Security Guard

Company: Great Escape and Great Escape Lodge
Location: Queensbury
Posted on: March 1, 2026

Job Description:

Overview: Six Flags maintains the highest regard for the safety and well-being of every guest and team member. As a security professional for the Great Escape, you will make every effort to provide a fun and safe environment for all. You'll be responsible for securing the resort premises by patrolling high visability areas, monitor surveillance equipment, inspect buildings and access points, and respond to incidents. This opportunity will allow you to gain valuable knowledge, experience, confidence and customer service to advance your professional career. Responsibilities: What You Will Be Doing - Interact with guests providing directions and assistance - Protect employees, guests, and company property - Enforce resort policies and procedures - Control resort access, checking vehicle permits and scanning ID badges for team members, vendors, and contractors - Patrol and inspect assigned areas of the resort - Keep unauthorized personnel out of restricted areas - Greet and screen guests utilizing metal detection and other screening tools - Rapidly respond to active alarms, medical calls, and other emergency situations - Monitor all areas for safety hazards, including fire, theft, and vandalism - Maintain ride queue lines, sending line jumpers to the back to ensure an efficient boarding process - Write detailed reports of damage, maintain incident logs, and complete security records using computer-aided records management system - Escort guests and team members as needed for assistance and protection - Work closely with Public Safety partners and may be called upon to perform roles within those areas. - Work alongside law enforcement and other emergency service providers. How You Will Do It - Ability to work in an environment as fast-paced as our coasters - Efficiently learn and operate various computer programs on PC and/or tablets - Demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to safety - Maintain confidentiality and integrity - Strong attention to detail - Cautious and reliable - Remain calm in emergency situations Qualifications: What You Will Need - Must be 18 years of age or older - Possess and maintain a New York State Security Guard License - Able to lift, carry, and balance heavy loads - Physical qualifications to stand and walk for extended periods of time; ability to stoop, bend, and reach throughout your shift - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays - Successfully complete background pre-screening If you are able to answer "YES" to all of the following questions, please continue the application process by clicking "Apply" 1. Can you provide legal documentation establishing your identity and eligibility to be legally employed in the United States? 2. Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job for which you are applying with or without reasonable accommodation? 3. Within the last 90 days, can you state that you have not used illegal or social drugs (excluding marijuana), such as MDMA (Molly), cocaine and crystal methamphetamine? 4. Are you willing to comply with our grooming code which prohibits facial jewelry (other than 2 matching pairs of earrings), extreme haircuts/styles, colors, and visible tattoos on or above the neck or any single tattoo or cluster of tattoos larger than 4” by 4”. (Please answer “YES” if you believe you would qualify for a religious accommodation which might exempt you.) 5. I am willing to agree that future text messages relating to Six Flags, Inc., including company news, job posting application status updates, and other information, may be sent on behalf of Six Flags, Inc. to the cell phone number I provide.

Keywords: Great Escape and Great Escape Lodge, Schenectady , Security Guard, Administration, Clerical , Queensbury, New York