Sales and service
Overnight Security Officer
$19.00 to $22.00 hourly
Pay is below the local median for this work ($23.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
Job Bank's data for this posting doesn't list requirements. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- Full time, Permanent employment
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- A college diploma in law and security or police technology may be required.
- Security guards carrying firearms require a licence.
- Often asked for in B.C.: First aid certificate (WorkSafeBC Basic, Intermediate or Advanced). For workplace first aid attendants. These replaced Occupational First Aid (OFA) Levels 1, 2 and 3 on November 1, 2024.
- Often asked for in B.C.: B.C. security worker licence. Needed to work as a security guard in B.C. Most people qualify through Basic Security Training (BST).
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Security guards (NOC 64410). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Control access to establishments, operate security control-room equipment and patrol assigned areas to guard against theft, vandalism and fire
- Enforce regulations to maintain order and resolve conflicts and to monitor establishment activities
- Ensure safety and emergency procedures are followed
- Issue passes and direct visitors to appropriate areas and check age identification of patrons.
About the employer
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Job Bank's search for this title and town usually shows this ad first.
From Job Bank.