
Rapid Response Security
Part-timeChicago, ILFull-time / Part-time$19–21/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
GardaWorld is hiring a Response Security Officer for work that varies by day and special event. The role may involve customer service, patrols, or surveillance, and calls for adapting to changing situations. The posting lists full-time and part-time schedules with variable shifts and days, an hourly wage of $19–$21, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement matching, and paid time off.
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Full job description
GardaWorld Security Services is Now Hiring a Response Security Officer!
Ready to suit up as a Special Response/Flex Security Guard
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 casual Security Officer – Response, 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: Chicago, IL
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Set schedule: Full time and Part time, shifts and days may vary
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Competitive hourly wage of $19-21 / 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, paid time off (PTO) policy, paid holidays, 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 Response Security Guard:
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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 Response Security Guard:
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Must have a valid IL PERC
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Must have a valid Drivers License
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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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Be able to ace (and pass) an extensive screening process
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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!
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You have a state license if required
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.
Employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check and drug screening to be conducted after an offer of employment is extended.
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 .
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,655 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19–21/hr
- Illinois median$22–23/hr41 hourly ranges
- US median$20–21/hr1,194 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 12% below the Illinois median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Security Officer hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Security Officer jobs in Illinois and 1,655 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.17 open
- GardaWorld (this employer)10 open
- Allied Universal7 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 (539 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 887 of the 1,655 open Security Officer jobs (54%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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