Job Description

Inner Parish Security Corporation (IPSC) has provided tailored security solutions throughout the Gulf Coast for over 45 years. We provide armed and unarmed security officers to protect commercial businesses and assets. We also perform federal contract security and emergency response work. Our electronics division installs and maintains burglar alarms, fire alarms, and CCTV systems. We also monitor commercial and residential alarm systems. In recent years our company has doubled in size. IPSC is ever growing and expanding into new areas and aspects of the security industry. Come be a part of our exciting and innovative team.

Job Skills / Requirements

IPSC is hiring Federal Level II, Protective Security Officers (PSOs) to provide security services at federally-owned properties in and around the Birmingham area. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years of armed security or law enforcement experience; or a minimum of two (2) years of honorable service as a member of any U.S. Armed Forces component.

In addition, candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Be able to pass a drug screening and extensive pre-employment physical exam
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Have good hygiene and be well groomed.
• Have unexpired driver\'s license/ID and social security card, or be able to provide acceptable forms of ID for I-9 purposes.
• Have a positive attitude and good work ethic.
• If prior military, must provide DD-214.

Physical and Mental Job Requirements:

• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills and must be able to communicate clearly and quickly in cases of emergency.

• A Security Officer must be able to read and interpret written information under a variety of circumstances.

• A Security Officer must be able to drive a motor vehicle in the course of his/her duties if required.

• A Security Officer must be able to detect and identify sounds relevant to fires, floods, alarm signals, and persons in distress against distracting sound background conditions (e.g., machinery, traffic noise, etc.)

• A Security Officer must be able to: Walk, Run, Stand, Climb, Sit.

• A Security Officer must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. waist high, if required.

• A Security Officer must be in good mental health and be able to make decisions instantly on the event of an emergency.

• A Security Officer must meet the physical and mental requirements of the state(s) to be licensed by the state to perform Security Guard / Security Officer work. Must be able to obtain the status of license required for the position, either Armed or Unarmed.

Reasonable accommodations to the above will be considered and offered, when possible.

Pay is based on wage rates negotiated by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Pay rates in the Birmingham Area vary from post to post and range from $21.12 per hour. In addition to the base pay, PSOs receive $4.50 per hour for health and welfare (H&W) for the first 40 hours worked in a pay week. H&W pay is also regulated by the CBA with all of the H&W pay being applied to a combination of health and retirement benefits by the employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Education Requirements (Any)

High School diploma or equivalent

Additional Information / Benefits

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Short Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan

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