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Senior Security Officer (Sr. Mobile Advisor)
This position serves as a Senior Security Officer, also known as a Senior Mobile Advisor, and is an hourly, non-exempt role reporting to the Safety, Security and Transportation Manager.
At Job Corps, our mission is to provide young people with the skills, structure, and support they need to become responsible, employable, and independent adults. This role is a direct part of that mission.
This is not a passive security position. It is a front-line leadership role responsible for maintaining a safe, structured, and accountable environment while supervising Security and Transportation staff on assigned shifts. The Senior Security Officer is expected to lead by example, reinforce standards, and support both staff and students through professionalism, consistency, and sound judgment.
You will set the tone for your shift. You will hold the line on safety, accountability, and professionalism. You will help guide students toward better decisions, personal responsibility, and positive growth while ensuring staff remain aligned with center expectations and procedures.
This role requires leadership presence, consistency, and the ability to remain calm under pressure. You will actively monitor center activity, respond to incidents and behavioral concerns, supervise staff performance, and engage with students in a way that reinforces respect, discipline, accountability, and independent living skills.
What You Bring
You bring leadership, maturity, and the ability to lead from the front. You understand how to enforce standards while still treating people with dignity and respect. You can supervise staff, manage difficult situations, and maintain structure without losing professionalism or composure. You are dependable, observant, and capable of making sound decisions in fast-paced situations.
What You Gain
You gain experience beyond traditional security work. This role strengthens leadership, staff supervision, conflict resolution, crisis response, and mentoring skills that carry forward into law enforcement, management, corrections, emergency response, and other professional career paths. You will work in a mission-driven environment where expectations are clear, leadership matters, and your role has purpose.
Employees in this position are expected to model and reinforce excellence in the eight Career Success Standards. This includes workplace ethics, communication, interpersonal skills, multicultural awareness, personal growth, career and personal planning, and independent living. Every interaction is an opportunity to teach, mentor, and positively influence young people.
This is more than a security position. It is an opportunity to lead from the front, support staff development, influence student behavior, and make a lasting impact on young lives.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrates and abides by Covenant Learning Solutions Values and operating principles.
- Tours the center periodically to insure a continual awareness of center activity.
- In the absence of the Safety, Security and Transportation Manager, function on assigned shift as primary on center contact for on-duty supervisors, law enforcement agencies and other on-duty staff for immediate response to situations requiring Safety, Security and Transportation staff attention.
- Performs security advisor/officer duties and provides supervision to staff to protect life and property against theft, vandalism, misappropriation, fire, flood, or similar disaster on assigned shift in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.
- Maintains a logbook, registering all calls received, unusual occurrences, observations and decisions made, or action taken.
- Ensures orderly departure of any trainee from the center and notifies the parents or legal guardians when necessary.
- Ensures orderly, safe, and clean-living conditions.
- Prepares a complete report that details notable events.
- Informs the Safety, Security and Transportation Manager and/or the Center Director of anything that warrants immediate attention, including major incidents, extreme emergencies, unscheduled arrival of important visitors, etc.
- Provides leadership training for trainee leaders on effective communications, conflict management, zero tolerance and social skills.
- Supervises assigned student cadets.
- Attends staff training as required.
- Adheres to Covenant Learning Solutions Quality Assurance Plan.
- Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
- Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property, adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.
- Cultivates and maintains a climate on center that is free of harassment, intimidation, bullying and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
These duties describe the general nature of the role and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Education and Experience Requirements
• High school diploma or equivalent required
 • One year of supervisory experience in security, law enforcement, military service, or related field preferred
 • Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required
Additional Requirements
Knowledge of crowd control and basic law enforcement procedures is preferred. CPR and First Aid certification must be maintained. Strong communication skills are required. The ability to relate to and work with a diverse student population is essential. This position requires operating standard office equipment and driving government vehicles. The ability to work effectively as part of a team and maintain professional relationships across departments is critical.
Veteran Friendly Employer
We proudly stand as a Veteran friendly employer and recognize the value of service, leadership, and real-world experience. We welcome Veterans, their spouses, and military spouses who bring discipline, resilience, and a mission-first mindset.
Your experience matters here. The leadership, accountability, and life lessons gained through military service directly support our mission to mentor, train, and prepare young people for the workforce and for life.
This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to continue serving by shaping the next generation, building structure where it is needed, and making a lasting impact.
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