Per Diem Security Guard SY 2026-27 (NBOE)

About the role

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Per Diem Security Guard within the Office of Safety & Security. This position is pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval.

Responsibilities

• Protects buildings, contents, and occupants from hazards.
• Visually inspects window bars, doors, locks, and other fixtures to ensure they are secure or properly locked and have not been tampered with to prevent theft, unlawful entry, and so forth.
• Inspects assigned areas for those conditions that may contribute to fire (for example, discarded burning cigarettes) and sees to it that fire extinguishers are in place and undisturbed or operational.
• Observes odors in buildings or on grounds to detect source of smoke, gas seepage, and so forth.
• Listens for unusual sounds to detect leaking plumbing, breakage of glass, tampering of locks or windows, and so forth.
• Sets up and operates electronic surveillance equipment to monitor assigned areas.
• Searches designated area for explosive devices using flashlight and precautionary measures not to disturb potential explosives, and notifies bomb disposal unit by calling a special number at the local police department.
• Puts out fires using fire extinguisher.
• Patrols by car or on foot grounds adjacent to public buildings to detect hazards such as fire, theft, vandalism, and so forth.
• Sits and views a monitor screen or electronic surveillance board and remains alert to movement on screen which would indicate the presence of unauthorized persons or intruders in restricted area.
• Sits or stands at a post and maintains orderly flow of individuals on entering and leaving.
• Examines credentials such as employee passes and press passes at entry point to the building or facility and/or issues special passes to visitors to prevent entry by unauthorized persons and to maintain a permanent record of those using the facility.
• Identifies employees and visitors entering or leaving the building by recognition of faces.
• Requests verbal or written information from individuals pertaining to their destination, identity, and nature of their visit.
• Accompanies employee from office building to parking lot, street, or rides in motor vehicle to prevent possible theft or loss of money or valuables being transported.
• Visually inspects gauges, meters, and other instruments that indicate equipment on public property is functional and has not been tampered with.
• Observes departing individuals who carry unusually large packages or bundles to prevent the theft of government property such as office equipment, books, films, and so forth, and determines if the individual warrants searching.
• Searches packages of those entering building for firearms or other dangerous objects to prevent the injury of those present in the facility.
• After normal operating hours, escorts employees to their automobile in the parking lot to ensure their safe departure.
• Removes unwilling person from premises after issuing verbal warning regarding a rule violation concerning disorderly conduct, loitering, unauthorized entry, and so forth.
• Accompanies detainees such as suspicious or disorderly persons to designated or restricted area for holding until municipal or other law enforcement individual arrives.
• Aids a law enforcement officer by accompanying prisoners to designated location to watch and report on the movements or conduct of prisoners and/or others.
• Observes individuals entering and leaving premises to ensure their safe and orderly conduct.
• Restrains violent or disorderly persons who are intent on disturbing government proceedings or harming themselves/others.
• Notifies other guard personnel to be on the lookout for a person or persons of a particular description.
• Gives verbal warnings to individuals of regulations such as those pertaining to disorderly conduct, loitering, smoking, or entry without proper passes to ensure enforcement of rules intended to protect the building and its occupants.
• Obtains a verbal description via telephone or walkie-talkie of person or persons present in the building who may present a potential danger.
• Tells occupants of building to evacuate premises and warns about impending danger from explosives, fires, and so forth to ensure an orderly and safe exit.
• Gives instructions to occupants for prompt evacuation and on designated safe area for assembly.
• Aids pedestrians in crossing heavily trafficked intersections to prevent vehicular congestion and accidents.
• Checks cars in restricted parking areas such as employee or visitor parking lots for parking authorization stickers and issues warning or citation to prevent use of these areas by unauthorized individuals.
• Prevents entry or use of a restricted area by certain vehicles by using hand-signals or explaining to drivers the regulations or rules that prohibit entry.
• Admits entry of vehicle after checking pertinent data such as driver's identification, weight, size of vehicle, and so forth.
• Drives government vehicle or vehicle belonging to employee to move it from an area where it is obstructing traffic.
• Records observations on conditions in building or in assigned area reporting any unusual occurrence, property damage, or mishaps to visitors, and documents rule violations to provide a permanent record of incidents for police or other investigatory individual or to inform guard on next shift of past activities.
• Attends classroom-training programs on work related topics such as bomb detection and first aid.
• Attends roll call to listen to announcement of work assignments and other related information.
• Records the location of missing or damaged signs and warnings, and submits it to supervisor for corrective actions.
• May apprehend law violators and inform them of their rights.
• Questions suspicious persons and may detain and arrest those persons who violate agency rules, regulations, and pertinent laws.
• Turns key or records visits at watch stations to indicate that rounds have been completed at specified intervals.
• Reports verbally to supervisor (or other individual) on the security rounds/checks.
• Reports to supervisor or other appropriate individual by using walkie-talkie or telephone any unusual conditions or malfunctioning of equipment such as heating or plumbing system equipment and so forth, or takes temporary measures to correct malfunction to prevent further damage to building.
• Seizes contraband material or stolen property and detains suspects for questioning.
• Escorts unruly persons from premises.
• May, on occasion or incidentally, operate an elevator for security purposes to limit access of persons to and from certain floors and buildings so as to preserve and maintain security of such areas.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Qualifications

• Possession of a driver's license, valid in New Jersey, only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made for their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.