Security Officer - August 2025 rate starts at: $22.39 per hour

Position Purpose

The Security Officer promotes attitudes of student responsibility and assists administrators, teachers and staff with the safety of students and staff and the security of the facilities.

Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Patrols and monitors hallways, stairwells, toilet facilities, outside facilities, and other public and unsupervised places of the school to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff and the security of the facility.
• Ensures a smooth traffic flow of students through the hallways, assisting students with on-time arrival to class and to assigned locations.
• Assists with student supervision in the breakfast and lunch periods and with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of students.
• Assists with arrival and dismissal traffic duties.
• Notifies building administration, police, and/or appropriate emergency personnel of any emergency, potentially dangerous or unusual situations. Assists administrators and staff in crisis and emergency situations.
• Affords assistance with fire drills and other emergency building evacuations.
• Affords assistance to visitors with directions and secure proper identification.
• Detects, investigates and reports unauthorized or suspicious persons, vehicles and activities.
• Challenges unauthorized visitors and escorts them to exits.
• Promotes student responsibility for behavior and attitude by serving as a role model and dressing and grooming professionally.
• Displays ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school.
• Participates in appropriate in-service and workshop programs as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Duties

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment

This position requires the ability to use basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machine. Must always comply with OPS’s guidelines for equipment use.

Travel

Local travel required.

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and use information from written materials and visual displays.
• Ability to work in standing/walking positions on a frequent basis throughout the work shift.
• Ability to work outdoors during arrival and dismissal as well as for building ground checks.
• Ability to engage in physical activities to include but not limited to reaching overhead, squatting/bending, lifting, pushing and pulling, kneeling, climbing and running, required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Holds a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Experience in security related work or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the noted knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Law enforcement experience preferred.
• Possesses knowledge of, and the ability to apply, standard security procedures and best practices in school security.
• Experience working in an urban, public education setting, preferred.
• Successful experience working with children and youth.
• Must have basic computer skills using Microsoft Office programs.
• Have excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative.
• Exhibit a personality that demonstrates interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents and the community.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English (both orally and in writing) using proper grammar and vocabulary.

Terms of Employment

The position is treated as a full-time non-exempt classified position. The terms of your employment will be governed by applicable state laws regulating employment in a Nebraska public school and Board of Education policies, as those laws and policies may change from time to time. If your position is represented by a collective bargaining representative, then your employment will also be governed by a negotiated agreement between OPS and that collective bargaining representative.

Verification and Background Checks

• To obtain and provide verification of all licenses, certificates, and other requirements for the position (e.g., Paraprofessionals obtaining “Highly Qualified status,” etc.), as identified and maintain all licenses, certificates, and requirements for your position throughout employment.
• Background check which demonstrates to OPS that background is acceptable for the position.
• Verification of U.S. citizenship or legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a tuberculosis skin test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination to determine ability to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Omaha Public School District is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process please contact the human resources department at 531-299-0240.