Transit Property Protection Agent - MTA New York City Transit - New York, NY - EXPIRED
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Company: MTA New York City Transit
Set Your Career in Motion!
Join the Largest Public Transportation Authority in North America
As A
Transit Property Protection Agent
Exam No. 8623
Exam Application Period Will Reopen July 18th, 2018 – July 31st, 2018**
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) serves close to 6 million subway customers and 2.3 million bus customers on an average weekday. Its 50,000 employees provide mass transit and paratransit service throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Currently, we operate almost 7,000 subway cars at 472 stations and 6,000 buses.
The Department of Security provides a secure environment for those that work and/or use the NYCT system. New York City Transit is currently seeking Transit Property Protection Agents to help secure our vast and complex transit system.
Transit Property Protection Agents, under supervision, perform routine security work in the surveillance and monitoring of MTA New York City Transit buildings, train yards, bus depots, and adjacent grounds, identifying suspicious behaviors and circumstances that may pose a security threat. They act to prevent unauthorized persons, vehicles or materials from entering and exiting MTA New York City Transit. They also maintain vehicle parking access control; make written reports; operate surveillance and intrusion detection equipment; operate visitor management equipment; drive a motor vehicle; and perform related work.
Some of the physical activities and environmental conditions experienced by Transit Property
Protection Agents are: standing for lengthy periods of time; conducting visual inspection of documents; walking up and down stairs and over extended distances; climbing onto trains and station platforms; hearing alarms; walking along and across subway tracks where a live third rail is present; and working outside in all weather conditions.
Special Working Conditions: Transit Property Protection Agents may be required to work flexible hours and various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Salary
$19.78 -- $28.25* per hour for a 40-hour work week, plus night and weekend salary differentials.
*The rate of $28.25 per hour may be achieved after six (6) years of satisfactory performance at work. Hourly rate is subject to change.
Benefits
NYC Transit associates are offered competitive compensation and a robust benefit package that includes:
- Pension Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Coverage
- Paid Vacation, Holidays and Leave Programs
- New York’s 529 College Saving Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Municipal Credit Union
- Commutation Pass
Education and Experience Requirements
By the last day of the application period you must meet the following requirements:
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eighteen months of full-time experience, of which at least twelve months must have been continuous (with one employer) performing security work, including at least two of the three duties below:
a. Performing constant surveillance using closed-circuit television or patrolling a large facility or grounds. This must include recognizing and reporting suspicious behavior.
b. Interacting with the public, including confronting unauthorized personnel.
c. Operating surveillance and intrusion detection equipment.
Note: Military experience as described above will be accepted.
TO APPLY for the exam, visit the MTA website at www.mta.info/employment. Select “New York City Transit”, Select “Exam Information”, and Select “Transit Property Protection Agent.” or use the following link: http://web.mta.info/nyct/hr/appexam.htm
Please read the Notice of Examination in entirety before submitting an application.
** Applicants who have applied for Exam No. 8623 during the previous filing period of June 6th, 2018 - June 26th, 2018 should not reapply for this exam.
MTA and its constituent agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers.
