Part Time Stadium Event Security Teammate
About The Position
Provide event-based security services at Lumen Field, the Lumen Field Event Center, and WAMU Theater while serving as a primary contact for internal and external security needs. Help maintain venue safety and integrity, promote a positive guest experience, and ensure compliance with the Fan Code of Conduct. Perform duties with honesty, integrity, sound judgment, cultural respect, and professionalism. Resolve conflicts through constructive de-escalation without unnecessary physical force. Work indoors and outdoors, including in inclement weather. This is a part-time role with schedules, shifts, assignments, start and end times, and weekly hours that may vary according to operational and event needs. Employees may be assigned day, evening, overnight, weekend, or holiday shifts. Event assignments are subject to a four-hour minimum call under the collective bargaining agreement. Required in-person training and other work not tied to an event minimum call are paid hourly. Management approval is required before working beyond an assigned shift unless immediate action is needed for an emergency or imminent safety concern. Overtime and premium pay are administered under the collective bargaining agreement. The position is part of the security bargaining unit represented by SEIU6 Property Services NW and is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Compensation is no less than the agreement's applicable rate, including negotiated increases and eligible premiums. The stated rate is $25.88 per hour.
Requirements
- Valid government-issued identification.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Successful completion of a formal background investigation.
- Satisfactorily fulfill each essential duty.
- Frequent walking and standing for extended periods.
- Ability to lift, carry, or push up to 50 pounds; assistance is available upon request.
- Ability to move through stairs, ramps, concourses, seating areas, and event spaces and remain at an assigned post for the duration of the assignment.
Nice To Haves
- College coursework, preferably in criminal justice, security, or a related field.
- Experience in corporate security, the military, or law enforcement.
Responsibilities
- Report on time to the assigned check-in location, attend pre-event briefings, receive an assigned post and equipment, and remain at the post until properly relieved or released by an authorized lead or manager.
- Perform event security assignments such as access control, credential verification, ticket or entry support, screening, restricted-area monitoring, perimeter observation, line and crowd management, and protection of back-of-house or field-level areas.
- Provide clear directions and courteous assistance while applying venue rules, prohibited-item requirements, credential restrictions, and post orders.
- Observe guests, employees, vendors, contractors, and facility conditions for suspicious activity, unauthorized access, safety hazards, disorderly conduct, or other concerns, and promptly report concerns through the designated chain of command.
- Use verbal de-escalation and conflict-resolution skills.
- Request assistance from event leadership, the Security Operations Center, law enforcement, fire, or medical personnel when conditions exceed the employee’s assignment, authority, or training.
- Maintain assigned radio communications and promptly relay accurate information when applicable.
- Protect confidential or sensitive operational information.
- Conduct assigned interior or exterior patrols and monitor entrances, exits, gates, concourses, seating areas, stairwells, tunnels, parking or loading areas, and other event spaces as directed.
- Support emergency procedures, evacuations, shelter-in-place actions, incident response, and other safety measures as directed by authorized event leadership.
- Accurately document incidents, injuries, ejections, access issues, policy violations, property damage, or unusual activity before release from duty when directed.
- Properly use, safeguard, and return uniforms, radios, keys, credentials, screening equipment, and other issued equipment.
- Work cooperatively with employees, including contract security, guest services, event operations, vendors, and public-safety partners, while staying within the assigned role.
- Immediately report work-related injuries and workplace hazards.
- Perform other covered security duties and work assignments as directed, consistent with policy, training, and the collective bargaining agreement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
