SOCO PRIVATE SECURITY is a boutique security service provider, serving the public and private sector alike.

Application for Employment

Please provide complete and accurate information. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.

SOCO Private Security is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on SOCO Private Security. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Your application will be active for ninety (90) days. If you are not hired during that time period, but wish to continue to be considered for available positions, you must complete a new application.

Upon employment, employees of SOCO Private Security may be required to have their picture taken or to provide SOCO Private Security with a picture of themselves.


Personal Information

Incomplete information could disqualify you from further consideration. Please complete all fields.


Employment Desired


Security Officer Positions ONLY

If you are applying for a Security Officer Position, please provide the following information.

Skip this section for all other positions.


Referral Source


High School Education


College/University


Trade/Business School


Employment History

Include your last seven (7) years of employment history, including periods of unemployment, starting with the most recent and working backwards in time. Incomplete information could disqualify you from further consideration.


Employment Details #1


Employment Details #2


Employment Details #3


References

Give the names of three persons not related to you, whom you have known at least three (3) years.


Reference #1


Reference #2


Reference #3


Supplemental Questionnaire


For Applicants Applying for Security Officer or other Security Related Positions

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND THEN FILL OUT THE INCIDENT REPORT BASED ON THE FACTS.

Imagine you are a Security Officer assigned to client site XYZ. You are performing your assigned duties, conducting patrols in the client parking lot, when you observed someone breaking into a vehicle. In the space below, explain what action you would take.


SAMPLE INCIDENT REPORT


Security Officer or Related Work Experience

If you have additional information you would like to provide for our consideration that you have not already provided under the Work Experience section, please provide it here.


Related Work Details


Related Work Details


Related Work Details


SECURITY OFFICER—ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Position Title: Security Officer

Employment Classification: Non-Exempt

Fundamental Objective: Perform all services required to observe and report all shift activity for the purpose of protecting the assets of clients and/or people.

Level of Supervision Required: Limited supervision required. The Security Officer will operate with full knowledge of Company and Client policies and procedures and will exhibit a high level of independence and motivation.

Job functions will generally vary from post to post, and shift to shift. Each post will require a security officer to perform some or all of the following essential duties, responsibilities, and functions, and may require some of the following physical requirements.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Must be 18 years or older.
  • Must have a current State Licensed Certified Guard Card.
  • Must have High School diploma, GED or Equivalent.
  • Must have vision correctable to 20/20.
  • Able to tell the difference between standard colors.
  • Capable of hearing ordinary conversation at twenty (20) feet and whispered conversation at ten (10) feet, with each ear. The use of hearing aids or other devices is permissible.
  • Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language.
  • Write Daily Reports and other reporting along with possible pictures of the post.
  • Able to perform normal or emergency duties requiring moderate to strenuous physical exertions, such as:
    • Standing, sitting or walking for an entire shift
    • Climbing stairs and ladders
    • Lifting or carrying objects weighing up to thirty (30) pounds
    • Able to open and close latches, zippers, doors, fences/gates, and screw caps
    • Running, jogging, speed walk short distances
    • Reaching above the head
    • Bending to the floor

When a qualified disabled applicant requests an accommodation, SOCO Private Security’s staff will confer with the applicant on the type of accommodation(s) they need. When the applicant’s disability is not obvious or known, or when additional medical clarification is needed, SOCO Private Security will seek appropriate documentation regarding the disability, limitations and the required accommodation, to the extent allowable under applicable law. Given the time sensitivity of the recruitment process, SOCO Private Security enter into an interactive process with the applicant and will make a decision regarding the request for reasonable accommodation as quickly as possible.


EEO-1 VOLUNTARY SELF IDENTIFICATION FORM

INSTRUCTIONS

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM

SOCO Private Security is subject to certain governmental record keeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, SOCO Private Security invites employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. When reported, data will not identify any specific individual.

If you choose not to self-identify your race/ethnicity at this time, the federal government requires covered employers to determine this information by visual survey and/or other available information.

For civil rights monitoring and enforcement purposes only, all race/ethnicity information will be collected and reported in the seven categories identified below. The definitions for each category have been established by the federal government. If you choose to voluntarily self-identify, you may mark only one of the boxes presented below.


INVITATION TO SELF-IDENTIFY

Please mark the one box that describes the race/ethnicity category with which you primarily identify.


EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION

I, , authorize my employer/previous employer to release the following information to SOCO Private Security


PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING

I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for SOCO Private Security to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that my employment will be at-will and either SOCO Private Security or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of SOCO Private Security has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

I understand that if my qualifications match SOCO Private Security’s openings and I receive an offer of employment, the offer will be contingent on the following conditions being met satisfactorily and timely, prior to commencing employment:

1) Completing a post-offer drug test (dependent on assignment, if applicable)

2) Background and Criminal History Check (Under the California Fair Chance Act, you will receive an individualized assessment with an opportunity to respond to any records found.)

3) Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

4) DMV Check (if applicable)

5) Signed Acknowledgment of Receipt of Employee Policy and Procedure Manual

6) Verification of Guard License and any additional applicable permits.

7) Execution of Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreement


Sign Here

THIS APPLICATION IS VALID ONLY FOR NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE SUBMITTED.