What is a job as a security guard?
At first glance, the job of a security guard may seem like a high-risk occupation. In this article, we will try to explain to you what a job as a security guard really is so that you can best differentiate between preconceived ideas and reality.
What are the tasks you would be asked to accomplish?
As a security guard, you will be required to work in different sectors of activity.
At XGuard, we have 6 main sectors: Construction, Retail, Property Management, Logistics, Industrial, Healthcare, Public Sector, Education, and Events
But then, different sectors mean different missions: so what are the tasks you will face on a daily basis?
Even if some tasks are similar, each sector of activity will have its own missions. For you, we have drawn up a list of recurring missions for the security agent profession in order to give you an idea of the core of this profession:
- Site Surveillance: Maintain a presence on sites and premises to ensure the safety of people.
- Loss Prevention / Merchandise Surveillance: Maintain a presence at sites and premises to ensure the safety of goods.
- Mobile patrols : make rounds on foot or by vehicle
- Key management: guard and manage access to the site, and/or receive residents
- Pick up of packages
- Intercom reception
- Alarm monitoring
- Common area surveillance
- Access management: controlling comings and goings
- Parking lot monitoring
- Crowd management
- Control the operation of security installations and participate in their maintenance (e.g.: surveillance cameras).
- Intervene during incidents
In short, the job of a security guard includes a lot of missions, and those mentioned above represent only a small part of all the missions you will be asked to perform.
How to become a security guard
There are different ways to apply for a security guard position.
At XGuard, to be a security guard, you must be over 18 years old and have a valid BSP (Bureau de la Sécurité Privé) permit or a temporary BSP that we will help you obtain.
The BSP permit is mandatory to work as a security agent in Quebec.
For the rest, XGuard will take care of training you entirely, so that you can start working as soon as possible, in the best possible conditions.
How to succeed as an agent?
As you will have understood, the job of a security guard is a profession that requires a lot of responsibility.
Thus, some qualities will be necessary for the job of security guard:
- Knowing how to keep calm.
- Incomparable agility and flexibility
- To have a thoughtful and welcoming communication
- An unparalleled spirit of initiative
- Be vigilant, attentive to the smallest detail and know how to spot suspicious changes.
To learn more about these key points, please read this article.
Do you like challenges and work hard? We have many assignments in different cities in the province!
Are you interested in a job as a security guard?
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