School Safety Officer - (Immediate)
KIPP Capital Region Public Schools · Albany, NY · 4 wk ago
On-siteManagement$68k–$76k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes overview, duties/responsibilities, qualifications, physical requirements, additional information (benefits, salary). We must not repeat job title as heading. Use for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have overview (position overview) -> could be "About the role". Duties/Responsibilities -> "Responsibilities". Qualifications -> "Qualifications". Physical Requirements maybe part of qualifications? Could be separate "Requirements"? But we have "Physical Requirements" as a section; we could map to "Requirements". Benefits -> we have "Work Perks" and benefits list. Pay -> salary range. Schedule -> not mentioned explicitly; there is "Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that detail.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, navigation, etc. Remove duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
We need to use
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have overview (position overview) -> could be "About the role". Duties/Responsibilities -> "Responsibilities". Qualifications -> "Qualifications". Physical Requirements maybe part of qualifications? Could be separate "Requirements"? But we have "Physical Requirements" as a section; we could map to "Requirements". Benefits -> we have "Work Perks" and benefits list. Pay -> salary range. Schedule -> not mentioned explicitly; there is "Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that detail.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, navigation, etc. Remove duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's extract content.
Position Overview paragraph: "The School Safety Officer will provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for the safety and welfare of students while on school grounds, monitoring personnel and/or visitors, communicating information in response to inquiries, and enforcing the school and district rules and regulations pertaining to student academic behavior within the school environment."
That's prose for About the role.
Duties/Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences each starting with a verb. We'll put each as
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Qualifications: includes Education and Experience, plus other bullet points. We'll list as - .
Physical Requirements: we could include under Requirements or separate. Since we have a "Requirements" heading allowed, we can put physical requirements there. But we also have qualifications separate. Maybe we do Qualifications and Requirements separate: Qualifications for education/experience, Requirements for physical/demands. However the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications.
Thus:
- About the role: overview paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Requirements: physical requirements (maybe also include driver's license, ability to work flexible schedule? but schedule separate). We'll include physical demands.
- Qualifications: education/experience, driver's license, qualifications to carry, years experience, etc.
- Skills: not explicitly listed; we could omit if no specific skills section. Could combine some skill-like items under Qualifications. Better to omit Skills heading if no specific content.
- Benefits: list of perks.
- Pay: salary range.
- Schedule: flexible schedule outside regular business hours.
We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now craft HTML.
We'll need to escape any special characters? Not needed.
Let's draft:
About the role
The School Safety Officer will provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for the safety and welfare of students while on school grounds, monitoring personnel and/or visitors, communicating information in response to inquiries, and enforcing the school and district rules and regulations pertaining to student academic behavior within the school environment.
Responsibilities
- Implements safety and security protocols to ensure a safe school environment.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of school safety and security programs.
- Develops plans, procedures, and objectives to facilitate and improve safety and security programs.
- Ensures safety and security protocols for public events, sports events, and other extracurricular school district activities.
- Investigates and submits reports on all incidents at the facility and maintains a register/log of these incidents.
- Conducts a general risk assessment and identifies dangerous situations in and around the school or involving students in school related activities and makes recommendations on strategies to prevent and/or minimize potential threats.
- Responds to all emergency situations on the school compound and renders emergency aid, where necessary.
- Assists with developing and managing safety documentation and develops guidelines for establishing a school security response team within the school and services as a member.
- Recommends and implements procedures and best practices to prevent and deter violence at schools or other properties.
- Researches and recommends additions and improvements to the safety management program, particularly in emergency preparedness, accident prevention, general safety, and risk management.
- Patrols school compound, deters student loitering, and adopts necessary action to ensure policies are adhered to and prevent theft and property damage.
- Monitors and evaluates students' behavior in cafeterias, restrooms, corridors, halls, parking lots, etc., and other open locations.
- Works closely with the School Leadership regarding planning and coordinating school activities. Assists in supervising and directing after-school activities, including ensuring student safe transportation.
- Addresses student in-discipline and other challenging situations to the health, safety, and security of users by adopting a pre-emptive approach.
- Conducts exercises in handling emergency evacuations such as fire drills etc.
- Promotes health, safety, and security issues at school and home through training programs, lectures, and advice/discussions with staff and students.
- Advises and makes recommendations to the RSLT and School Leadership on matters related to health, safety, security, student welfare, discipline, and legal issues, such as infractions of the law within a school environment.
