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Job description
Court Security Officer (CSO)A Court Security Officer (CSO) is a specialized security position providing protective services at or around United States Federal Court Houses or other areas as assigned under a contract to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). CSO's in this classification generally provide security services under some limited supervision from a Lead CSO and the District Supervisor who reports to the Contract Manager (CM). This is a union position.The CSO position is able to perform a variety of fixed-post, mobile, or foot patrols while maintaining situational awareness and making decisions and/or taking actions consistent with established post orders, facility rules, guidelines and protocols. Duties may include work in austere and uncomfortable conditions for prolonged periods of time, including periods of inclement weather, while performing walking, standing, searching, and surveillance or sitting duties essential to the performance of the security functions.Responsibilities include enforcing the District's entry and identification system, testing and reporting emergency equipment, patrolling court facilities and grounds, manning USMS authorized stationary posts, providing focused surveillance on incoming traffic, offering armed escort services, providing security services for off-site and remote judicial functions, directing traffic, controlling lights on court facility properties, monitoring vehicles and pedestrians, occasionally providing courtroom security, providing security presence in the courtroom, enforcing federal law and judicial orders, turning over found articles to the COR, keeping supervisors informed of unusual occurrences, monitoring alarms and radio traffic, stopping, screening, inquiring, and inspecting vehicles and pedestrians, using issued equipment properly, preventing passage of prohibited articles, escorting individuals or vehicles, maintaining licensing, certifications, training and records, using communication devices appropriately, guarding against loss or damage of equipment, performing work regardless of weather conditions, logging in property pass numbers, ensuring the security of government property, conducting regular patrols and inspections, issuing required badges or passes, monitoring electronic access control, monitoring radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems, granting access to areas during non-working hours, monitoring facility equipment and utility systems, performing random surveillance, providing additional security support for scheduled events or unscheduled emergencies, maintaining activity logs and administrative documents, and contacting, assisting, and cooperating with law enforcement.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk or hear, stand, walk, use hands to handle, or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, and taste or smell. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves anything from 10 to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.The position may require extensive sitting, watching monitors, walking around the facility outside in rain, wind or other poor weather conditions and kneeling and stooping to look under or inside vehicles or containers. Other duties as assigned.Candidates must submit a resume to be considered for the position.
Worksite address
tyler, TX, 75713, US
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