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Overview

The Security Officer performs security duties at designated locations, ensuring the safety and security of staff, visitors, and property. Responsibilities include enforcing procedural rules, maintaining security and safety for assigned areas, monitoring security equipment, and conducting area patrols. Additional duties involve managing access to facilities, providing information and directions, maintaining logs and records, and reporting security or maintenance issues to the appropriate authorities. Security Officers may also be responsible for lost-and-found duties, completing detailed activity and incident reports, and performing other assigned tasks. Training, including bicycle certification, is required for onboarding.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to provide excellent customer service through strong verbal and written communication skills, including writing detailed reports.
2. Demonstrated strong active listening skills, including the ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points
being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
3. Security Officers provide essential functions and are required to work in all situations, including but not limited to emergencies, inclement weather and/or University closings. Mandatory order-in may occur.
4. Ability to identify potential risks and determine appropriate actions.
5. Demonstrated proficiency with computer technology pertaining to email, word documents and other basic software in addition to having the ability to professionally transmit and monitor radio communications.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice or a related field.
2. Customer service experience and knowledge of public safety procedures and techniques.
3. Valid First-Aid/CPR/AED certification.
4. Two years of experience in security, law enforcement, military police, emergency response, or customer service.
5. Proficiency with computer technology, including email, word processing, and radio communications.

Job Description

1. Enforces procedural rules and regulations. Ensures the personal safety of staff, visitors, and property. Maintains security and safety for assigned area. Maintains working knowledge of the locations of various departments, buildings, access routes and admitting requirements.
2. May operate and monitor security control panels alarms, and related security equipment to provide area and visitor surveillance. Patrols assigned area including buildings, indoor and outdoor common areas, garages and other parking areas. Checks for suspicious occurrences, notifying appropriate authorities.
3. Responds to and investigates situations reported to Central Alarm Station.   Calls Campus Police or other authorities to investigate suspicious activities or security violations that require intervention.
4. Checks ID cards of persons entering the facility. Refuses to admit persons who cannot show either proper authorization or cause for being admitted. Provides information and directions.
5. Explains rules and regulations. Opens and closes facilities as required, ensuring that users have left the premises. Reports security and general maintenance problems to the proper authorities.
6.  May be responsible for Lost-And-Found. Maintains logs and records of occurrences, completes necessary paperwork, and may use computer terminal or mobile device to record activity and input and retrieve data.
7. Strong writing skills to write detailed daily activity and incident reports using computers, mobile devices or written reports.
8. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

High school level education or equivalent and two years of experience in security, law enforcement, military police, emergency response or customer service; or an Associate’s degree and two years of experience.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

State of Connecticut License for Security Officer (Guard Card). Valid driver's license.
Successfully complete a Public Safety bicycle certification course and operate a bicycle in an urban setting during probationary period (90 working days or 180 calendar days).

Physical Requirements

1.    Ability to climb stairs and endure extended periods of walking, standing, sitting.
2.    Ability to maintain physical mobility ensuring constant awareness of environmental surroundings.
3.    Ability to lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
4.    Ability to drive a motor vehicle for extended periods of time.
5.    Ability to ride a bicycle for extended periods of time, operate a bicycle in an urban setting, and pass IPMBA (International Police Mountain Bike Association) certification course.

Job Posting Date

06/23/2026

Job Category

Security

Bargaining Unit

SEC

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade S2

Compensation Grade Profile

Hourly Range

$23.60

Time Type

Part time

Duration Type

Temporary / Casual (Fixed Term)

Work Model

On-site

 
Background Check Requirements

 

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

 
Health Requirements

 

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

 
Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

 
Note

Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.