Trainee Security Officer

Regional guard companies acquired since 1979 make up about half of today's branches. Account managers oversee large clients with dozens of posts.

Job summary

This role opened up because a team member is relocating. Looking for a Trainee Security Officer for a distribution centre gatehouse: truck check-in, seal verification and badge access. Lobby and access control post.

Your responsibilities

• Call police, fire or EMS when needed and meet responders on arrival.
• Keep the post clean and the pass-down log up to date.
• Log activity in the patrol app (TrackTik, Silvertrac or similar)
• Respond to alarms, medical calls and disturbances.
• Assist with fire drills and evacuations.
• Escort employees to their cars after dark on request.
• Patrol interior and exterior areas on foot or in a vehicle and log each round.
• Check IDs and badges, sign in visitors and issue temporary passes.

What you need

• Clean background check and drug screen.
• Able to stand, walk and patrol for 8 to 12 hours, including stairs.
• Reliable. Posts can't be left uncovered.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Good written English for incident reports.
• Calm under pressure and comfortable dealing with the public.

Nice to have

• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Hospital security or CPI de-escalation training.
• Armed guard licence and firearms qualification.

Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, rotating schedule

What you get

• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Provident fund.
• Paid leave.

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Soffit Protective Services.