incidents in detail

• Patrol building and perimeter randomly and regularly

• Monitor and control access at building entrances and vehicle gates

• Watch alarm systems detecting/emergency equipment

• Perform first aid or CPR

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Proven work experience as a security guard or relevant position

• Trained security officer with diploma (guard card)

• Ability to operate detecting systems and emergency equipment

• Excellent knowledge of public safety and security procedures/protocols

• Surveillance skills and detail orientation

• Integrity and professionalism

• Strong people and communication skills

• High school diploma

Physical Requirements:

• Environmental conditions are both, inside and outside.

• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to four (4) hours in length.

• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.

• Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space and to reach other departments of the shelter on a timely basis.

• Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs. as needed.

• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.

• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with other staff, guests, and supervisors.

• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near and color vision and depth perception.

• Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, photocopiers, and other office equipment as needed.

• Ability to work primarily with fingers to pick, pinch, type and carry out substantial movements (motions) of the wrists and hands as well.

• Have good vision with or without corrective lenses.