- Coordinates with local law enforcement and other appropriate health and safety professionals in matters of public safety involving students and staff.
- Evaluates effectiveness of security and surveillance equipment on school district properties.
- Perform other duties as outlined by the Chief Operating Officer
- Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services
- Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.
- Good health and physical fitness are fundamental in the exercise of the functions of a School Safety Officer.
- The holder is required to be in a state of health and fitness to not impair his/her ability to carry out the functions of the position, as work involves conducting patrol duties on a large compound, ascending/descending stairs, and pursuing suspects.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
- Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office machines such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and calculators.
- Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University in Criminal Justice or related field preferred or graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma required.
- Current, valid driver’s license and license must remain valid throughout employment to meet the transportation requirements of the job.
- Qualified to carry under the federal law as persons who are designated peace officers by section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law; security guards as defined by and registered under article seven-A of the general business law, who have been granted a special armed registration card, while at the location of their employment and during their work hours as such a security guard OR persons operating a program in a sensitive location out of their residence, as defined by federal law, which is licensed, certified, authorized, or funded by the state or a municipality, so long as such possession is in compliance with any rules or regulations applicable to the operation of such program and use or storage of firearms.
- Five years of experience in law enforcement, criminal justice, or security required.
- Security experience working directly with students, preferably in the charter, private, or public school environment.
- Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
- Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match
- Childcare benefits
- Unparalleled work/life integration
- Casual dress code
- Relocation stipend (conditions apply)
Pay
KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary ranging from $68,400 - $75,600. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire.
Schedule
Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
Check for any duplicated content: The flexible schedule appears both in Qualifications and Schedule; we might want to avoid duplication. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we include it in both places, it's duplicated. Better to keep it only once. Since Schedule section is appropriate, we can remove it from Qualifications list. Let's adjust Qualifications to exclude that line.
Also "Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours." appears also in Qualifications; we will remove from Qualifications.
Check other duplicates: The "Perform other duties as outlined by the Chief Operating Officer" appears in Responsibilities list; fine.
Check if any other content like "Learn more about what it’s like to work at KIPP Capital Region: kippcapital.org/join-our-team/" is boilerplate? It's a link to learn more; might be considered application instructions? It's not exactly application instruction but could be considered promotional. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is more like a "Learn more" link; could be considered navigation? Probably safe to remove as it's not substantive job info. Also "Learn More KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary..." we already captured salary; the "Learn More" preceding is redundant. We'll omit that sentence.
Also "This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Albany/Troy, NY." That's location info; could be included maybe under About the role or as a separate section? Not among allowed headings; we could incorporate into About the role paragraph. Let's add location to About the role.
Thus About the role paragraph: include location.
Let's rewrite About the role: "The School Safety Officer will
for prose. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract content. Position Overview paragraph: "The School Safety Officer will provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for the safety and welfare of students while on school grounds, monitoring personnel and/or visitors, communicating information in response to inquiries, and enforcing the school and district rules and regulations pertaining to student academic behavior within the school environment." That's prose for About the role. Duties/Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences each starting with a verb. We'll put each as
- .
Qualifications: includes Education and Experience, plus other bullet points. We'll list as
- .
Physical Requirements: we could include under Requirements or separate. Since we have a "Requirements" heading allowed, we can put physical requirements there. But we also have qualifications separate. Maybe we do Qualifications and Requirements separate: Qualifications for education/experience, Requirements for physical/demands. However the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications.
Thus:
- About the role: overview paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Requirements: physical requirements (maybe also include driver's license, ability to work flexible schedule? but schedule separate). We'll include physical demands.
- Qualifications: education/experience, driver's license, qualifications to carry, years experience, etc.
- Skills: not explicitly listed; we could omit if no specific skills section. Could combine some skill-like items under Qualifications. Better to omit Skills heading if no specific content.
- Benefits: list of perks.
- Pay: salary range.
- Schedule: flexible schedule outside regular business hours.
We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now craft HTML.
We'll need to escape any special characters? Not needed.
Let's draft:
About the role
The School Safety Officer will provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for the safety and welfare of students while on school grounds, monitoring personnel and/or visitors, communicating information in response to inquiries, and enforcing the school and district rules and regulations pertaining to student academic behavior within the school environment.
Responsibilities
- Implements safety and security protocols to ensure a safe school environment.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of school safety and security programs.
