Security Patrol Officer - Variable Schedule

Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County•Fort Worth, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County (UGM-TC) is seeking a flexible Security Patrol Officer to work a variable schedule based on the organization's changing needs. This role involves patrolling and securing assigned premises, identifying and mitigating risks to staff and patrons, and maintaining campus security. The officer will be responsible for routine checks, code compliance on a 10-acre campus, visitor registration, and routine patrols for both UGM-TC and The Vineyards of Lancaster. UGM-TC is a Christian organization dedicated to helping homeless individuals and families transition out of homelessness.

Requirements

Ability to handle physical workload (walking/standing)
Strong attention to detail
An ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds at varying levels of understanding.
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
A clean driving record.

Nice To Haves

Former military or law enforcement experience preferred
3-5 years of security, law enforcement, or military experience preferred.
Familiarity with security equipment.
Bilingual: Spanish Speaking a plus
Level 2 License preferred

Responsibilities

Patrol buildings and grounds.
Maintain campus security and follow lock protocols.
Provide individual and group escorts to and from parking areas.
Identify and remove unauthorized individuals from property.
Enforce campus parking policies/cite violations.
Execute Courtesy Patrol policies, procedures, and standards with excellence.
Provide campus directions to facility visitors.
Interact with police, fire personnel, EMS, patients, visitors, and staff.
Complete incident/offense reports and compose narratives by performing investigations, recording observations, taking statements, gathering information, citing occurrences, and utilizing surveillance activities.
Make eye contact and greet all people with respect.
Respond to calls for service and emergency situations with urgency and professionalism.
Assess situations and utilize appropriate de-escalation measures.
Utilize critical thinking skills.
Respond to and activate appropriate emergency response codes.
Support activities and events by utilizing appropriate crowd control techniques representative of UGM.
Work overnights, weekends, evening hours, and holidays as needed.