Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Company Overview :
Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned provider of high-quality security services in the United States. We are an industry leader and are well known for our innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. Our People are at the center of our Core Values and as a family organization, “we promote respect and embraces diversity.”
Our Security Officers support Harvard Protection in our goal of providing best in class security and life safety services. Our Officers are responsible for providing professional customer-focused security and life safety services for the people and the property they protect.
Location : Downtown - Chicago
- Work sites within a 5 mile radius of Millennium Park
- Corporate Office Centers in Gold Coast, Magnificent Mile, Streeterville, South Loop, West Loop
Schedule :
Full Time - Rotating schedule including weekends - Flex
Responsibilities
Maintain a professional demeanor, aiding customers, employees, visitors, and guestsMaintain a visible presence in the facility / building assignedMonitor the environment, with the ability to detect suspicious and unsafe activityResponsible for becoming familiar with incoming and outgoing traffic, know the customers, tenants, visitors, and guestsGreet customers, visitors, staff, tenants, guests in a professional manner alwaysAnswer all phones in a professional mannerPermit authorized persons to enter property and monitor entrances and exitsKnow the facility / building policies and procedures; enforce them within the limits of the positionPerform required patrols of designated areas on foot or in vehicleObserve departing personnel to protect against the theft of company property and ensure authorized removal of property is conducted within appropriate customer requirementsFollow established emergency action planning and proceduresMonitor alarms and systemsPrepare reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities, as directedThe essential duties and responsibilities may differ by customer location assigned
Qualifications
Valid PERCOpen Scheduling Availability - FlexWeekend Scheduling Availability - FlexMust have reliable means of communication and transportationStrong interpersonal communication skills and neat and professional appearanceWrite routine correspondence, to include log entries and incident reportingPrevious contract security, law enforcement, military, customer service experience helpful