School Security Officer - Traffic

General Description

Ensures the safety, security, and welfare of students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned location. Directs traffic on roads immediately adjacent to school property. Work involves being highly visible in the halls, cafeteria, rest rooms, stairwells, grounds, parking lots, and other locations for the purpose of ensuring safety, order, and discipline, as well as preventing crime and detaining persons violating the law on school premises. Requires excellent rapport with students to encourage proper behavior and cooperation with school administrators and law enforcement agencies in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations. Selects and applies appropriate effective methods of crime prevention, intervention, and enforcement in different situations. Responds to violent or other disruptive events.

Essential Job Functions

• Assists school administrators in the prevention of personal injury, property loss, and disruption of the educational process through routine patrol, crime prevention techniques, surveillance, emergency response, recovery of property, etc.
• Provides traffic direction on County roadways at access points to identified schools during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal operations.
• Serves as a floating School Security Officer (SSO) to provide coverage for absent SSOs at other locations and provides supplemental SSO coverage where needed.
• Patrols assigned areas, buildings, grounds, and parking lots to prevent student disruptions, fire, theft, vandalism, unauthorized/illegal entry, and other activities that detract from a safe, secure, and orderly school environment.
• Maintains a high level of visibility as students arrive and depart from school and as they change classes throughout the school day.
• Enforces School Board policies and procedures regarding the conduct of persons on school property.
• Assists principal and staff in stopping altercations, arguments, or other forms of disruptive or illegal behavior.
• Assists school administrators in conducting investigations of student violations, including collecting witness or participant statements and reviewing surveillance footage.
• As directed, assists in student searches for illegal substances or weapons.
• Ensures that parked vehicles are properly registered and that individuals on school grounds have legitimate business with the school; escorts unauthorized persons off property or waits with them for police assistance as needed.
• Inspects the physical security of the building—checking doors, windows, gates, fences, locks, lights, heating, and fire equipment—and reports any unusual conditions or maintenance problems to appropriate staff.
• Works with school officials and staff to maintain and correct problems, promote safety, and foster pride and ownership of school facilities among students.
• Patrols night functions such as meetings, student activities, and athletic events as requested.
• Renders first aid and CPR as appropriate.
• Collaborates with and assists public safety personnel (police, fire, EMT) who respond to calls at school or on school grounds.
• Offers testimony in court or before the School Board as needed.
• Serves as a member of the School Safety Team and assists with emergency planning, training, and drills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Minimum of two years experience in security or law enforcement.
• Must complete traffic control training administered by Chesterfield County Police.
• Certified and maintain certification in CPR/AED and First Aid.
• Must maintain appropriate physical standards including agility, strength, and stamina.
• Successful completion of entry‑level training to be certified as a School Security Officer within 60 days of employment and ongoing in‑service training as required by the State of Virginia and CCPS Safety & Security Manager.
• Valid Virginia driver’s license; position requires driving and is subject to annual driving checks per Policy 5431.
• Must successfully complete background investigations/tests: FBI Criminal History Investigation, State Police Criminal History Investigation, Child Protective Services Investigation, and Tuberculosis Screening/Test.
• Considerable knowledge of safe and effective security procedures and methodologies.
• Familiarity with traffic control techniques.
• Working knowledge of the School Board and assigned school policies and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate, identify, and correct problems; interpret and apply school regulations in a non‑threatening and cooperative manner; and handle sensitive issues under adverse conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to administer first aid procedures; work independently; assume responsibility for assigned work areas; and communicate effectively with students, staff, parents, and school officials.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers; reach with arms; see a computer screen and printed material; and speak and hear clearly in a variety of conditions. This is a moderately‑to‑highly physically active position, which may require the ability to stand, sit, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, reach overhead, and/or crawl for extended periods. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and work outdoors for extended periods.

Work Environment

The employee regularly works both outside in various weather conditions and around moving vehicles, as well as in a public school setting. Work involves potential danger and physical injuries from trespassers, students, or others with weapons, requiring sufficient training in restraint techniques to avoid personal harm. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, and dust. Noise level is moderate to high.

Compensation

Salary range: $46,648.38 – $59,823.34

Schedule

8 hours per day

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full‑time and part‑time employee status.