Security Officer - Grave Shift - On-Call

Security Officer

The Security Officer position is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of safety and security of all guests and team members through proactive and professional services for The Palms hotel and casino. The position complements the existing security programs. Security Officers act as a visual deterrent, intervene and respond to all levels of security and potential emergency needs including acts or threats of violence, emergencies, and life safety threats, and mitigate incidents through early detection and / or disruption of criminal conduct or other undesirable activity. All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and property policies, practices, and procedures. This position requires specialized training and physical conditioning.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Ensures establishment and its surrounding premises are always protected by providing public safety to customers, team members, facilities, and operations.
• Checks interior & exterior of premises for unusual signs, which might indicate illegal entry and / or activity, and speaks to occupants / visitors to assure that everything is in order. Identifies locations and times when incidents or criminal activities may have occurred. Will respond to calls outside in inclement weather.
• Uses a variety of quality customer service-oriented communication skills, and special techniques to interact formally and informally with community groups and customers of all backgrounds including guests with disabilities.
• Completes investigations by analyzing and verifying information through various investigative techniques and conversations with persons during their duties. Completes written reports in compliance with departmental procedures and makes oral reports as needed.
• Assist in emergency situations by securing the scene to prevent further loss or damage, advise personnel of threats and potential threats, summon emergency responders to the incident, and initiate and conduct evacuation procedures.
• Render appropriate first aid to injured persons and following established protocol for reporting injuries.
• Provides information about policies, procedures, and ordinances as they affect the visiting public and maintains good public relations with internal customers, vendors and responding law enforcement agencies.
• Perform other job duties as requested.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands and working environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters and must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Palms Casino Resort provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Palms Casino Resort, its affiliates and subsidiaries will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable law.

We are committed to creating a work environment where the growth and well-being of our team members is the top priority. Join our team today!