DSHS SCC Security Guard 2

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DSHS SCC Security Guard 2

Join our team at the Special Commitment Center (SCC) on McNeil Island in the picturesque Puget Sound.

We are a highly structured and secure treatment facility dedicated to assisting individuals who are detained and/or civilly committed in addressing their sexual offending histories.

We currently have multiple positions available for Security Guard 2 within SCC Total Confinement Facility.

As a Security Guard 2, you will play a crucial role in through the safety and security of all staff, residents, and visitors throughout the island.

You will participate in quick response or emergency response teams, hospital watches, and off-island escorts. This is a 24/7 facility.

A crucial aspect of your role will involve personally escorting residents to and from the community, attentively observing their interactions, and proactively intervening whenever necessary.

At SCC, we value our employees and offer additional benefits. In addition to the advertised salary, our employees receive a $10 per day premium pay and a free Orca card for transportation use.

Furthermore, ferry transportation is provided to McNeil Island employees from the Steilacoom dock. Evening and Night shifts include a shift differential in addition to the standard compensation rate.

Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.

Some of what you will do:

• Routinely conduct facility foot patrols to ensure all areas are secure
• Physically respond and or support as a member of one of the following teams: Quick Response Team, Emergency Response Team, or Crisis Negotiation Team
• Control the main security systems throughout the total confinement facility to ensure appropriate ingress and egress of authorized personnel
• Responsible for counts, security inspections, and unit checks
• Monitor Vehicle Gate and all related traffic for resident transports, facility deliveries, as well as internal and external maintenance visitors
• Responsible for conducting security inspections of all vehicles entering and exiting the facility
• Utilize radio and other communication devices
• Provide vehicle response and/or foot response
• Intervene on and report any remarkable unauthorized behaviors of the residential population
• Provide visual monitoring of residents
• Physically transport secured residents to medical appointments in the community
• Conduct pat and strip searches of residents as directed or needed

We encourage professionals who meet one of the following criteria to apply:

Professionals who have one of the following:

• One year of experience as a Security Guard 1

Or

• High School Graduation or GED AND two years of experience in areas of work such as security guard, correctional officer or store investigations, or, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work

And

• A valid driver’s license is required

A certificate of completion in a basic law enforcement training program approved by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission; or, a certificate of completion in a police or reserve police academy or military training program will substitute for one of the two years of the required experience.

Preferred skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Lead by example
• Possess knowledge of CPR and first responder level first aid
• Demonstrate effective collaboration skills with staff and residents from diverse backgrounds
• Display acute awareness of safety protocols and utilize strong judgment skills to assess environments and situations, making sound decisions within the scope of the job
• Exhibit effective and flexible communication skills, including the ability to write comprehensive and concise documentation with attention to detail

Interested? Apply today!

Questions? Email the recruiter at saleen.hernandez@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 02636.

The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring a fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Additional Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job.

This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license.

Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protect­ed veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

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