Security Guard Job Description

The role of the Security Guard may be one of the following:

To reduce the opportunity for crime
To assist the police with information during the investigation of a crime.
To implement the company’s emergency preparedness plan in the even of an environmental disaster.
To assist the company’s health and safety officer/First Aid attendant in the event of an accident or medical emergency.
To perform safety checks/audits and to correct or take steps to correct any safety or security hazards.

Security Guards perform functions that can be categorized as either static or patrol-oriented. Static duties are activities that the Security Guard performs from a single place, usually a fixed post or location, such as a gatehouse or the entrance to a building lobby. Patrol duties are activities that the Security Guard performs within a specific location, building, and/or complex, and may include foot, vehicle, or bike patrols on a given route to observe conditions.

The Security Guard’s primary goal is the identification and prevention of situations that might put the client at risk. This is achieved through the following tasks:

Building and perimeter protection
Intrusion and access control
Alarm and surveillance system monitoring and response
Fire prevention and control
Emergency/disaster response as stipulated in the company’s emergency plan
Prevention of theft
Accident prevention
Safety protection
Enforcement of rules, regulations and policies

In summary, Security Guards are generally responsible for the following:

Protecting buildings and grounds (including all contents, occupants, customers, and visitors) by enforcing rules and regulations related to security at the location, and directing both foot and vehicular traffic in and around the location.
Being familiar with all relevant special and general orders
Supervising and enforcing all systems designed to monitor or identify personnel and vehicles entering the location
Conducting inspections of packages and vehicles as required
Controlling the movement of people, products, and vehicles into, out of, and within the location
Conducting and reviewing safety inspections of all areas of the location disruptions to the business; mitigating risks that could affect the day-to-day operations of a facility.
Recording information pertaining to the security of people, products, and vehicles, and reporting this to the security supervisor or, where so designated, the client’s representative