Security Guard
Job No: 495879
Department: SECURITY & SAFETY
Local Title: Security Guard
Budget Title: Security Services Assistant 1
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Security & Police
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
NYSCOPBA
Job Summary:
The Department of University Police and Public Safety at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Security Services Assistant 1 / Security Guard.
Security Services Assistants patrol State facilities during times when the premises are open to business or to the public to detect security incidents and to deter criminal activities by means of presence and witness.
Illustrative Duties

• Answer questions and give directions to faculty, staff, students, patients and visitors to assist them in finding appropriate offices and services.
• Question persons who appear to be loitering, and may order persons without legitimate purposes to leave the premises to prevent or limit loitering.
• Control access to facility and offices by confirming the identity of visitors, and mail and supply couriers, maintaining a visitor log during regular business hours, and operating building security access and surveillance systems.
• Issue employee identification cards, and patient, visitor and vendor pass'; and maintain the integrity of such identification systems.
• Operate detection equipment to screen individuals and prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.
• Inspect buildings and facilities to detect potential fire and safety hazards, and report deficiencies to higher level security personnel or agency management.
• Patrol assigned post and inspects the premises to deter property damage by means of presence, witness, and takes immediate preventive actions, as necessary.
• As directed or prescribed in guidelines or routine, locks doors and windows and closes fire doors and smoke barriers to deter and prevent intrusion, and criminal and accidental loss or damage of State property.
• As directed, may turn lights on or off, or start and shut off equipment to ensure that facilities are ready for use and properly is maintained.
• Escort or provide aid to physically handicapped persons to ease their entry into or exit from buildings.
• Respond to calls for assistance from faculty, staff, students and visitors in handling emergency situations; administer first aid, and summon nurses, doctors, and emergency services to ensure that sick or injured persons receive appropriate care.
• Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons; and may assist in responding to the incident.
• Direct people along designated evacuation routes to safe places to ensure timely evacuation during drills and emergencies.
• May operate fire extinguishers or standpipe hoses to extinguish fires, and assist in the evacuation of facility in the event of a fire.
• Prepare written reports of shift activities, including actions taken to report or resolve incidents or problems.
• When required, may operate a motor vehicle to support patrol or security incident response activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Open Competitive: registration as a Security Guard by the New York State Department of State;
• Candidates must meet established physical and medical requirements for appointment to the position.
• Appointees to this position may be required to undergo periodic medical examinations to reassess their ability to perform the essential duties of the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
Work Schedule:
Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank:
SG-6
S alary Range:
As per civil service guidelines

• Hiring Rate: $36,760 Base Salary plus $1,827 Location Pay (Full-Time 1.0FTE)

E xecutive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
Advertised: November 09, 2023 Eastern Standard Time
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