Flex Team Security Officer

Job Summary

The Flex Team Security Officers support schools when there are absences in their daily security teams. The position requires officers to travel to schools where there is a necessary assignment. Once at a school, the officers are responsible for the overall safety and security of the school.

Responsibilities

• Travel to daily school assignment, note: school assignment will vary from day to day based on the district’s needs
• Fulfill duties associated with the post assigned as part of the individual school’s comprehensive security plan; maintain an orderly post and remain at the post at all times unless otherwise directed by a supervisor
• Actively respond to incidents, fights or other issues in the school that threaten the safety of students, staff, and/or guests utilizing Safety Care skills up to and including momentary physical intervention if warranted by the safety risk
• Fulfill duties assigned related to Hall Sweeps Patrol (foot or mobile) and monitor school property for unauthorized persons. If needed, redirect or escort from property
• Report unusual activity or suspicions of safety issues to the Security Supervisor or administration in a timely fashion
• Complete proper documentation related to incident reports and misconduct reports
• Aid in the organization and distribution of student lockers and locker searches
• Monitor school grounds and school entrances to ensure only authorized personnel and authorized visitors access the school; if assigned to the main entrance, ensure all guests follow visitor protocol and triage visitor requests
• Actively participate in professional development training to ensure ongoing growth and to advance skills
• Build positive and professional relationships with students and leverage those relationships to establish and maintain productive and safe learning environments and common areas of the building
• Exercise dignity and respect when interacting with students at all times
• Lead efforts to de-escalate inappropriate student behaviors and assist students with maximizing their time on task in classrooms
• Serve as a primary participant in emergency response during crisis situations including but not limited to fires, tornado and active shooter incidents
• Serve as backup to Climate Team officers in supporting District meetings including Board Meetings and school-level meetings as directed by supervisor

Qualifications

• Education Required: High school diploma or GED required
• Experience Required: A minimum of two (2) years of highly successful related experience
• Knowledge of the CPS Student Code of Conduct
• Knowledge of basic methods of providing site security and safety
• Experience with CPS technology systems utilized for school safety processes (i.e. camera systems or entry screening systems)
• Ability to work with adolescents in maintaining a positive and safe school culture
• Access to reliable transportation to travel within the City of Chicago to CPS locations
• Must be dependable with strong attendance record in past work history
• Must be flexible
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time (up to 8 hours) and quickly ascend/descend stairs