Security Team Specialist II - 2nd Shift

Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH), operated by the Department of Mental Health (DMH), is seeking an experienced Security Team Specialist II. The selected candidate will directly supervise security personnel employed by the Department of Mental Health. Assigned to a specified inpatient facility, the incumbent will oversee security functions and perform related services throughout the WRCH/Central Mass Area as assigned by the Chief of Police.

Please Note: This is a full-time, 40-hour position.  The schedule is 2nd Shift, 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Days off: Week 1 Monday/Saturday, Week 2 Sunday/Wednesday. 

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Supervises, coordinates, and participates in the daily activities of the Security Team Specialist, and other security personnel.  Ensures that duties are lawfully performed with established law, regulations, policies, procedures, and accepted police practices.  Evaluates the performance of subordinate Campus Police and Security personnel.  May participate in various committees and work groups relating to environment of care issues.

• Plans, establishes, and monitors appropriate and uniform police, security, safety, and emergency procedures for the assigned facility and such other security/police operations of the Department of Mental Health in the C.M.A. as determined by the Director of Security.  Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, departmental policies, procedures, and protocols, to ensure the safety and protection of employees, clients, visitors, and property.  Identifies safety issues and reports safety, and security deficiencies.  Proposes action to be taken to correct identified safety, and security deficiencies.  Plans and prepares work schedules, assigns subordinate personnel to shifts, special duty assignments, and patrols.  Assists in planning and scheduling to ensure adequate personnel coverage at all facilities, and operations utilizing Campus Police Officers, or contract security personnel.

• Plans, schedules, oversees, documents, and participates in required in-service training as necessary to maintain established State Polices training standards for special police.  Plans, schedules, oversee documents and participate in in-service training programs for the purpose of enhancing the expertise, and professional development of all Security Team specialists, and security personnel.  Obtains training, and certifications as necessary to train Security Team Specialist job related skills, and procedures.  Keep records relating training activities.

• Proposes, develops, and maintains efficient reporting, and record keeping systems.  Develops, coordinates, and maintains facility based, and area wide computerized information systems.  Develops and maintains computerized statistical reporting systems.  Trains, and supervises subordinate personnel in the use of reporting, and record keeping systems.  Maintains an accurate inventory of equipment and supplies issued to, or used by, the Security Team Specialists.
• Recommends purchases of appropriate equipment and supplies.

• Conducts investigations, and ensures appropriate follow-up on all reported incidents, crimes, accidents, or any other matter appropriate for police intervention.  Coordinates investigations, and follow-up with other departmental employees employed in a fact-finding role.  Communicates with appropriate management personnel, and departmental investigative personnel relative to emergency notifications, and dissemination of information.  Ensures that communications and records are maintained and distributed in strict compliance with statutory and regulatory confidentiality requirements.  Coordinates with other area supervisory officers to provide for emergency on-call coverage in the absence of the Director of Security.

Required Qualifications: