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Job Description

A Security Officer Lieutenant supervises a group of Security Officers, and may supervise other employees, in an assigned area and usually on single shift.  A Lieutenant is responsible for assuring that established procedures and policies pertaining to security are carried out.  The position assigns Security Officers to specific stations and duties, makes spot checks of their work, and occasionally patrols with them; and verifies that buildings are properly opened and closed on schedule.  A Lieutenant ensures hat employees are properly uniformed and on duty
at assigned stations; makes periodic inspections to assure that Security Officers have not overlooked anything important; prepares daily time sheets; checks punched cards or tapes from time clocks and reviews logs and reports prepared by Security Officers; maintains a log for the entire shift; answers questions and resolves problems.

Practice Security Officer Lieutenant Job Interview

• How does your experience and training qualify you for the position of Security Officer – Lieutenant?  Focus on the aspects of your experience that apply to Security Officer – Lieutenant
• As a Security Officer – Lieutenant you may be responsible for a specific geographical region with up to 15 Security Officers and Sergeants reporting to you.  Your responsibilities will include fixed posts, patrols, and the evaluation and training of probationary Security Officers.  How will you use the Sergeants to ensure that the Security Officers in your region perform up to expectations?
• If a Security Officer does not perform up to the requirements of the position, in what instances would you talk with the Security Officer as opposed to applying discipline? 
• One of your most senior employees, states that he has heard that only a few of the other  Security Officers – Lieutenant are following the Security procedures and policies to the same extent that you are.  The employee states that this is unfair and asks if the additional effort is necessary when others are doing less.  How will you respond?
• As a Security Officer – Lieutenant, you may supervise Security Officers at multiple sites.  The sites include payment offices, administrative offices, shops with heavy equipment, water treatment plants, and power generation plants.  What specific safety hazards will you point out to staff to ensure that their work is performed safely at each site?
• In addition to pointing out hazards, what else will you do to ensure that your staff performs their work safely?
• While on duty, a number of the other Officers and Security Officer – Lieutenants repeat jokes they’ve heard from network television.   Although some of the jokes are about your ethnic group, you find the jokes to be a reflection of your own experience and don’t find the jokes to be offensive.  As a Security Officer- Lieutenant, what responsibility, if any, do you have in this situation?
• A facility manager confronts you and angrily complains that one of your Security Officers is rude and often falls asleep at his post.  The facility manager cites an incident when his daughter visited the facility and the Security Officer required the daughter to sign-in.  How will you handle the Superintendent‘s complaint?
• Do you have anything to add?  Summarize by emphasize your qualifications as they apply to this job.   Also cover anything you missed from your opening.  Don’t forget any education or formal training.