Security Attendant I
About The Position
This position is the entry level of work involving the security and care of patients at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where care is provided to offenders, patients or residents with behavioral health diagnoses who have been judged not criminally responsible for committing felonies; and to those who are too violent for a regular hospital or residential setting and who have been deemed dangerous to themselves or others. This position does not supervise other positions. This position receives close supervision from a Security Attendant Supervisor. This position is assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts. This position is subject to call in during emergencies and staffing shortages. This position may be required to move and position patients or apply physical restraints. Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification. This position and Security Attendant II are differentiated on the basis of degree of supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over these employees. This position learns to perform duties under close supervision while the. Security Attendant II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.
Requirements
- High School diploma or high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education
- Possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland (if assigned duties requiring vehicle operation)
- Obtain a Maryland driver's license of the appropriate class for large vans (if assigned to transport patients in large vans)
- Meet selection standards and complete training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a Correctional Officer during probationary period
- U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
- At least 21 years of age
- Completed background investigation
- Oral interview
- Physical examination
- Provide the facility with a telephone number where they can be reached
- Subject to substance abuse testing
Responsibilities
- Security and care of patients
- Move and position patients
- Apply physical restraints
Benefits
- STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
