Campus Security Officer - Various Locations

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Base hourly rate: $17.78. Class/Calendar: A13, 9.25 months. New hire experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum. New hire education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position.

Job Summary

To assist in maintaining a safe, secure, and orderly learning environment for students, staff, and visitors; to gather information to resolve security issues and determine appropriate response; to convey information and provide written support.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist administrators in the enforcement of all school district regulations and state laws and report infractions of such rules to the appropriate authorities
• Serve as witness in a disciplinary due process hearing or court case as required
• Submit oral and written reports to school/district as required
• Maintain vigilance and assist in crime prevention on campuses and sites
• Identify students and non-students who are in violation of school rules or state laws and report to the appropriate authorities
• Build positive, professional relationships with students, staff, and parents to promote a safe, supportive, and welcoming school climate while maintaining appropriate authority
• Adhere to all district policies, guidelines, protocols, and standard operation procedures
• Assist bus driver with bus security and discipline problems on campus
• Assist with extracurricular events as needed
• Regular and on-time attendance required
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school administration or District Security Supervisor

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• College classes in criminal justice or related field
• Experience working with youth and public
• Experience in law enforcement or school security
• Knowledge of Arizona laws pertaining to schools and youths, and school attendance

Skills & Competencies

• Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
• Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, parents and public; good verbal and written communication skills; maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work split shifts or extra duty events when needed
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Successfully pass agility test for security staff
• Successful completion of security training program prior to the end of probationary period

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work both indoors (classrooms, hallways, offices) and outdoors (school grounds, access gates, parking lots) regardless of weather
• Interactions with students, staff, parents, and occasionally law enforcement
• May be required to respond quickly to emergencies or behavioral incidents
• High-stress situations: Must be calm under pressure, especially during incidents involving violence, confrontations, threats, or medical emergencies
• May include early mornings, evenings, and occasional weekends for events
• Frequent walking, standing, and patrolling for extended periods
• May need to intervene in physical altercations or restrain individuals, if necessary
• Must occasionally lift or carry items (e.g., barricades, safety equipment) up to 50lbs

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Holidays
• Retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System
• Health and life insurance
• Performance pay available annually

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