Security Officer - Substation Gatehouse PT

Allied Universal, North America's leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.

As a Security Officer - Substation Gatehouse PT in New York, NY, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Utilities, and more. Join a leading team where flexibility meets opportunity. As a Part-Time Security Officer, you can build a schedule that works for you and explore new roles using our Claim a Shift platform. Learn more: aus.com/earnmore. Join Allied Universal at a major utilities location where you will focus on access control, visitor processing, and badge verification to support smooth site operations. You will conduct routine patrols, stay visible to help to deter security-related incidents, document activity, and communicate clearly with staff and guests while using a computer and/or tablet. You will be part of an agile, reliable, innovative team that puts people first and acts with integrity.

Position Type: Part Time

Pay Rate: $19.30 / Hour

Job Schedule:

Why Join Us:

Smart Tools: Access to our exclusive technology to view and claim additional shifts to earn more.
• Career Growth: Get paid training and access to career growth opportunities.
• Financial Benefits: Participate in our retirement savings plan to invest in your future.
• Exclusive Perks: Enjoy discounts on top brands and services through our Perks Program.

What You'll Do:

• Provide customer service to our clients by carrying out security-related procedures, site-specific policies, and when appropriate, emergency response activities.
• Control access to the utility location by verifying identification, issuing visitor credentials, and maintaining sign-in and/or sign-out logs in accordance with site requirements.
• Screen personnel, contractors, deliveries, and service providers for authorized entry, directing them to appropriate check-in points and notifying site contacts as needed.
• Monitor entry points, gates, and secured areas, assisting with maintaining orderly vehicle and pedestrian flow.
• Operate access control systems such as badge readers, visitor management tools, radios, and telephones, reporting equipment issues through established channels.
• Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem-solving manner, escalating to site leadership and/or public responders per post orders.
• Complete required reports such as shift activity logs, incident reports, and access records with accurate, timely documentation.
• Conduct regular and random patrols around the business and perimeter as assigned, checking doors, gates, and restricted areas for irregularities and helping to deter unauthorized access.
• Observe and report suspicious activity, hazards, and policy violations, following site-specific procedures for notification and documentation.
• Support utility operations by providing directions, answering routine questions, and maintaining a professional presence at all times.

Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of 1 or more years of security experience is required.
• Be at least 21 or more years of age is required.
• Access control and/or badge experience is preferred.
• A guard card and/or license is preferred.
• Being comfortable using a computer and/or tablet is preferred.
• Be at least 18 years of age for unarmed roles; 21+ years of age for armed roles.
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
• Allied Universal will consider qualified applications with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
• As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a drug screen to the extent permitted by law.
• Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment.
• A valid driver's license will be required for driving positions only.

Allied Universal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com.

If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices.