Job Description
Job DescriptionOverview
Allied Universal®, North America's leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.
Job Description
As a Security Officer - Patrol in Washington, DC, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Cultural Institutions, and more. Join a leading team where flexibility meets opportunity. As a Part-Time Security Officer, you can build a schedule that works for you and explore new roles using our Claim a Shift platform. Learn more: aus.com/earnmore. As an Unarmed Patrol Officer at a renowned cultural institution, you will monitor galleries and public areas, conduct routine foot patrols, and maintain a visible presence that helps to discourage security-related incidents. You will greet guests, assist staff and visitors, and communicate clearly while documenting observations and responding to situations with professionalism. At Allied Universal, you will bring an agile, reliable, innovative mindset, supporting a people-first culture built on teamwork and integrity.
Position Type: Part Time
Pay Rate: $23.13 / Hour
Job Schedule:
DayTimeTue11:15 AM - 07:15 PMWed11:15 AM - 07:15 PM
Why Join Us:
- Smart Tools: Access to our exclusive technology to view and claim additional shifts to earn more.
- Career Growth: Get paid training and access to career growth opportunities.
- Financial Benefits: Participate in our retirement savings plan to invest in your future.
- Exclusive Perks: Enjoy discounts on top brands and services through our Perks Program.
What You'll Do:
- Provide customer service to clients and visitors by carrying out security-related procedures, location-specific policies, and when appropriate, emergency response activities within a museum and cultural venue setting.
- Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem-solving manner, including providing directions, coordinating access control, and requesting additional support as needed.
- Conduct regular and random patrols throughout galleries, exhibit spaces, offices, loading areas, and perimeter areas to help to deter unwanted activity and/or policy violations.
- Monitor alarms, surveillance systems, and radio communications; document observations and incident details in written reports and/or electronic systems per Allied Universal and location requirements.
- Support opening and closing routines, assist with crowd flow during special events, and help manage restricted area access for staff, contractors, and deliveries.
Minimum Requirements:
- Be 21+ years of age.
- Be at least 18 years of age for unarmed roles; 21+ years of age for armed roles.
- Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
- As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
- Allied Universal will consider qualified applications with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
- As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a drug screen to the extent permitted by law.
- Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment.
- A valid driver's license will be required for driving positions only.
Closing
Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com.
If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices.
Requisition ID
2026-1529136