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Residential Security Agent

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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Job Details:

Job Title: Residential Security Agent

Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Job Type: Full Time Compensation: $37.00 an hour

FLSA: Non-exempt

Job Summary:

This position is for a full-time armed Residential Security Team Agent supporting a protective security detail in Santa Barbara, CA.

Candidates must be comfortable with frequent client-facing interactions and able to balance professionalism with personable communication. Maintaining strict confidentiality and professionalism at all times is required. The role demands the ability to respond quickly and effectively to urgent situations on a large estate.

Ideal candidates will be physically fit, responsible, and able to follow directions accurately and without error.

Duties

Duties for this detail include, but are not limited to:

  • Ensure a safe and secure environment for principals in all settings
  • Maintain a knowledge of baseline principal, property and neighborhood activities
  • Monitor property and area activities and conditions via closed-circuit television camera system and physical area checks
  • Monitor traditional and social media for potential threats
  • Drive or tail principal/s, family member, guests
  • Conduct advance work as needed
  • Screen and track mail and deliveries
  • Monitor the following:
  • Weather and natural disasters
  • Traffic
  • Public safety incidents and trends
  • Neighborhood watch programs
  • Local and national current events
  • Coordinate with site staff to accomplish common tasks
  • Complete daily household tasks and maintenance as requested by principals
  • Ensures 24/7 operational readiness through stocking supplies and equipment upkeep
  • Operate within parameters established by standard operating procedures and applicable laws
  • Coordinate with and support executive protection element of the team

Position Qualifications, Certificates and Licenses:

  • 2-4+ years of combined experience in relevant security, military, and/or law enforcement positions
  • Valid Driver License with clean driving record
  • California BSIS Guard Card
  • California BSIS Exposed Firearm Permit with 9mm endorsement
  • CPR/AED/BLS certification through reputable institution
  • Passport

*All certifications must be current. Employees are responsible for keeping all certifications/licenses active.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Excels working in a team environment
  • Exceptional emotional intelligence
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Strong situational awareness and attention to detail
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks frequently and for long durations
  • High proficiency with firearms
  • Excellent critical thinking and sound judgement
  • Friendly, approachable and professional demeanor
  • High moral and ethical character

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Prior residential and/or fixed site security experience
  • Prior training course/s in residential security or executive protection
  • Training in defensive tactics and/or martial arts
  • Advanced emergency medical certification - First Responder, EMT or paramedic
  • Customer service experience

Physical Requirements:

Ability to:

  • Swiftly patrol large properties and quickly access all areas of an assignment.
  • Stand and walk for prolonged periods, including continuous standing for 4–5 or more hours without a break when operationally required.
  • Sit for prolonged periods, including 5 or more hours while monitoring surveillance systems or performing security operations.
  • Run, sprint, or traverse long distances during emergency response situations.
  • Perform sustained physical activity immediately following a maximum-effort emergency response.
  • Respond effectively to physical attacks, emergencies, medical incidents, natural disasters, evacuations, and other critical incidents.
  • Move, crawl, climb, and maneuver through structured and unstructured environments, including confined or unpredictable spaces.
  • Bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required to perform essential job functions.
  • Lift and carry equipment or other objects weighing at least 50 pounds.
  • Safely wear, carry, and operate required duty gear and equipment throughout an assigned shift.
  • Physically control, capture, restrain, detain, lift, or drag individuals weighing 200 pounds or more when required.
  • Perform assigned duties safely and effectively in diverse environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, high humidity, inclement weather, and aquatic or coastal environments.

Detail Structure

On-call position on a 24/7 detail working the following:

  • Day and night shifts
  • Schedule varies, dependent on team needs
  • Weekends
  • Holidays
  • Overtime/additional shifts as needed
  • Domestic travel (if desired by the principal/s)

Salary and Benefits

  • Base pay rate of $37 per hour
  • Pay structure per shift includes built-in overtime and double-time in accordance with California and federal laws
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid time off (PTO) accrual
  • Holiday pay for select holidays you work (6)
  • Company 401(k) with employer match
  • Flexible insurance plans - Medical, dental and vision
  • 100% of employee premium paid for by Keelson (plan upgradable for additional employee paid premium)
  • Generous employer contribution per family member (up to 4 family members) to help lower employee contributions for dependents that join the plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Short Term Disability
  • Critical Accident/Illness coverage

__________________________________________________________________________

Employment with Keelson is at-will, meaning that you or Keelson may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

Keelson Strategic is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law.

Keelson Strategic is licensed by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services:

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