Security Officers- Full Time, Part Time Steady Weekend and Part Time Float Positions Now Available!!

We also now have security supervisor promotional positions available!! 

We are looking for impressive, top notch candidates with

exceptional communications, customer service and problem solving skills

responsible lifestyle & clean criminal record required

Open Applicant Interview Sessions:

First come, first served for applicants who have already completed a NWSS application will be held on:

Friday, February 17 from 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm

Monday, February 20 from 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm

Tuesday, February 21 from 8am-10am

Thursday, February 23 from 12pm-4pm

Friday, February 24 from 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm frr

Please check back frequently for updated interview times

Please call our jobline for additional information

206-362-8142

Applicants must be 18 years or older, and must successfully complete a drug screening.  A clean criminal background, stable residence and employment histories are required.  You must have a responsible lifestyle and no visible tattoos.  Other conservative appearance requirements must be met.  Exceptional English language, customer service, communication, and problem solving skills are also required.

Unless a specific exception is granted prior to hire, employees are hired for potential assignment to any, not just a preferred, NWSS contracted site, or multiple sites, and/or any, not just a preferred, shift assignment, and must be ready, able and willing to meet the basic requirements described within the below Essential Functions and Performance Factors, with or without reasonable accommodation.

If reasonable accommodation to meet any concern within the List of Essential Functions is requested and/or required, an interactive discussion with a manager will occur and a decision will be issued.

Essential Functions

• Greets and assists arriving tenants, visitors, and guests within an assigned site with discreet, exceptional customer service skills.

• Serves as a visible uniformed deterrent to inappropriate and/or illegal activity on an assigned post or site.

• Serve as an attentive, highly visible point-of-contact for arriving and departing site employees and/or residents, as applicable, as well as for customers, visitors and after-hour occupants.

• Provides courteous assistance, directions and escorts, as allowed, in response to requests.

• Acts, in many cases, as the first responder and/or facilitator for a building or site emergency response, utilizing exceptional problem solving and communication skills.

• Responds to and investigates suspicious circumstances and security incidents utilizing exceptional problem solving and communication skills.

• Accurately and consistently documents situations and incidents in hand written and/or computer report formats, using clear, concise verbal and writing skills in the English language with legible handwriting and/or depending on site requirements, computer keyboarding and/or software program utilization skills.

• Monitors and reports regular, irregular and/or suspicious site activity visibly observed, heard, sensed and/or smelled, in person and via closed circuit television.

• Utilizes clear, concise verbal communication skills, calmly and correctly utilizing and pronouncing each word in the English language, to gather and pass on information to and from clients, site support personnel, co-workers, residents, tenant employees, customers and/or public safety agency representatives.

• Maintains calm composure and responds safely, efficiently and effectively, during emergency,  potentially stressful and/or exciting situations or circumstances, including to fire alarms, bomb threats, with upset, insulting and/or uncooperative individuals, and/or in difficult and/or challenging situations, carefully exercising polite, exceptional communication, customer service and problem solving skills utilizing trained response options.

• Conducts random and/or scheduled interior and exterior walking patrols under varying weather and/or environmental conditions, including rain, snow, ice, wind, darkness, isolation and/or crowds, in buildings, campuses, facilities, parking garages and/or downtown alleys, regularly ascending and descending fire stairwells and negotiating uneven and/or slippery terrain, to observe, detect, report and/or address safety and security concerns.

• Cautiously approaches potentially unauthorized persons within site boundaries to inquire about the legitimacy of their presence and, when appropriate, provides encouragement for cooperative departure.  Determines if site access criteria is met, if required at entrance points, and politely declines unauthorized admittance.

• Following receipt of relevant and/or necessary training, works independently without direct supervision or assistance.

• Takes polite, effective responsibility for the safety and security of an assigned post or site, meeting client expectations for exceptional customer service at all times.

Essential Function Performance Factors

• Maintain a reasonably stable, responsible lifestyle to support continued position of trust eligibility.

• Eligibility to meet requirements to obtain and maintain a Washington State unarmed security guard license.

• Regular and punctual attendance.

• Dependable transportation to and from an assigned site where employee parking may or may not be readily available.

• Telephone, portable email device and/or a dependable, highly efficient, communicated method for schedulers and supervisors to initiate contact on short notice to resolve scheduling and communication needs and concerns.

• Ability to efficiently and effectively read, write, speak and listen in the English language.

• Occasional moderate to heavy lifting, carrying while ascending stairs, and/or using items such as large fire extinguishers.

• Occasional reaching, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, squatting and twisting.

• Frequent and prolonged standing and/or walking.

• Consistent fast pace walk to run for a 1-3 minute time period, including ascending stairs.

• Ability to quickly, appropriately and safely react to potentially hazardous, dangerous and/or frequently changing situations.

• Ability to effectively interact with client representatives, co-workers, field supervisors, site supervisors, managers, police officers, fire fighters and the public, with clear, concise communication skills, cooperation, respect and courtesy.

• Ability and willingness to work varying shift assignments, at different times during the day and night, and overtime and/or extended shift assignments, as required in cases of imminent need and/or emergency.

• Ability to effectively, correctly and reliably follow directions.

• Ability to consistently refrain from abusive, disruptive, offensive, illegal and/or insubordinate behaviors.

• Good vision, hearing and smelling senses.

We promote from within.

All NWSS employees may be eligible to receive:

• Paid vacation

• Paid sick leave

• Medical benefits / prescription benefits

• Dental benefits

• Vision benefits

• 401k retirement plan

• Direct deposit

• Credit union membership

• Tuition reimbursement incentive program

• Uniforms and equipment furnished and replaced by NWSS as needed

• Flu shot reimbursement

• Appreciation certifications & awards

• Retail discounts & more