Job Description

Duties:

• Greet visitors at the Kitsap County Courthouse, or other assigned location, and ensure visitors pass through screening.
• Patrol assigned location, watching for irregularities such as fire hazards, vandalism, property damage, loiterers, and/or persons engaged in criminal acts.
• Monitor surveillance system and respond to unusual occurrences.
• Enter data into a security log, including visual occurrences, suspicious visitors, and other information collected from campus inspections and visitor entry.
• Warn violators of infractions for possession of forbidden articles or rule violations.
• Provide for temporary storage of legal weapons.
• Expel persons engaging in suspicious or criminal activities.

 

Benefits: 

• Medical - Kaiser Permanente (HMO) or Aetna (PPO)
• Dental - Delta Dental or Willamette
• Vision – VSP
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life Insurance – Basic, Accidental Death and
• Dismemberment (AD&D), Voluntary Term Life Insurance (VTL)
• MetLife Long Term Disability
• Voya Voluntary Insurance
• Transportation incentives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Assistance Program
• Wellness Program

 

Retirement:
Employees are covered under the PERS retirement plan provided through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and Social Security.

Deferred Compensation (IRS Plan 457b): tax-deferred savings program

Holidays:
11 paid holidays and 2 additional floating holiday per year

Vacation Leave:

New employees are credited with 48 hours of annual leave upon hire and will be begin accruing at the rate of 8 hours per month starting on their 7th month of employment.  Employees may carry over 360 hours from one calendar year to the next.  Annual leave accrual will increase upon tenure, as follows:

Upon completion of 3 years: 15 days per year (10.00 hours per month)
Upon completion of 5 years: 20 days per year (13.33 hours per month)
Upon completion of 10 years: 25 days per year (16.67 hours per month)

Sick Leave:

All new hires will be credited with 48 hours of sick leave upon hire and will begin accruing at the rate of 8 hours per month starting on their 7th month of employment.  Employees may carry over 1200 hours from one calendar year to the next. 


Additional compensation that you may be eligible for:

• Shift differential 
• Overtime
• Stand by pay
• Call-back pay

 

 

Company Information

Mission Statement: 

Through our vision and values, we are dedicated to providing quality public safety services in partnership with our diverse communities. 

Experience

Two years experience in investigative, law enforcement, criminology or a related field that displays the ability to perform the essential job functions Education can be substituted for only one year of experience. The ability to obtain and maintain a Sheriff's Office limited commission is required.Completion of a federal or state police academy, reserve academy or corrections academy. Experience working with the public in a security setting. Experience monitoring systems, monitoring assigned security areas, and responding to unusual occurrences. Proven experience and certification with a firearm (ability to qualify with a weapon).