Customer Service Responsibilities of Security Guards
Customer Service Responsibilities of Security Guards
Customer Service Responsibilities of Security Guards
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
SECURITY GUARDS
•CODE OF CONDUCT
•CODE OF ETHICS
•11 GENERAL ORDERS
• 1. GREET CUSTOMERS
• 2. MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION
• SECURITY GUARDS ARE OFTEN THE FIRST IMPRESSION THAT A CUSTOMER HAS OF YOUR BUSINESS. IT IS
THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT SECURITY PERSONNEL MAINTAIN AN EXCELLENT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
CUSTOMERS WILL USUALLY SEE SECURITY PERSONNEL BEFORE THEY HEAR THEM. THEREFORE, THE APPEARANCE
OF THE SECURITY MUST NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED.
• WHILE A SECURITY GUARD CAN WEAR A STANDARD AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL SECURITY GUARD UNIFORM,
YOU COULD INSTEAD HAVE SECURITY WEAR LESS FORMAL CLOTHING OR WEAR CLOTHING THAT DISPLAYS YOUR
COMPANY BRAND.
• 3. PROTECT & COMMUNICATE WITH CUSTOMERS
• THE JOB OF A SECURITY GUARD IS NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY, BUT TO ALSO MAKE
SURE THAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAFE. FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE IS A HAZARD IN THE BUILDING
THAT CUSTOMERS ARE NOT AWARE OF, SECURITY SHOULD INFORM THEM OF THIS. BY
KNOWING THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED, CUSTOMERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO FEEL RELAXED.
• GREAT SECURITY GUARDS HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ARE FRIENDLY, POLITE
AND PROFESSIONAL. ANY NOTEWORTHY EVENTS SHOULD BE RECORDED SO THAT YOU WILL BE
FULLY AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT OCCURS ON YOUR PROPERTY. SKILLED SECURITY GUARDS
WILL WRITE REPORTS THAT INCLUDE ONLY THE FACTS, WRITTEN CLEARLY AND CONCISELY.
• 4. OFFER ASSISTANCE
• WHEN CUSTOMERS NEED ASSISTANCE, A SECURITY GUARD IS THE MOST TRUSTWORTHY INDIVIDUAL TO TURN
TO. FOR INSTANCE, IF A CUSTOMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE A PARTICULAR BUILDING IS, A SECURITY GUARD
CAN DIRECT HIM OR HER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ASSISTANCE CAN BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS HOLDING
OPEN A DOOR. ALSO, IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, THE SECURITY STAFF ARE THE BEST INDIVIDUALS TO
CONTACT ABOUT THIS. ALL OF THIS IS DONE WITHOUT THE SECURITY GUARD BEING DISTRACTED FROM DOING
HIS OR HER JOB OF KEEPING YOUR PROPERTY SAFE. IF SOMEONE IS HURT, THE SECURITY GUARD IS THE BEST
PERSON TO TURN TO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FIRST AIDE AND CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES IF NECESSARY.