MENTAL HEALTH SECURITY SPECIALIST - 60073404

Requisition No: 800577 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: MENTAL HEALTH SECURITY SPECIALIST - 60073404

Position Number: 60073404 

Salary:  $15 hr. 

Posting Closing Date: 01/30/2025 

MENTAL HEALTH SECURITY SPECIALIST

 

Description:   

This Career Service position is responsible for providing safety and security for persons served, staff, visitors, and the property of the State of Florida. 

Minimum Requirements:

 

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and one year of experience providing for the safety and security of patients and/or staff in either a residential or outpatient mental health or acute care facility.
• Successful completion of a basic recruit training course in a Law Enforcement Academy or Military Academy.
• Corrections training experience, certification preferred
•  Successful completion of college course work with a major course of study in one of the social, behavioral or rehabilitative sciences can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required work experience.

 

Additional Requirements:

 

• A valid Florida driver’s license is required.

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Patrol grounds by foot or by vehicle for the protection and security of buildings, equipment, living areas, and fenced-in areas; inspect for hazards, contraband, unauthorized persons, and eloping residents.  Conduct searches to find and retrieve missing and eloped residents.  Assist in coordinating these searches with other agencies. Inspect and maintain all equipment assigned to the Security Department.
• Respond to calls for assistance or for emergencies relating to resident disturbances, CSU admissions, medical emergencies, fires and other types of disaster situations.  Responsible for the physical control of combative residents.
• Operate the Welcome Center; log in visitors and staff, observe for unauthorized entry and all vehicles for items that should be bolted down or locked inside.  Issue parking passes/decals and maintain appropriate records.
• Patrol for traffic and parking violations; issue department tickets to violators.  Assist and monitor the flow of traffic control devices.  Assist in the investigation of traffic accidents occurring on grounds.
• Conduct hospital-wide fire drills.  Inspect fire extinguishers, fire alarms and warning devices.  Participate in disaster preparedness drills.  Conduct safety inspections of residents' living areas, their activity areas and staff offices looking for hazards or contraband.
• Make routine inspections of buildings in designated zones; conduct walk-throughs; check unoccupied areas and living areas in designated zones, watching for anything that may compromise the environment's safety and security.
• Serve as Centrex Operator.  Duties include answering incoming local and long-distance telephone calls.  Make proper connections to persons or offices via an on-line employee directory lookup with multiple search criteria.  Place local and long-distance telephone calls for both staff and the people served.  Maintain records of calls placed for the purpose of verification of billing.  Operate a two-way radio communications system and paging system.