Build a Career, Not Just Work a Shift.
Our founder, Darryl Johnson, started out standing a post. That's why ARDENT trains past the state minimum, pays above the market, and treats this like a profession. If you take the work seriously, so will we.
Tell Us Who You Are. We Read Every One.
A single application goes to the people who actually do the hiring, not a black hole. Whether you're licensed already or just starting, tell us where you are and what you're looking for, and a real person follows up.
Apply to join the team.
Takes a couple of minutes. If you already hold a Florida Class D, say so in the message — it moves things along.
What happens after you apply
Someone on our team reads it — not a filter, a person. If there's a fit, we reach out to talk about the work, the sites, and where you want this to go.
Then training. Every ARDENT Officer completes 16 hours of ARDENT training on top of Florida's required 40-hour Class D certification, before they ever stand a post. The state hours are a floor, not a ceiling.
Then a post that fits. We match Officers to sites on purpose, and we pay above the market rate so the same person is on that site next month — not a stranger every few weeks.
New to the industry?
That's fine. Plenty of our team started with no license and no experience. If you're dependable, honest, and willing to be trained, tell us that in the message. The founder started exactly there.
"We train past the minimum and pay above the market because that's how you get someone who takes the post seriously. It isn't generosity. It's the whole model."
Darryl Johnson · Founder & CEOThe pay and the training are the easy part to promise. What actually holds people here is how the place is run.
Professionalism Is Our Code.
Whether you're just starting or advancing your career, ARDENT gives you the support to grow. We've built a place where Officers are valued, equipped, and actually developed, instead of placed and forgotten.
People First
Our Officers are the whole company. We hire for character, invest in training, and treat the job like the profession it is.
Humble Excellence
Excellence shows in the work, not the talk. We hold a high standard and stay grounded and accountable while we meet it.
Genuine Integrity
Doing the right thing isn't a policy, it's who we are. It's the same standard we promise the clients whose property you'll protect.
Those are the values. Here's what they buy you in practice.
Your Professional Advantage.
The reasons the same people are still standing our posts, and the reasons new ones keep asking to.
Pay Above Market
We pay above the market rate on purpose. It's how retention actually happens.
Real Training
16 hours of ARDENT training on top of the 40-hour Class D, before your first post.
A Path Up
Field Officer to supervisor to operations leadership. The founder started standing a post.
Benefits & Support
Health and benefits, and a team that answers when you call. The same standard we sell.
You're Backed
Post orders, supervision, and an ERT bench behind you. You're never the only one on it.
If that sounds like the place you've been looking for, there's a form at the top of this page with your name on it.
Ready to Stand a Post
That Actually Means Something?
Apply above, or email your résumé to careers@ardentep.com. If you'd rather talk to a person first, call (954) 787-3700 — someone will pick up.