$26.70 Probationary Rate per hour (First 60 days after starting on contract) plus $5.00 per hour Health & Welfare
$28.70 Base Rate per hour plus $5.00 per hour Health & Welfare
Hiring multiple candidates for the Greater Portland Area full-time and part-time.
Paragon Systems is seeking Armed Security Guards to work at our client’s site, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS). This includes providing for the security and safety of federally owned / leased facilities, federal property, and personnel. FPS’s mission is to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies conduct their business without fear of violence, crime, or disorder.
Candidates must be available to work evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays. The ideal candidate will serve to ensure the protection of the client’s property, employees and their property, twenty-four (24) hours a day, 365 days a year, in a structured regimen, with emergency response capabilities. Employees will qualify for a 401k, Dental, Health, Vision, and PTO benefits.
Essential Function & Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the client's property and its occupants are adequately protected against harm or loss by means of deterrence, detection, observation, and reporting
- Conduct security patrols as directed
- Conduct access control functions as directed
- Post familiarization, facility entry control, campus entry control, personnel/vehicle inspection processes
- Knowledge of lost and found property and controlled property procedures
- Produce and maintain security-related documents, reports, forms, and logs as directed
Minimum Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
- Two (2) years of any Armed Security experience
- Any Corrections experience, Law Enforcement experience and/or US Military Service experience
- US Citizenship or Naturalization Proof
Preferred Qualifications:
- Able to withstand the physical demands of the position and be capable of responding quickly in a unpredictable emergency crisis situation
- Frequent and prolonged walking, standing, sitting, and stooping, up to 12 hours per day, either indoors or outdoors, during daytime or nighttime, and up to 4 hours without relief, both inside and outside
- Available to work evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays
- Strong customer service skills
Applicants selected may be subjected to a Government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Successfully passing a background investigation to include comprehensive credit check
- Successfully passing a physical, medical, and drug screen
Perform a variety of security-related duties, depending on the posts to which they are assigned. Security guards shall answer questions and provide directions to visitors and building tenants. Typical duties include processing visitors by verifying identification, enforce property rules and regulations, contact agency sponsors or escorts, fabricating and issuing visitor passes, entering and maintaining data on visitor logs or automated visitor database programs, detect and report criminal acts, and ensuring visitors are presented for appropriate personnel and package screening. Additional duties include preventing, discovering, delaying, and/or detaining persons attempting to gain unauthorized access to property and/or personnel at the facility being protected.
Wage range for this position is $26.70 to $28.70 with a Health and Welfare benefit range from $5.00 where applicable.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k (if paid via Health and Welfare benefit, there is no separate company contribution)
- The paid leave for full-time employees is from 80-240 hours / year based on longevity in the position, and sick leave is a minimum of 56 hours per year for a full-time employee
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A Word about EEO, Pay Transparency and Other Requirements….
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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VA License Number: 11-4665
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $26.70 - $28.70 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ability to Relocate:
- Portland, ME: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
