Juvenile Correctional Facility Officer - Check In
Columbia, SCFull-time$17/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Juvenile Correctional Facility Officer - Check In serves as an access-control security professional at a government juvenile services location in Columbia. The officer manages entry points, verifies credentials, supports badge access procedures, and maintains a visible presence. The role includes customer service, visitor screening, incident response, patrols, and documentation of security-related activity.
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Full job description
Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.
As a Juvenile Correctional Facility Officer - Check In in Columbia, SC , you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Government, and more. As an Access Control Security Professional at a government juvenile services location, you will help manage entry points, verify credentials, support badge access procedures, and maintain a visible presence to help deter incidents. You will provide professional customer service, communicate clearly with staff and visitors, and document security-related activity. This driving position offers the opportunity to represent Allied Universal’s values of agility, reliability, innovation, teamwork, caring, and integrity.
Position Type: Full Time
Pay Rate: $17.00 / Hour
Job Schedule:
Day Time
Tue05:45 AM - 06:00 PM
Wed05:45 PM - 06:00 AM
Sat05:45 PM - 06:00 AM
What You'll Do:
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Provide customer service by carrying out security-related procedures, site-specific policies, and when appropriate, emergency response activities within a government juvenile justice setting.
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Control access to the facility by verifying identification, monitoring entry and exit points, maintaining visitor records, and following established access-control procedures.
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Screen visitors, staff, contractors, and authorized deliveries in accordance with site requirements and applicable government procedures.
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Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem-solving manner, communicating with appropriate site personnel and emergency responders as needed.
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Conduct regular and random patrols of assigned interior and exterior areas, including access points and perimeter locations, and report unusual conditions or policy violations.
Minimum Requirements:
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A valid driver’s license is required in accordance with Allied Universal driver policy requirements.
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Must meet DPSS/DHS tuberculosis test and MMR vaccination requirements.
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At least 6 months of security-related experience is required.
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Access control and badge experience is preferred.
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Be at least 18 years of age for unarmed roles; 21+ years of age for armed roles.
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Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
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As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
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Allied Universal will consider qualified applications with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
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As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a drug screen to the extent permitted by law.
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Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment.
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A valid driver’s license will be required for driving positions only.
Why Join Us:
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Smart Tools: Access to our exclusive technology to view and claim additional shifts to earn more.
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Career Growth: Get paid training and access to career growth opportunities.
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Financial and Health Benefits: Enjoy access to a retirement savings plan, plus medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D, and disability insurance.
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Exclusive Perks: Enjoy discounts on top brands and services through our Perks Program.
BENEFITS:
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Health insurance and 401k plans for full-time positions
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Schedules that fit with your personal life goals
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Ongoing paid training programs and career growth opportunities
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Employee discounts through our perks program to your favorite restaurants, entertainment venues and much more…
Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com .
If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices .
Job ID: 2026-1733932
Location: United States-South Carolina-Columbia
Job Category: Security Officer
How this job compares
Set against the 1,643 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17/hr
- US median$20–21/hr1,190 hourly ranges
This rate, $17/hr, is 18% below the US median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Security Officer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Security Officer jobs in South Carolina and 1,643 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Allied Universal (this employer)499 open
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.276 open
- GardaWorld143 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Security Officer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 526 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 863 of the 1,643 open Security Officer jobs (53%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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