Security Assistant - Miami, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position is located within the Miami Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Police Service. As the Security Assistant, you provide assistance with physical security support, office operations, actively monitoring, collecting and processing alarm/camera-generated information. You will also troubleshoot and/or identify unusual, criminal or threatening activity and conditions, and for disseminating information to Officers and/or other first responders.

Duties

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Performs alarm and access monitoring, tracing access patterns, programming, assigning or removing user permissions, updating databases, remotely opening and securing doors during routine and emergency operations and generating a variety of reports as needed.
• Assesses on-scene behavior and determines when it is appropriate to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate.
• Responsible for responding to alarm systems monitoring fire, access, intrusion, duress/panic, medical emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, medical assist teams, etc.; and emergency digital paging system.
• Monitors emergency weather alerts and transmits warnings system wide when appropriate.
• Maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities and prepares completed reports.
• Performs and documents emergency callbacks when necessary.
• Tracks critical information and reports findings to the supervisor.
• Implements policies, procedures, and methods for identifying and protecting information, personnel, property, facilities, operations, or material.
• Operates an established vehicle registration and visitor management program and parking registration and/or photo identification equipment.
• Issues and retrieves government issued keys and/or identification cards. Reviews requests for and issues passes and identification documents. Maintains accurate key inventory and accountability database.
• Maintains accountability of Police Officer badges issued and all associated logs.
• Performs administrative (non-criminal) investigations of lost keys, passes, and PIV cards for rapid assessment and documentation of any compromised access to VA property and termination of off access permissions.