
Security Rover - Rapid Response
Silicon Valley / Central Coast, CAFull-time$24/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
GardaWorld is hiring a Security Rover - Rapid Response to cover varying sites across the Silicon Valley Branch. The role may involve customer service, patrols, surveillance, and responding to special events. The schedule is full-time, 32–40 hours per week, with availability required for any day and shift. The posting prefers six months of security experience and requires a state security license, additional 32-hour BSIS training, and a driver’s license.
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GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Security Rover - Rapid Response!
Ready to suit up as a Security Rover - Rapid Response?
Preferably has six months of security experience
Must be 21 years old
Must have active driver's license
Must be flexible and available to work any day of the week and any shift (day, swing, or overnight) as scheduling needs may vary. GUARANTEED 32 - 40 hours per week.
Please include your most up to date security resume
What matters most in a role like this is your ability to adapt from one mission to the next. Tell us about how you embrace change and thrive in the heart of the action.
As a Rapid Response Security Officer, your role will vary depending on the day and special event. Whether it’s customer service, patrols, or surveillance, we need you to adapt with agility and precision.
What’s in it for you:
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Site Location: Varies, MUST be willing and able to cover all sites that fall under the Silicon Valley Branch. Site locations will include San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Fremont, Milpitas, Gilroy, Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas and Monterey
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Set schedule : Full-time, 32 - 40 hours per week. Must be flexible and available to work any day of the week and any shift (day, swing, or overnight) as scheduling needs may vary. Please include your most up to date security resume
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Competitive hourly wage of $24 / hour (DailyPay is available for GardaWorld employees!)
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A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions, disability coverage, and life insurance options
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Career growth opportunities at GardaWorld
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Uniform provided at no cost
Responsibilities for Security Rover - Rapid Response
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Monitor the premises to ensure security
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Conduct patrols to spot any suspicious activity
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Control access points and verify identities
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Respond quickly to incidents or potential threats
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Provide excellent customer service while maintaining security
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Write detailed reports on events and incidents
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Collaborate with authorities during serious situations
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Ensure the safety and protection of individuals and property
Qualifications for Security Rover - Rapid Response
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You have a state security license and additional 32hr. BSIS security trainings (Additional security trainings can be obtained during the hiring process)
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Be authorized to work in the U.S.
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Be able to provide documentation of High School Diploma or GED
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Preferably has six months of security experience
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Must be 21 years old
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Must have active driver's license
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Must be flexible and available to work any day of the week and any shift (day, swing, or overnight) as scheduling needs may vary. GUARANTEED 32 - 40 hours per week.Please include your most up to date security resume
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Ability to think quickly and adapt to changing situations
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Responsive and strong problem solving skills
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If you have Security, Military, Law Enforcement experience – even better!
In the United States, GardaWorld Security remains the only guarding security company to be Certified by Great Place to Work . Apply today – this could be more than a job! 26% of our corporate employees started as frontline workers.
If you’re ambitious with an entrepreneurial spirit – someone who wants to be a GardaWorld Ambassador – a promising career awaits you!
GardaWorld Security is a global champion in sophisticated and tailored security solutions, employing and training highly skilled and dedicated professionals across the globe.
Not the job for you? Make sure to check out all our jobs! We also have tactical, surveillance, and concierge roles available.
It is the policy of GardaWorld Security Services to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, GardaWorld Security Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to hiring, placement, assignment, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. It is also the policy of GardaWorld Security Services not to honor requests that employees be assigned on the basis of sex or any other classification protected by law, unless such request is based on a bona fide occupational qualification for that assignment .
GardaWorld Security Services of California, Inc.
CA Private Patrol Number 16344
How this job compares
Set against the 1,579 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24/hr
- California median$23–24/hr177 hourly ranges
- US median$20–21/hr1,143 hourly ranges
This rate, $24/hr, is close to the California median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Security Officer hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 204 open Security Officer jobs in California and 1,579 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Allied Universal98 open
- GardaWorld (this employer)23 open
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.19 open
- Experience
- Security Officer postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (481 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 799 of the 1,579 open Security Officer jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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