Career Opportunity

Supervising Building and Grounds Patrol Officer (8211) - San Francisco Public Library (161179)

Recruitment: RTF0160978-01051251

Published: December 12, 2025

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APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt (TEX), Category 17.  This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered “at will” and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.  The maximum duration for this temporary exempt appointment shall not exceed 24 months. 

Application Opening – December 12, 2025
Application Deadline – December 26, 2025
Compensation Range: $83,382.00 - $101,452.00
Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt
Recruitment ID: TEX-8211-161179; RTF0160978-01051251

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading for our diverse communities. The library system includes the architecturally significant Main Library in the city’s Civic Center, 27 neighborhood branch libraries, two administrative buildings and four bookmobiles. With a collection of more than 3.7 million items, and circulation exceeding 11 million each year, SFPL serves more than 6 million visitors annually. The library system has extraordinary political and fiscal support that mandates an annual funding allocation from the city’s property tax revenues, resulting in a budget of $171.2 million in FY 22. With a strong budget, SFPL has approximately 900 employees committed to outstanding public service.

In June 2018, the Library was named Library of the Year by Gale/Library Journal for its active promotion of San Francisco’s values of inclusion, diversity, and equity and its ability to create programs and policies that support those democratic values. The library embraces its role as the most democratic of institutions, providing safe and welcoming facilities for all. Through a robust array of services and programs, the library places an emphasis on literacy and learning, digital inclusion, social justice, equity and healthy communities. To learn more about SFPL, please visit https://sfpl.org/.

Role description

Under general supervision, the Supervising Building and Grounds Patrol Officer assists in supervising the overall security operations of assigned buildings and grounds. The essential functions of this job code include: supervising the line security operations of the assigned buildings and grounds; scheduling officers to meet security needs of the assigned buildings and grounds; observing and inspecting officers and their assigned areas to assure compliance with policies and procedures; monitoring and evaluating officer performance; carrying out transition procedures between shifts; assisting in incident resolution; providing ongoing employee training; communicating to appropriate management regarding maintenance and security conditions; resolving complaints and providing back-up support to officers.

The essential functions of this position include:

• Supervises the line security operations of assigned buildings and grounds; conducts regular patrols of assigned buildings and grounds;
• Observes and inspects officers and their assigned areas to assure compliance with established policies and procedures and the maintenance of professional standards; monitors and evaluates performance; carries out transition procedures between shifts; assists in incident resolution as needed; provides ongoing employee training;
• Inspects buildings to ensure that they are properly secured;
• When necessary, apprehends persons engaged in acts of vandalism and theft and turns them over to law enforcement agency or reports such action immediately to the law enforcement; questions persons seeking entry to public buildings; enforces security regulations.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination); AND

Three (3) years of work experience as a special police officer, security guard or other similar work; AND

Possession of a valid California Driver’s License

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desirable Qualifications:
These may be used to differentiate job finalists at the end of the selection process prior to a job offer.

• Experience in crisis intervention and de-escalation
• Provides courteous and professional service to staff and library users
• Commitment to public service through consistent support of community engagement and equitable access to resources
• Maintain professionalism in high-tempo and stressful situations
• Proficiency in basic computer applications
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility and adaptability in meeting the changing needs of the workplace

Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Selection Procedures:
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

Information About The Hiring Process
Conviction History
Employee Benefits Overview
Equal Employment Opportunity
Disaster Service Worker
ADA Accommodation
Right to Work
Copies of Application Documents
Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Senior Human Resources Analyst, Raymond Wang, at raymond.wang@sfpl.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.