 At Lead Guards Security prospective security officers will be required to undergo various pre-employment interviews, examination, background investigation, and must meet an adequate level of vision, physical fitness and personal health which would permit the individual to effectively carry out all assigned duties in a safe and effective manner.
The best way to ensure the most reliable security is to put the best possible candidate for the job in the position. That is why Lead Guards uses an intensive screening process when hiring and continues with intensive candidate evaluation for specific jobs, instead of "Screwing –out" undesirable candidates for jobs. Lead Guards concentrates on "Screening-in" the best candidate: watching the skills of the officer to the skill requirements needed for the job. Lead Guards boasts an impressive average of 12 hours of managerial time spent on candidate evaluation before any job offer.
The typical screening process could include:
- Review of company standards
- Pre-qualification interview
- Personal references check
- Military security agency records check
- National ID card and finger printing
- Proof of legal right to work
- Orientation, testing and evaluation sessions
- File review and interview by Lead guards management
- Job specification
- Utilization of "person specification"
- 4 years employment background check
TRAINING
Lead Guards commitment to employee training and development is second to none in the contract security industry. Well designed professionally executed training programs help produce knowledgeable and motivated employees, which results in lower turnover, less absenteeism and higher standards of performance than most of our competitors in the industry.
Lead guards core training programs include
- Security guards basic training course (SGBC)
- Refresher training or "Retraining"
- Market – specific training workbooks for residence, office, mall, bank,
- school and hospital security
- Practical supervision workshop
- 12 hours monthly in-service training course
- Security history
- First aid
- Physical fitness
- Emergency measures
- Industrial safety
- Dogs psychology
- Disaster control
- Dog psychology
- Security guard act
- Surveillance Techniques
- Security law
- Fire safety
- Communication
- Airport security
- Neighbourhood Security
- Bank security
- Hospital security
- Schools security
- Access control
- Petroleum pipeline security
- Traffic control
- Events security
Lead guards also maintain an up to date library of training and developmental videos as well as a network of other records to ensure that training is continuous process.
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT
Lead guards management style is proactive and personal. For extensive network of coordination puts management right at your doorstep and the local management team is both accessible and accountable. At any given time, there are several qualified people to handle any challenge: the Branch Manager, Account manager, Business Development manager, Operations Supervisors, Chief Service coordinators and Field Supervisors. These people are backed up with support from Lead guards corporate Headquarters.
SECURITY GUARDS COMPESATION AND BENEFIT
To attract and retain the high caliber personnel necessary for your security needs, lead guard offers employees a competitive compensation package. Wage determinations include consideration of the local labour market, working environment, the skill level and performance objectives required for security guards. However wages are only one aspect of lead guard's extensive compensation package. Other items include
- Free uniform
- Performance award
- Security officer of the month/year award
- Training awareness and recognitions program bonus
- Career Advancement training
- "You make a Difference Recognition"
- Life insurance
- Associate membership
- Retirement benefit (Pension) plans
TRANSITION PLANNING
Lead guard begins every year with transition planning. A successful start up is essential to building credibility and confidence for our clients, so we count time and resources necessary to effect a smooth transition. To obtain this goal we assign a management transition team to develop a written time able and measurable goals and objectives for transition activities.
Transition programs includes:
- Thorough review of your facility to determine your specific security needs
- Performance of your specific security and safety surveys of your facility
- Development of a detail security officer institution and training (post orders)
- Selective officer recruiting and careful screening
- Onsite training of guards and supervisors
- Training and reviewing of officer knowledge
This transition plan is always tailored to your specific needs.
POST ORDERS (STANDING SECURITY ORDERS)
To ensure continuity in security service delivery that meets your standards, lead guards develops and maintains well-indexed, site-specific written instructions known as post orders for the security guards on duty for each post on your site.
These post orders are offered in manual and compile detailed instructions designed for quick reference in case of emergency. The post orders correspond with written test to ensure continued officer training.
SAFETY
Safety has always been a priority for Lead Guards Limited and we have a track record to provide it. We have introduced a comprehensive safety program designed to prevent injury and illness on the job and have documented a significant reduction in the frequency of both accidents and ill health related incidents. That translates to higher employee moral and lower insurance premiums and saving which are pass to you.
Lead Guards strongly believe that the attention to safety shown by our employees has also made a positive impact on the safety of our clients personnel and property. |
