Security Corporal

Department:
Security Department

Status:
Full-Time

Description:
The Security Corporal is responsible for overseeing and managing patrol-related activities and departmental resources in the absence of a full-time supervisor to ensure the safety and physical security of people and property within CFN boundaries. This role includes providing direction and support to security personnel, coordinating patrol operations, and addressing incidents or concerns as they arise. The Security Corporal represents CFN and the Security Department in a professional manner when interacting with visitors and responding to callers, ensuring clear communication and a positive presence at all times.

Qualifications:

• Ability to maintain professional bearing and self-control amid potentially explosive and rapidly developing situations required
• Ability to prioritize multiple and conflicting demands on time and other resources required
• Knowledge of two-way communication equipment and techniques required
• Knowledge of basic security practices and philosophy required
• Ability to rapidly assess situations, determine an appropriate response, and follow through required
• Ability to communicate expectations and supervise team members required
• Ability to effectively communicate with people of various cultures and backgrounds is required
• Knowledge of basic office software preferred
• Basic computer skills preferred
• High school graduation required
• Prior military or police experience is preferred
• Minimum three months of experience in the security field required, preferably at CFN
• Prior leadership experience preferred

Special Requirements:

• Able and willing to work any shift, including overnight, as necessary
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screening

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Enforce policies and procedures to provide for the physical safety and security of all CFN students, staff, residents, and guests
• Enforce policies and procedures to provide for the physical security of all CFN property, including buildings, equipment, and vehicles
• Assist in enforcing CFN policies and rules related to the security of personnel and property
• Supervise all activities and resources of the CFN Security Department for a specified period
• Accomplish, document, and report routine patrols and observations of grounds, buildings, and persons to assess security status
• Stay in communication with all on-duty Security officers via two-way radios
• Maintain proper order, discipline, and image of CFN Security Department
• Assess all security-related situations and circumstances occurring during his shift to determine appropriate security response and tactically employ resources in response
• Monitor and enforce campus speed and parking rules and regulations, citing violators as appropriate
• Determine the need for contacting Dallas Police Department and/or Dallas Fire Department and help coordinate activities and communication between both agencies and CFN
• Document and report incidents, accidents, and other situations as requested or as deemed necessary in compliance with existing CFN policies and procedures
• Assist in training and development of Security officers
• Coordinate communication outside normal business hours between visitors and residents with other CFN departments and personnel as needed
• Serve as the initial point of contact for CFN staff, visitors, students, and residents for any and all activities, requests, and situations called into security
• Respond to all building alarm conditions, assessing or correcting conditions as necessary