Security Officer Jobs

About Seattle Center and Waterfront Park :
Seattle Center is the region's premier civic, arts and family gathering place in the core of our city and region, home to more than 30 arts, cultural, and entertainment organizations, family attractions, and tourist amenities. Our mission is to create exceptional events, experiences, and environments that delight and inspire the human spirit to build stronger communities. To support this work, Seattle Center employs 220 full-time employees and hundreds of intermittent workers. As a department of the City of Seattle, Seattle Center contributes to the quality of life for Seattle residents-and the region's economy and image as its top visitor destination.

In 2023, Seattle Center is expanding its role to provide operations, maintenance and public safety services for Seattle’s new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle’s downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. Seattle Center will bring its deep experience successfully managing public space to the Waterfront in partnership with the non-profit Friends of Waterfront Seattle, which already offers a range of recreational and cultural programming to the community. Our goal is to grow Seattle Center’s team by 20% over the next two years to meet this new opportunity, building out a unified team to support both Seattle Center and the new Waterfront Park by the time it is completed in 2025.

About this position:

Seattle Center is seeking qualified Security Officers for Campus and Waterfront Park operations. Security officers patrol the Seattle Center Campus and Waterfront Park grounds, secure the facilities, provide assistance for security, crowd control, accident or crime scene protection as well as interact with members of other work units and other external agencies on a regular basis by radio, telephone and in person.

The Emergency Services Unit places a very strong emphasis upon providing excellent customer service to guests, clients and staff as well as helping to ensure their safety and enjoyment while they are at Seattle Center and the Waterfront Park. The unit works 365 days a year on multiple shifts and operates 24 hours a day.

The positions we are looking to fill will be swing shift and will include weekends (both Saturday and Sunday).

• May be assigned to work communications center to monitor various fire alarms, as well as provide building access security to those areas with strict access limitations
• Inform community members of laws and regulations.
• Patrol grounds in a vehicle, on bike, and on foot.
• Provide excellent customer service to guests, clients, members of the public and staff of diverse backgrounds, as well as help to ensure their safety and enjoyment while visiting the Waterfront Park and Seattle Center.
• Prevent and check for potential property damage and safety hazards.

• Investigate situations and write reports.
• Communicate clearly to a diverse group of guests, clients, and the public.
• Speak, read, and write fluently in English to explain rules and regulations on safety issues.
• Report and respond to emergencies, as well as administer first aid.
• Train temporary staff.

• Must have the ability to write incident reports and enter patrol logs on a computer.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of one year security work experience (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

• Training in law enforcement, military, public safety, or other security areas within the last ten years.
• Security experience with large crowds for Event Support, Parks & Recreation, public transportation, hospitality/guest services, or other similar types of customer focused security experience. Range of experience includes providing security and safety to public grounds and the general public in an event-support-type or other open-to-the-public facility.

• Strong documentation experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated experience interacting successfully with a diverse population.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of principles and methods of buildings and grounds security.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a continuously changing environment.
• Ability to use and operate Microsoft Office Suite.

• Current Washington State driver license is required.

• Stand, walk, and bend for extended periods of time.
• Must be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.

The full pay range for this step-progression position is $29.07 - $35.26 per hour. New employees begin at Step 1 of the pay progression, which is $29.07 hourly. Current City employees starting rate of pay will be based on Personnel Rules regarding promotions.

How to Apply:

Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. You must submit the following items to be considered for this position no later than 4:00 pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, August 15 , 2023:

• Completed NEOGOV online application.??

• Supplemental questionnaire responses.??

Driving Record - Selected candidates will be required to submit a Driver's Abstract (at your own expense) that demonstrates a good driving record.

Pre-Employment Physical - Successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment physical.

Background Check - This position involves a background check of conviction and arrest records in compliance with Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

Why work at the City?

The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in dismantling racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and create and provide equitable processes and services. Seattle Office of Civil Rights)

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and covered family-members/most employees-plans

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