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Detention Officer Security

Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Posted:
June 15, 2025

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ARMANDO RIVERA

Edinburg, TX 78541 956-***-**** **************@*****.*** Experienced Detention Officer with over 18 years working in minimum and medium security facilities in Texas. Sharp officer with honed instincts for developing situations and undercurrents within detention center. Clear understanding of regulations and procedures for prisoner processing, transfer and incarceration. Also, knowledgeable about maintaining organized inventories and handling custodial requirements of commercial building bathrooms, workspaces and customer areas. Experienced team player with strong service record, good organizational skills and productive approach to handling simultaneous tasks. Focused on always producing high-quality and professional results.

Heavy Lifting

Maintaining Building Security

Facility and Site Cleaning

Site Inspection and Evaluation

Safety Standards

Dependable and Responsible

Facility Opening and Closing

Cleaning and Sanitizing

Floor Cleaning and Buffing

Facility Maintenance

Positive Team Player

Work Order Interpretation

Daily Facility Operations

Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

San Benito, TX

Custodian

San Benito School District

Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows and dusting.

Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside. Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.

Ran variety of cleaning machines such as floor machines designed to strip, wax, extract and top scrub floors and carpets.

Dec 2019 - Sep 2020

Brownsville, TX

Security Officer

American Surveillance Company

Education

Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.

Oversaw daily monitoring and patrolled buildings, grounds, and work sites. Patrolled and monitored premises in company vehicle, on bicycle and by foot. Checked and verified photo identification prior to granting facility access. Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

Anchorage, AK

Detention Officer

Ahtna Support And Training Services

Wrote daily reports and maintained logs of inmate activities and behaviors. Attended to feeding, housing and physical well-being of inmates. Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband.

Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks. Aug 2008 - Aug 2015

Anchorage, AK

Detention Officer

Ahtna Technical Services

Wrote daily reports and maintained logs of inmate activities and behaviors. Attended to feeding, housing and physical well-being of inmates. Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband.

Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks. Jul 2001 - Aug 2008

Corpus Christi, TX

Detention Officer

Asset Protection And Security Services

Wrote daily reports and maintained logs of inmate activities and behaviors. Attended to feeding, housing and physical well-being of inmates. Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband.

Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks. Apr 2001 - Jul 2001

Brownsville, TX

Detention Officer

South Western Security

Wrote daily reports and maintained logs of inmate activities and behaviors. Attended to feeding, housing and physical well-being of inmates. Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband.

Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks. May 1997

San Benito, TX

High School Diploma

San Benito High School



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