Security Coordinator

Housing Opportunity Com • Gaithersburg, MD

28d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) was established in 1974 to better respond to the County’s need for affordable housing. HOC is authorized to acquire, own, lease, and operate housing; to provide for the construction or renovation of housing; obtain financial assistance from any public or private source to assist its housing activities; and arrange for social services, resident services, and daycare. This position will be within the Legal Affairs division and will report to the Director of Risk Management. In the event the Director of Risk Management position is vacant (temporarily or permanently), the position may report to the Vice President of Logistics and Facilities, the Vice President of Property Management, or another position HOC deems reasonable. This position is required to report in-person to security events at HOC’s communities and offices, which are located throughout Montgomery County. This includes reporting to HOC sites outside of work hours with short notice. This position may also be required to report in-person meetings. Job Description: This position: 1. Provides strategic leadership and direction to the organization to ensure a safe, secure, and orderly environment for members of the community and visitors to the organization's headquarters and properties; 2. Ensures security practices and objectives are aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic plan; 3. Develops and implements security-related policies, procedures, and guidelines; 4. Establishes goals and objectives for the position and ensure they are met; 5. Manages the allocated budget and allocates resources effectively with the necessary approvals; and 6. Fosters a positive organizational culture and promotes inter-department teamwork and collaboration with other internal divisions (e.g., Facilities, Property Management, Ombudsman, and Asset Management). This Individual will conduct research on future safety and security needs for HOC’s properties and develop both short-term and long-term plans to respond to safety concerns. Assists in determining the necessary staffing and additional resources required for the betterment of staff, customer and visitor safety.

Requirements

• At least five years’ experience working in the public or private sector on security issues and/or experience with extensive face-to-face interactions with populations that would occasionally require de-escalation and customer service focus.
• Bachelor's degree in fields of study such as Psychology, Sociology, Community Health or Criminal Justice.
• Knowledge of investigative practices and available sources of information with particular reference to Federal, State, and County information.
• Knowledge of police crime statistics and databases or ability to work proficiently within excel.
• Basic computer skills.
• Works well with people.
• Ability to perform other related duties as assigned.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in police investigations or public safety a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the administration, deployment, and effective enforcement of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary (personnel, information, industrial, and physical) security program.
• Develops relationships with local law enforcement to allow for quicker response times and inter-agency cooperation.
• Establishes guidelines and procedures for accomplishing requisite personnel, information, industrial and physical protection functions across the Agency.
• Promptly responds, in-person, to security concerns at HOC properties and offices. This includes assisting with determining best next steps, interfacing with law-enforcement, assuaging concerns of any staff/customers, assisting in deployment of necessary resources to prevent further issues, and conducting debriefs of the response to prevent future situations and apply lessons learned to other communities/offices.
• Directs, conducts, and manages all program reviews, inspections, and prepares or ensures fulfillment of resulting reports, and monitors follow-up actions to ensure compliance.
• Preform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees