Security Guard

Security Guard Job Requirements

  • WHITTGUARD Security has mostly nighttime schedules, which include working weekends and Holidays.
  • OPATA Certified preferred.
  • Must have clean record.
  • Security Guard duties require walking for long periods of time.
  • WHITTGUARD Security requires that all accepted applicants pass an entrance examination, which is given, at the end of our three-day training academy before being assigned to any post. If you are accepted there will be no charge to you to attend the training session.
  • Security Guard, even if armed, is NOT a Police Officer.
  • It will be your responsibility to get to your scheduled assignment on your own and it is not the responsibility of WHITTGUARD Security.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin or any other non-merit factor.

Note: To be registered as a private investigator or security guard in the state of Ohio, you must submit an Employee Registration Application and color photograph.  In addition, you must provide fingerprints to the Attorney General's Office, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) for the purpose of conducting a criminal records check.  Once the application is reviewed, the state will then approve or disapprove your security guard license. Whittguard Security & Patrol Services requires that all employees submit to random drug screening and/or testing once employed by the company.  Background checks are conducted for all applicants.  If you feel you will pass these requirements please continue.

To apply by e-mail, please send your resume (Word or PDF file) as an e-mail attachment or include your resume as plain text in the body of the email and send to bill@whittguard.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Security Guard.

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