Temporary Contractor Program Security Officer Jobs in Salem, IL

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Security Officer Sergeant for the Murray Developmental Center located in Centralia, Illinois to provide security to all areas on an assigned shift. Responds to disturbance calls, reports unsafe and hazardous conditions, conducts fire drills, responds to fire alarms and searches for missing patients. Secures patients personal property and escorts/transports individuals to different locations of Murray Center and in the community. Conducts investigations of alleged events, gathers witness statements and evidence, and prepares written reports for Murray Development Center and Office of Inspector General (OIG). Travels in performance of job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Provides security to all areas of Murray Developmental Center on an assigned shift.
• Serves as designated lead worker.
• Conducts investigations of alleged events, gathers witness statements and evidence, and prepares written reports for Murray Development Center and Office of Inspector General (OIG).
• Patrols Murray Center grounds and buildings by foot and vehicles to look for breaches of security, unsafe and hazardous conditions.
• Assists Center staff with management of combative residents.
• Secures patients personal property and escorts/transports residents to different locations of Murray Center and in the community.
• Enforces various traffic incidents, including speeding and parking regulations.
• In the absence of the Security Officer Chief, acts as a back-up in handling staff coverage and staff coordination.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school.
• Requires one (1) year of experience in safety and protection service or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of professional experience working with security requirements and regulations for a public or private organization.
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with emergency response procedures including fire safety and controls for a public or private organization.
• Three (3) years of professional experience participating/conducting investigations into allegations of burglaries, vandalism, individual injuries and traffic accidents.
• Three (3) years of professional experience providing leadership, directing and supervising staff for a public or private organization.
• Three (3) years of professional experience preparing reports.
• Three (3) years of professional experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to work in a 24 hour "on-call" basis.
• Requires the ability to climb stairs, chase runaways.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• Requires the ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to become OIG rule 50.3 certified within 90 days of employment.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Work Hours: 11:00pm - 7:00am Saturday - Wednesday (Thursday/Friday Off); 30-minute paid lunch

Security Department Headquarter Location: 1535 W Mccord St, Centralia, Illinois, 62801

Division of Developmental Disabilities Murray Development Center Security Work County: Clinton

Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Public Safety; Social Services

About the Agency: The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being of everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html

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