Darrick Wymer

Security Officer at Vally Cities. Taking care of clients needs to enter and exit the building at night. Making sure they are comfortable warm and have water before testing and personnel at Vally Cities admit the clients voluntarily. Wrote daily activity and incident reports. Checked all doors to make sure they are secure and locked. Provided parking lot and perimeter security. Worked at Federal Way, Auburn and

Beacon Hill Valley Cities Detox Centers for 4 years. Currently working at The Recovery Place Beacon Hill in Seattle Sunday and Monday night. Knowledge of Opening and closing doors for Emergancy personnel and kitchen supply.

Escort of employees to cars and checking parking lots for trespassing or cars parked illegally on property. Know how to post 3 day notices on cars abandoned or parked illegally on the property. Have escorted clients off the property who returned with grievances and had been intoxicated.

De-escalated employee and clients from harming each other. Broke up fights inside and outside the facilities owned by Vally Cities. Defused fights from happening. Like working at Vally Cities it’s a great place to be helping the community to stay sober minded and the employees are very caring and professional.

I’ve been a security Guard for 20 years and this is the best place I like the most. The people at Valley Cities are an amazing awesome team to do good work with to improve the community.

Physical Security

• Physically intervened as needed to mitigate unlawful activity and unsafe behaviors.

•Monitored activity using available security technologies.

• Locked and unlock doors, and other areas, as necessary for the operations of the building.
• Responded to security alarms, fire alarms, and show of support incidents.
• Visually monitored the facility, both inside and out, by walking around the property.
• Remained stationary (static) in key areas as needed for the location.
• Vehicle Patrol between various locations.

General Safety

• Assisted with providing a safe and well-maintained environment for staff, clients, and visitors.
• Preformed other duties as assigned by facilitate staff for patient safety.
• Protected property and staff by maintaining a safe and secure environment in accordance with Post

Orders.

• Provided escorts on property as needed for safety concerns.

Reporting

• Acted as the initial reporting party to law enforcement and other emergency responders.
• Responsible for notifying the appropriate staff during emergent incidents.
• Observed and reported unlawful or unsafe activity to the appropriate authority.
• Responsible for documenting incidents or pertinent information in the daily security log.

Verbal Intervention

• Provided excellent customer service at all times, maintaining professional composure.
• Used verbal de-escalation and interpersonal communication when interacting with escalated persons.

General Operations

• Enforced parking violations in agency owned parking lots.
• Followed administrative policies, rules, applicable laws as authorized.

De-escalation (Verbal and Physical Safety Interventions)

• Observed, identified early signs of unsafe and crisis behaviors,
• Performed walking patrols both inside and outside of the facility and surrounding property.
• Responded to clients having a mental health crisis according to training, policy, and procedures. Used authorized verbal, physical interventions, and disengagement skills for the appropriate situations.
• Worked with facility health care staff to coordinate the appropriate response for people in a crisis.
• Vehicle Patrols between properties, in conjunction with another Security Specialist.

Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies

Coastline Community College - Fountain Valley, CA

September 2010 to May 2013