1. Who Is A Security Guard?
Security Guard Queensland are professionals who safeguard assets, including money, equipment, property, and people and oppose individuals who cause damage and conduct other unsafe and criminal activities.
Security guards maintain a high visibility presence on-site and guard the area to discourage and prevent unauthorized behaviour. They also monitor surveillance equipment and alarm systems to identify criminal activity and take the necessary action to reduce damage by opposing and escorting intruders off the property.
Security guards are also responsible for reporting incidents to employers and emergency services, including the fire departments and police. Furthermore, they monitor, assess, and permit/deny everyone who enters and exits the site based on their clearance or authority.
2. Duties And Tasks Of A Security Guard
A security guard performs the following responsibilities:
- Design security specs and advise clients on security requirements
- Provide armed shields for specific organizations.
- Offer assistance to the clients and the public.
- Control access to sites where they are employed, such as public buildings, banks, universities, retail stores, and more.
- Watch for irregularities, including fire hazards, unlocked security doors, leakage in water pipes, equipment failures, etc., and report incidents to the concerned authority.
- Monitor alarm, television, and security systems.
- Communicate by radio with mobile units for attending alarms.
- Prevent illegal and unlawful behaviour.
- Patrol areas and perform security checks.
- Liaise with emergency services whenever required.
- Perform first aid whenever required.
- Check doors, windows, and gates for any indication of unauthorized entry.
- Record the time of an inspection.
- Report suspects to police when appropriate and detain them till the police arrive at the site.
- Hand over security passes, provide directions, and make adequate security arrangements for official visitors.
- Check tourists and their hand luggage to find hidden explosives and weapons.
- Report theft, fraud, and other illegal acts by employees of business establishments.
- Watch for any irregularity related to fire hazards and broken water pipes, and take appropriate action to extinguish the fire, criminal activity, and accidental loss.
- Contact supervisors, fire brigades, and police via phone or radio on the detection of fire or security violations.
- Ensure the safe delivery of payrolls, valuables, and cash.
- Operate ATM, currency counting, cash counting, and coin machines
- Investigate clients and prepare evidence for court proceedings
- Detect and investigate theft and other illegal acts in retail establishments
4. Skills For Becoming A Security Guard
A security guard is responsible for taking care of people and assets anywhere.
To work in this job, you need to have the following skills:
- Honesty
- Alert and Observant
- Reliability
- Confidence
- Good communication skills
- Good people skills
- Able to take fast and precise decisions under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Physical fitness
- Responsible
- Comfortable working at nights
- Good eyesight and hearing abilities
- Assertive
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good negotiation skills
In Queensland, you must obtain a Security Guard License to work as a security guard. For this, you need to get the below qualifications:
- Australian citizenship for at least 12 months
- Year 10 education
- 18 years and above
- Language proficiency
- Clean criminal record
- Complete a QLD government-approved Security Guard licensing course, i.e., Certificate II in Security Operations.
- A current First Aid Certificate
- AÂ valid driver’s license
- A Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificate if working in licensed venues where they sell alcohol.
