DSHS ESH Security Guard

DSHS ESH Security Guard 3

Are you a seasoned security professional looking for an opportunity to lead and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others? Join us as a Security Guard 3 at Eastern State Hospital (ESH) in Medical Lake, WA.

In this role, you will provide supervision to security officers who provide protection and security to residents, staff, and the general public at Eastern State Hospital. Your important role is to assist ESH management in enforcing hospital rules, regulations, policies, and statutory law.

This is your chance to contribute to a vital community resource while developing a rewarding career in security management at a facility known for its innovative and recovery-focused mental health services.

Schedule:

This is an evening night shift position working 4/10’s with Tue/Wed/Thu off.

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.

• Supervise and assist security staff
• Escort clients to and from medical appointments
• Plan, coordinate, direct, and control security activities, responses, and actions
• Communicate with hospital management, supervisors, security, and other hospital staff through memo reports, surveys, and evaluations
• Supervise and participate in making rounds of campus facilities, buildings, and grounds, by foot and by vehicle
• Respond to life and death emergencies and assist law enforcement, fire, and/or other agencies
• Assist in traffic control
• Confiscate, secure and preserve contraband and evidence
• Plan and provide specific shift work schedules
• Provide counseling to subordinates to resolve disputes, discrepancies, and conflicts
• Conduct monthly check-ins with subordinates and complete monthly reports or other assigned administrative duties as needed

Professionals with a high school diploma or GED and three years of experience in areas of work such as security guard, correctional officer, store investigator, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work.

(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 three years of the above experience).

OR

Three years of experience as a Security Guard 1

OR

Two years of experience as a Security Guard 2

Two Years Of Training Experience Is Required

Please provide a current resume and three professional references with current contact information along with your online application.

Please contact saleen.hernandez.gov or call the main Talent Acquisition line at  and reference job number 09266

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.

Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at . Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or

E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.