SECURITY OFFICER (UMP)

Job Requisition ID: 48607 

Opening Date: 07/29/2025
Closing Date: 08/11/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SECURITY OFFICER - 39870 
Skill Option: UMP Certificate 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $4,924 - $7,044 per month ($59,088 - $84,528 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Madison
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC029
Merit Comp Code: 

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This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

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All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

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Position Overview

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Security Officer for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois to provide security to all areas of the Center on an assigned shift. Responds to disturbance calls, conducts fire drills and responds to fire alarms. Searches for missing patients and reports unsafe and hazardous conditions. Responds to other types of emergencies. Secures patients around the hospital and in the community. Assists with investigations of alleged events. Gathers witness statements and evidence. Prepares written reports for the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Escorts and transports patients to different locations. Verifies the safety of patients and staff.

Essential Functions

• Provides security to all areas of the Alton Mental Health Center on an assigned shift.
• Responds to disturbance calls and breaks-up disturbances caused by patients, visitors, or staff. 
• Assists law enforcement and other state investigative agency’s/entities/bodies with investigations of alleged events. 
• Escorts and transports patients to different locations of the hospital and in the community.