Armed Security Guard

Overview

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SUMMARY

Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation, requires Armed Security Guards for the DOT Services Contract in Washington, DC. The Armed Security Guard position will be under the supervision of the Program Manager working with Department of Transportation and Federal Protective Service, and will be responsible for protection of federally owned/leased facilities. Employees hired for this position will initially be brought on as a part time variable officer at an hourly wage of $21.69 per hour until they complete all onboarding and contract required training. Once completed, the officer will be assigned to the site and transitioned to a full time status at an hourly wage of $38.08 per hour. *Average completion time for onboarding and contract required training is roughly between 4 - 6 weeks.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position, and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Observe and report activities and incidents at assigned locations, providing for the security and safety of client property, visitors, and personnel.
• Preserve order and may act to enforce regulations and directives for the site pertaining to personnel, visitors, and premises;
• Control access to client site and facility through the admittance process;
• Be responsive in all situations;
• Monitor entrances and exits and act to prevent unapproved OR unlawful entry;
• Patrol assigned site on foot OR in vehicle, check for unsafe conditions such as hazards, unlocked doors, and security violations;
• Protect evidence OR scenes of incident in the event of accidents, emergencies, OR security investigations;
• Prepare logs OR reports as requested.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required (Minimum) Qualifications

• US citizen OR Lawful Resident who is a current member of OR has an honorable discharge from the US armed forces and must have a social security card.
• Received a High School diploma, OR received a GED, OR shows HS graduation/equivalent education on a DD-214, OR completion of 60 credit hours in related field from learning institution recognized by Dept. of Education, OR successfully graduated from a federal/state certified law enforcement education/training course that may result in a LE appointment OR commission.
• Have a minimum of two years of Security/LE experience OR 2 years of Honorable service with the US Armed Forces.
• Be a minimum of 21 years of age; fluent in speaking, reading, comprehending and writing English due to nature of the position. A “Standardized Literacy Test” which measures and individual’s written and verbal understanding of the English language must be administered prior to employment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Ability to follow established procedures and policies. Post orders to include enforcement of client/company rules, policies, and/OR regulations.
• Excellent attention to detail, good verbal and written communications, including legible report writing.
• Ability to provide quality Customer Service.
• Ability to analyze and produce course of action reporting and escalate issues to management in typical and crisis situations.
• Ability to work independently OR as part of a small group to resolve urgent issues, process orientated with high attention to detail, and triage a problem quickly providing precise/clear information while working under minimum supervision.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the position which may include long periods of walking, standing, sitting, and stooping, up to 12 hours per shift, either indoors or outdoors, during daytime or nighttime without reasonable accommodations. Outdoor posts may require the ability to withstand extreme heat, humidity, cold, and severe weather (i.e. snow, sleet, rain, hail, wind) for up to four hours without shelter.
• Ability to see, hear, and smell in order to respond to alarms and detect emergency situations.
• Ability to use computers and Microsoft offi