SLED Certified Armed Security Officer
About this role
SLED Certified Armed Security Officer
Full-Time | Competitive Pay + Excellent Benefits
Protect History. Serve the Community. Build Your Career.
We're looking for a professional, dependable Armed Security Officer to join our team. If you're passionate about safety, enjoy working with the public, and want a career with outstanding benefits and a mission-driven organization, we'd love to hear from you.
As an Armed Security Officer, you'll help provide a safe and welcoming environment for visitors, employees, volunteers, and priceless museum collections. Every day offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in one of the area's premier cultural institutions.
What We Offer
We believe great employees deserve great benefits.
- What You'll Do As an Armed Security Officer:
Employee Benefits & Perks
✔ Competitive Hourly Pay
✔ Health & Dental Insurance
✔ Retirement Plan
✔ Paid Vacation
✔ Paid Sick Leave
✔ FREE Museum Membership
✔ FREE Employee Parking — a $6,500 annual value
✔ Employer-Provided Uniform
✔ Stable, Year-Round, Full-Time Employment
✔ Professional, Respectful Team Environment
✔ Employee Assistance Program
✔ Discounted Purchases at the IAAM Gift Shop & Café- Patrol museum buildings and grounds to maintain a safe and secure environment.
- Monitor surveillance cameras and security systems.
- Conduct routine security inspections of doors, windows, gates, and restricted areas.
- Respond to alarms, emergencies, and incidents with professionalism and sound judgment.
- Contact law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical personnel when appropriate.
- Investigate suspicious activity and complete detailed incident reports.
- Assist with crowd management during museum events and public programs.
- Escort unauthorized individuals from the property when necessary.
- Detain individuals suspected of criminal activity until law enforcement arrives, when appropriate.
- Deliver outstanding customer service while maintaining a visible security presence.
- South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit (required at time of interview)
- Successful SLED background investigation
- Previous verified security experience
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- CPR and First Aid Certification, or ability to obtain within 30 days
Full time position (40 hours), Noon to 8 p.m. Days will vary. Must be available to work weekends and holidays as needed.
Company at a glance
The International African American Museum is about a journey that began centuries ago in Africa, and still continues. It is about the journey of millions of Africans, captured and forced across the Atlantic in the grueling and inhumane Middle Passage, who arrived at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, and other ports in the Atlantic World. Their labor, resistance, and ingenuity, and that of their descendants shaped every aspect of our world.
Top Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Free museum membership
- Free employee parking
- Employer-provided uniform
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