Security Monitor

This position requires a thorough knowledge of practices concerning the protection of buildings and grounds; the ability to recognize and identify activities or situations which have or may become a problem or an emergency situation, and the ability to think and act quickly during emergency situations. De-escalation skills and the ability to stand for long periods of time are a must. Daily tasks will include:

• Providing security for the building, personnel and customers, which includes protecting materials and documents against illegal acts or damage;
• Ensuring customers act according to the library’s Code of Conduct. Works to prevent disturbances and congregation of customers, destruction of property and improper use of materials and equipment;
• Patrolling the building’s public service points on foot every 20 minutes, when possible, in order to detect unauthorized activities;
• Conducting hourly exterior perimeter checks in order to detect unauthorized activities or facility problems;
• Providing security inside the building, at meetings, and at other events;
• Monitoring the library entrance area to keep it unobstructed;
• Confronting unauthorized and/or undesirable persons and following library procedures as required;
• Providing general information and directions to library users;
• Responding to complaints from customers and staff;
• Ensuring that noise levels are kept at a minimum;
• Assisting in locating lost family members, including the successful execution of MIssing Child/Person protocols;
• Assisting with the planning and execution of library safety drills, including fire drills, emergency evacuations, and active shooter preparedness training.
• Maintaining the proper location of furnishings to avoid blockage of traffic areas;
• Checking materials that set off theft detection devices;
• Watching for, correcting, and/or reporting building irregularities, such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes and security doors left unlocked.
• Preparing incident reports;
• At the request of the Director or designee, reviewing security camera footage after incidents to confirm witness accounts and prepare incident reports.
• Settting up meeting rooms for public use in the absence of a custodial helper.