Code 3 Security Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Organization: Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Primary Location: Texas-Brownwood

Work Locations: Ron Jackson 611 FM 3254 Brownwood 76801-9032

Job: Protective Service

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full-time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

State Job Code: 6232

Salary Admin Plan: A

Grade: 13

Salary (Pay Basis): 3,836.78-3,836.78 (Monthly)

Number of Openings: 5

Overtime Status: Non-exempt

Job Posting: Dec 4, 2025, 9:25:21 PM

Closing Date: Ongoing

Description

General Description: Performs complex (journey-level) security enforcement work. Work involves monitoring and patrolling grounds; inspecting and safeguarding youth, staff, visitors, buildings, properties, and equipment; maintaining facility security during the overnight hours. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. May be required to work in excess of 40 hours per work week.

Essential Duties:

• Identifies, reports, confronts, and/or apprehends persons/suspects in cases of unauthorized entry or exit from facility buildings.
• Greets visitors and maintains logs/records of all persons entering/exiting the facility.
• Ensures doors and windows are locked and lights are on or off as required.
• Responds to alarms, investigates and reports disturbances.
• Performs a variety of related duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
• Performs all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures: Reports safety hazards and corrects hazards when possible. Completes required documentation in the event of an accident/injury within requested time frames. Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency attendance and leave policies. Actively embody and support the Texas Model by demonstrating its core values in daily tasks and interactions with others.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Level II or III security guard license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
• Military police experience.
• Military experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of emergency reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of court policies and procedures and applicable state laws.
• Skill in the use of emergency law enforcement equipment.
• Skill in monitoring and assessing situations and determining an appropriate response.
• Skill in the use of monitoring, surveillance, and detection equipment.
• Ability to conduct investigations and prepare reports.
• Ability to enforce security rules and regulations.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to maintain and keep accurate records, files, or logs.
• Ability to analyze situations quickly and take effective action.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work in excess of 40 hours per workweek and be on-call.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Ability to see
• Ability to hear (with or without aid)
• Ability to perform tactile discernment
• Identify colors
• Depth perception
• Operate motor equipment
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Carrying up to 25 lbs.
• Restraining combative youth
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Prolonged standing and walking
• Walking
• Standing
• Sitting
• Repeated bending
• Reaching above shoulder
• Manual/finger dexterity
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Crawling
• Twisting
• Kneeling
• Stooping
• Climbing stairs
• Climbing ladders

Veterans:

In order to receive veteran's preference, a copy of your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or a DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty) must be attached to your application. Go to https://texasskillstowork.com/, https://www.onetonline.org/, or http://www.careeronestop.org/ for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements, and skill sets. Additional Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Code or Crosswalk information is available from the Texas State Auditor's Office at Criminal Justice MOS Codes.

Sponsorship:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Additional Information:

If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls. If you submitted your application through the CAPPS Career Center (https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en), you may also check the status of your application by accessing your profile and selecting My Jobpage and selecting My Submissions.

Thank you for considering employment with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.