Security Officer – Seasonal Weekends ($18.00/hour)

Crescent Careers•Lombard, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves ensuring the safety and security of hotel guests, associates, patrons, and property. The Security Officer will spend the majority of their shift on foot patrol, observing and identifying potential security and safety risks. They will maintain order, coordinate responses to emergencies, and handle policy violations. The position requires strong communication skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a thorough knowledge of the hotel's layout and surrounding areas. Flexibility with available shifts is preferred, and the role involves physical tasks such as walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, grasping, lifting, and carrying.

Requirements

Ability to communicate in English.
Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
Can communicate well with guests.
Willing to “pitch-in” and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player.
Thorough knowledge of the layout of the building, function rooms, and some knowledge of the city and surrounding areas.
Ability to stand, walk and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions for duration of shift.
Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, and walking significant distances between and within buildings on the property.
Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move goods weighing a maximum of 150 lbs.
Sufficient manual dexterity in hands.
Ability to climb stairs and ladders at a rapid pace.
Ability to perform duties within extreme temperature ranges.
Requires verbal communication using pager and two-way radio, bending, stooping and kneeling.
Requires grasping, lifting and or carrying or otherwise moving persons, packages, luggage, wheelchairs and safety equipment using manual dexterity of hands.

Nice To Haves

Flexibility with available shifts is preferred.

Responsibilities

Spend majority of shift on foot patrol, walking, climbing stairs of the interior and perimeter of the hotel to observe and identify potential security and safety risks or undesirable conditions.
Maintain order in the hotel, dealing with the welfare of guests, and assisting with door lock problems.
Coordinate expedient response to emergency conditions such as fire, fire or safety hazards and threats to life and/or property in a calm, rational and persuasive manner.
Handle undesired conduct and potential violations of hotel policy as warranted for the security and safety of hotel guests, associates, patrons, and property.
Watch for suspicious persons entering, exiting, or loitering around building.
Conduct walk-through observations of entire hotel.
Promote safe work practices.
Answer security telephone and safety hotline calls and respond in a timely manner based on priority.
Observe the security monitors for any unusual activity and in the case of suspicious behavior report directly, via radio, to the supervisor on duty; report any alarms similarly.
Memorize and monitor life safety system installed at property including layout of entire building, alarm pull stations, location of fire extinguisher and sprinklers.
Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.