wingerphil
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Quote:So I made some phone calls today, a few no answers and one person I did speak with said they won't / can't hire a single person.
******for me...
I need a cool job and fast.
Any ideas on what I can do to get into the gate services? being single?
two gates near me are both manned by a single person. They are both 24 hour gates and frankly I can't see how they manage. DW and I work our gate and have been steadily busy since arriving 10 weeks ago. With a gate like ours (fairly busy) you could only get maybe 3-4 hours sleep in a row on a good day, plus you would need someone to bring you supplies or relieve you every 2 weeks or so for a few hours to run to the store, do laundry etc. Would be difficult to do in my opinion but these two seem to manage it somehow. We all work for Gate Guard Services.
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cheezkween
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A couple gals on a gate just north of us were aquaintances but not really friends prior to gg-ing; they stayed in one lady's 5th wheel and (I guess) split the wages. They worked for TimeKeepers.
I agree with the difficulty of a single pulling a 24 hour gate over the long term. Our gate has been only moderately busy, but due to hubby's injury I have been working both shifts and snoozing between trucks at nights. Very poor quality rest and not something this middle-age gal is interested in doing for any longer than absolutely necessary.
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On the other hand, construction sites and industrial parks often use night-only on-site security people. If you Google "construction site security services" you get a number of companies...
Might be something for you there.
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Check on some of the "single RVers" forums and maybe you could get a partner.
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Check on some of the "Single RVer" forums to see if you can get a work partner. People do it for apts! Same concept. Good Luck.
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Just posted on another forum:
Red Horse Protection, Inc. is also hiring in Texas.
We expanded our security services to gas well sites in 2010 and we're currently looking for RVers interested in gate guard work.
Send your note of interest and any questions to [email protected] and we will be in contact shortly.
Please include the following:
Name
Phone number
Whether you are currently licensed in Texas
If you have ever worked as a gate guard
We also have individual guard positions available. These positions are 12 hour shifts and are typically in a guard shack. You do not need an RV for these positions.
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mike4947
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I looked around some but couldn't find an answer to what the actual qualifications for gate guarding are. Are there different levels, a test, or what?
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You have to be a licensed Texas, level 2 security officer and it requires a written test.
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mike4947 wrote:I looked around some but couldn't find an answer to what the actual qualifications for gate guarding are. Are there different levels, a test, or what?
In Texas, you must take a written test, get fingerprinted and checked for felonies, and hand over about $75 to the state of Texas.
Normally, the company you hire on with administers the test and does the fingerprinting and background checks. Your license as a Level 2 Security Guard is transferable to any company in Texas.
It takes several weeks for the state to get your paperwork back to you, but the gate guard companies will usually go ahead and put you on a gate if one becomes available before your license is back, as long as everything is in train.
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