Security Officer

The Ben is stepping into a world where luxury is intentional, style has substance, and service is an art form. Overlooking the Intracoastal in the heart of West Palm Beach, The Ben attracts people who are drawn to elevated experiences, thoughtful details, and the energy that comes from doing things beautifully and boldly. This is a place for professionals who take pride in presence, crave excellence, and want to be part of a culture that is confident, refined, and unapologetically distinctive. At The Ben, you don’t just work in luxury, you help create it. 

If you bring empathy, integrity, and sound judgment to your work, we invite you to apply for a Security Agent/Loss Prevention Officer role at The Ben.

Search for, respond to and handle any security problems, issues, concerns and disaster emergency situations in accordance with all policies, procedures and regulations to ensure the safety and security of the hotel's assets, guests, and employees.

• Patrol all areas of the property including outside parking lots on a regular basis.
• Respond to any guest complaints and concerns and investigate to remedy the situation with a sense of urgency.
• Note, search for, handle and report any unusual circumstances, safety violations, car theft, destruction and/or suspicious or undesirable persons and escort off property, if necessary.
• Document a concise security report on a daily log including incidents of theft, accidents and safety violations.
• Complete the necessary security forms to document losses of property or personal injury to guest or associate.
• Maintain familiarity of all hotel disaster and emergency policies, procedures and regulations; respond immediately to emergency alarms or calls for help, determine course of action, notify appropriate authorities and perform first aid and CPR as needed.
• Conduct investigations of security incidents.
• Enforce the 'No Solicitation Policy' of the property.

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience

Minimum two years prior experience in loss prevention.

Knowledge/Skills

• Current CPR and First Aid certification; good communication skills, ability to recognize drug and alcohol abuse.
• Ability to communicate through a portable radio. May require a second language.
• Excellent hearing required to communicate with guests, employees, managers, use radio.
• Excellent vision required for emergencies, visual safety inspections.
• Excellent speech communication skills required to communicate with guests, employees, managers, use radio Excellent comprehension and literacy required to complete reports, logs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying: May be necessary to carry people or equipment in emergency situation.
• Bending/kneeling would be necessary in administering CPR and First Aid.
• Mobility -would be necessary 100% of the time in responding to emergencies and patrolling the building.
• Continuous standing -would not be standing in one place for any extended length of time. Uses stairs in responding to fire alarms -no elevators.
• No driving required.

Environment

Work inside 85% of shift, 15% of shift. Abnormal temperatures -summer 110 degrees; winter -10 degrees.

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, community service and holidays
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program. Up to $1,000 per referral.