Security Guard; Part-Time​/On-Call SAN DIEGO, CA

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Overview

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for a Part
-Time/On-Call Security Guard. This opening is located at IDA’s Center for Communications Research in La Jolla, California (CCRL). IDA offers a competitive salary and a superior professional working environment. To the right individual, IDA offers the opportunity to have a major impact by providing security protection in terms of preservation of structures, properties, and materials, both classified and unclassified within the premises and grounds of the Center for Communications Research – La Jolla (CCRL) complex.

Overview

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for a Part
-Time/On-Call Security Guard. This opening is located at IDA’s Center for Communications Research in La Jolla, California (CCRL). IDA offers a competitive salary and a superior professional working environment. To the right individual, IDA offers the opportunity to have a major impact by providing security protection in terms of preservation of structures, properties, and materials, both classified and unclassified within the premises and grounds of the Center for Communications Research – La Jolla (CCRL) complex.

We are seeking a Part-Time/On-Call Security Guard to assist in providing physical security protection of structures, properties, and materials at CCR-L. The Security Guard regulates and controls personnel movement onto the facility and into the building, patrols the environment, investigates unusual events, responds to alarms, document events and submit reports. Due to the nature of the work, this position is often required to work varied shifts including overtime hours and holidays.

The CCRL complex must be staffed by the security force at all times and therefore, the security force is considered to be essential personnel.

We support transparency, equity, and fairness in our compensation program and provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range based on data-driven market analysis for each position. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $37,693-$72,743. Individual salary within this range will be commensurate with the incumbent’s experience and unique skills or qualifications.

Primary Responsibilities

• Through instructions and on-the-job training, becomes familiar with all normal and emergency Guard Force Procedures, each duty post assignment, and the physical layout of the facility. This includes intrusion detection, video surveillance, and personnel access control systems, including radios/intercom systems and fire/safety systems, and reports any observed system malfunctions. Learn about and adapts to all existing and future security enhancing system add-ons, changes and upgrades.
• Must be familiar with all normal and emergency Security Officer procedures, each duty post, and the physical layout of the facility. This includes building utilities, sprinkler system, machinery, and any special features.
• Works on a rotating shift, dependent on the particular post and shift; may perform any or all of the following:
• Visually checks security area access badges. Escorts scheduled, unscheduled, and uncleared personnel or visitors around and within the facility. Issues, maintains record of, and retrieves badges using sign-in log sheets.
• Travels around building(s), checking on locked safes, looking for safety hazards, security violations or unauthorized activity. Writes entries into shift log; accomplish checklists, writes or completes special reports on computer. Patrols all areas of building both interior and exterior.
• Responds to alarms and emergency situations by summoning Security Manager, staff, police, fire or other emergency personnel as needed; records emergency response…