- Develops plans, procedures, and objectives to facilitate and improve safety and security programs.
- Ensures safety and security protocols for public events, sports events, and other extracurricular school district activities.
- Investigates and submits reports on all incidents at the facility and maintains a register/log of these incidents.
- Conducts a general risk assessment and identifies dangerous situations in and around the school or involving students in school related activities and makes recommendations on strategies to prevent and/or minimize potential threats.
- Responds to all emergency situations on the school compound and renders emergency aid, where necessary.
- Assists with developing and managing safety documentation and develops guidelines for establishing a school security response team within the school and services as a member.
- Recommends and implements procedures and best practices to prevent and deter violence at schools or other properties.
- Researches and recommends additions and improvements to the safety management program, particularly in emergency preparedness, accident prevention, general safety, and risk management.
- Patrols school compound, deters student loitering, and adopts necessary action to ensure policies are adhered to and prevent theft and property damage.
- Monitors and evaluates students' behavior in cafeterias, restrooms, corridors, halls, parking lots, etc., and other open locations.
- Works closely with the School Leadership regarding planning and coordinating school activities. Assists in supervising and directing after-school activities, including ensuring student safe transportation.
- Addresses student in-discipline and other challenging situations to the health, safety, and security of users by adopting a pre-emptive approach.
- Conducts exercises in handling emergency evacuations such as fire drills etc.
- Promotes health, safety, and security issues at school and home through training programs, lectures, and advice/discussions with staff and students.
- Advises and makes recommendations to the RSLT and School Leadership on matters related to health, safety, security, student welfare, discipline, and legal issues, such as infractions of the law within a school environment.
- Coordinates with local law enforcement and other appropriate health and safety professionals in matters of public safety involving students and staff.
- Evaluates effectiveness of security and surveillance equipment on school district properties.
- Perform other duties as outlined by the Chief Operating Officer
- Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services
- Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.
- Good health and physical fitness are fundamental in the exercise of the functions of a School Safety Officer.
- The holder is required to be in a state of health and fitness to not impair his/her ability to carry out the functions of the position, as work involves conducting patrol duties on a large compound, ascending/descending stairs, and pursuing suspects.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
- Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office machines such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and calculators.
- Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University in Criminal Justice or related field preferred or graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma required.
- Current, valid driver’s license and license must remain valid throughout employment to meet the transportation requirements of the job.
- Qualified to carry under the federal law as persons who are designated peace officers by section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law; security guards as defined by and registered under article seven-A of the general business law, who have been granted a special armed registration card, while at the location of their employment and during their work hours as such a security guard OR persons operating a program in a sensitive location out of their residence, as defined by federal law, which is licensed, certified, authorized, or funded by the state or a municipality, so long as such possession is in compliance with any rules or regulations applicable to the operation of such program and use or storage of firearms.
- Five years of experience in law enforcement, criminal justice, or security required.
- Security experience working directly with students, preferably in the charter, private, or public school environment.
- Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
- Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match
- Childcare benefits
- Unparalleled work/life integration
- Casual dress code
- Relocation stipend (conditions apply)
Pay
KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary ranging from $68,400 - $75,600. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire.
Schedule
Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
Check for any duplicated content: The flexible schedule appears both in Qualifications and Schedule; we might want to avoid duplication. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we include it in both places, it's duplicated. Better to keep it only once. Since Schedule section is appropriate, we can remove it from Qualifications list. Let's adjust Qualifications to exclude that line. Also "Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours." appears also in Qualifications; we will remove from Qualifications. Check other duplicates: The "Perform other duties as outlined by the Chief Operating Officer" appears in Responsibilities list; fine. Check if any other content like "Learn more about what it’s like to work at KIPP Capital Region: kippcapital.org/join-our-team/" is boilerplate? It's a link to learn more; might be considered application instructions? It's not exactly application instruction but could be considered promotional. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is more like a "Learn more" link; could be considered navigation? Probably safe to remove as it's not substantive job info. Also "Learn More KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary..." we already captured salary; the "Learn More" preceding is redundant. We'll omit that sentence. Also "This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Albany/Troy, NY." That's location info; could be included maybe under About the role or as a separate section? Not among allowed headings; we could incorporate into About the role paragraph. Let's add location to About the role. Thus About the role paragraph: include location. Let's rewrite About the role: "The School Safety Officer will