Deans Assistant

Position Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates weapons detection system (walk-through and handheld), screening students and all school visitors.
• Greets and runs security (scan) stations as students enter the building(s), cafeteria, and events.
• Supervises students in the hallways, restrooms, and cafeteria, as well as upon boarding and exiting school buses.
• Conducts hallway sweeps of tardy students and supervises excessively tardy students.
• Conducts student searches and locker searches with dean of students and police liaison when necessary.
• Escorts students and visitors through the building when necessary.
• Removes students from classrooms when requested by teachers.
• Conducts mediations and restorative circles at the request of students, deans, administration or other staff.
• Helps students resolve attendance and truancy problems when they interfere with the students' academic progress and success.
• Logs student infractions, referrals and mediations in Student Information System (SIS).
• De-escalates student conflicts and breaks up physical altercations between students.
• Assists deans with paperwork for minor infractions (tardies, no-show teacher detentions, no-show deans' detentions).
• Provides supervision and security on school days and for the following events: Board of Education meetings, basketball/football/volleyball home games, Hillcrest basketball away games, Thanksgiving basketball tournament, SSC wrestling tournament, homecoming tailgate/dance, winter dances, prom, graduation, winter and spring musical/play/drama performances, freshman orientation, PPS parent nights, futures night, and Esports events as needed.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Knowledge of basic office procedures and operation of office machines/equipment.
• Must be discreet and maintain strict confidentiality on student matters.
• Ability to read, write, and converse fluently in English to effectively communicate with staff, students, families, and other visitors.
• Maintain courtesy and professionalism with colleagues, parents, students, and other visitors.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Terms Of Employment

• 10-month work year as defined in the AFT/IFT Local 943 collective bargaining agreement.
• Starting wage between $17.86 - $19.65/hour, based on education and verified experience (wages expected to increase by more than 20% with the new collective bargaining agreement in July/August).
• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension.
• Sick and personal days.
• 10+ paid holidays.
• Generous fringe benefits as provided by the current Agreement.
• Annual performance evaluation in accordance with the current negotiated Agreement and Board policy.
• 30-minute unpaid lunch and two paid 15-minute breaks.