Gate guard jobs in Finland
Gate guards control the access and exit to buildings, warehouses or other type of property to prevent unauthorized presence and unwanted incidents. They prevent and identify theft of corporate property, investigate suspicious activities and write reports. Gate guards may assist employees or visitors with requests or indications. They use handheld radio stations to communicate and operate alarm systems and computers.
Gate guard - Which skills are essential?
Oversee guests access, ensuring that guest needs are addressed and security is maintained at all times.
Use control panels to steer mechanisms, like automatic gates or machines.
Procedures used for investigative purposes such as surveillance by physical and electronic means, interrogations of witnesses, collection of objects and data for assessment and analysis and physical and electronic research for collecting data.
Keep a system to record details of unusual events that occur at the facility, such as job-related injuries.
Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.
Types of threats to public and private security such as unauthorised entry, aggressive behaviour, molestation, robbery, theft, assault, kidnapping, murder and public demonstration.
Work in rotating shifts, where the goal is to keep a service or production line running around the clock and each day of the week.
Take immediate action to respond to major incidents that affect the safety and security of individuals in private or public places such as road accidents.
The forbidden substances which cannot be transported from one area to another, or carried by an individual, as well as their nature and how to handle them.
Check an individuals' official documentation, such as driver's licenses and identification, to ensure compliance with legal regulations, and to identify and assess individuals.
Identify security threats during investigations, inspections, or patrols, and perform the necessary actions to minimise or neutralise the threat.
Monitor and check individuals' bags or personal items in order to make sure the individuals present no threats and that their behaviour is legally compliant.
Apply theft and robbery prevention; monitor security surveillance equipment; enforce security procedures if needed.
Practice vigilance during patrol or other surveillance activities in order to ensure safety and security, to look out for suspicious behaviour or other alarming changes in patterns or activities, and to respond quickly to these changes.
Monitor human flow through the screening checkpoint and facilitate the orderly and efficient processing of people; inspect luggage and handbags following screening procedures.
Gate guard - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Set up and operate radio devices and accessories, such as broadcast consoles, amplifiers, and microphones. Understand the basics of radio operator language and, when necessary, provide instruction in handling radio equipment correctly.
Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.
Monitor the entry and exit routes within the parking areas and report on any hazards, accidents or violations.
Examine visitors by performing a body search, in order to detect weapons or illegal substances.
React quickly, calmly, and safely to unexpected situations. Provide a solution that solves the problem or diminishes its impact.
Observe the principles according to which a person should only use so much force as is required to repel an attack. The use of deadly force is limited to situations where attackers are using deadly force themselves.
Ensure that proper and functional security systems are in place, including alarm systems, fire alarms, sprinklers and emergency exits.
Monitor the operation of equipment used in surveillance and gathering of intelligence to ensure it functions properly and to gather the surveillance information detected by it.
Identify the possibility of terrorism activities posing threats and danger in a specific area by monitoring activities of potentially dangerous groups of people, assessing risks in different areas, and gathering intelligence.
Show guests the way through buildings or on domains, to their seats or performance setting, helping them with any additional information so that they can reach the foreseen event destination.
Monitor surveillance equipment to observe what people are doing in a given area and ensure their safety.
Write down information about visitors, patrons or employees, such as identity, the company they represent and time of arrival or departure.
Keep back offenders and trespassers in a certain area.
Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.
Respond quickly to security incidents and violations by calling the police and keep in touch with other relevant parties involved in the potential prosecution of the offender.
Respond promptly to adverse behaviour in a professional manner by taking appropriate and legal action to prevent further aggressiveness, such as verbal warning, lawful removal from the premises or apprehension of the person involved. Report details of adverse behaviour in line with the organisation’s procedures.