
Captain - Security
Lincoln, RIFull-time$70K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Captain - Security oversees security staff and assumes the Security Director or Manager role in their absence. The position requires qualifying law enforcement, corrections, Homeland Security, or military experience, along with specified training, licenses, and a background check. The role includes rotating shifts and physical work in varied environmental conditions.
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Full job description
Qualifications:
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Shall be current or former law enforcement officers, in good standing, with a minimum of two (2) years of on-the-job experience. They will have a certificate of completion from a law enforcement academy approved by the Director.
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Security agents must also be current or former correctional officers with a minimum of two (2) years of on the-job experience, in good standing, and graduates of the Correction Officers Training Academy; current or former U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel who have received appropriate law enforcement training and have a minimum of two (2) years of on-the-job experience.
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Active, or former, military personnel with an honorable discharge and a minimum of three (3) years of service, who either have appropriate law enforcement training and experience consistent with civilian law enforcement experience.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Demonstrate the ability to problem solve and develop constructive relationships with others.
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Demonstrate leadership abilities in directing, supervising, and motivating a diverse workforce.
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Prior investigative experience.
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Computer literacy required.
Physical/Mental Requirements:
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Constantly stand, walk several hundred feet, climb, carry, hear, bend, and stoop
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Constantly use manual dexterity, following directions, adhere to detail
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Frequently use eye/hand coordination
License Requirements:
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Serve Safe Certified.
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Must be able to be licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations, as well as be able to complete a background check performed by them.
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Rhode Island Pistol Permit
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Rhode Island Driver Operator License
Essential Job Functions:
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Assume the role of Security Director and/or Manager in his/her absence.
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Assign specific duties to security officers.
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Schedule, direct, and supervise all employees assigned.
Working Conditions:
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Constantly hot, cold, noisy, wet, dry, dirty, smoky, and dusty
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Rotating shifts
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Occasionally dirty
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Work in a moderate noise level environment, increasing to loud at time
What’s in it for you:
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Competitive Salary with annual performance reviews
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Comprehensive health coverage plan that includes medical, dental, and vision
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401(K)/ Company Match
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Access Perks and Childcare discounts
Target Yearly Range: ($70,000)
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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,658 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70K/yr
- US median$59–96K/yr121 salary ranges
This rate, $70K, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($76K) — in the middle half of Security Officer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Security Officer jobs in Rhode Island and 2,658 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.987 open
- Allied Universal489 open
- GardaWorld148 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Security Officer postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (639 postings).
- Education
- 26 of the 2,658 open Security Officer jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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