Security Officer - District Wide

PAY & BENEFITS

Up to 50% of the job is spent outside, possibly in extreme heat (100-120 degrees).

Responsibilities

• Provides a highly visible security presence at school campuses on foot, vehicle, or bicycle and monitors activities before, during, and after school hours, as well as during extracurricular events.
• Makes sure students behave appropriately on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods.
• Checks passes and IDs.
• Operates a two-way radio to communicate with others.
• Maintains security systems, including closed circuit surveillance video.
• Reports student misconduct to administrators.
• Answers routine inquiries and identifies unauthorized personnel.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Makes sure students arrive and depart safely.
• Monitors parking lots, directs traffic, and inspects vehicles.
• Escorts students to and from buildings and monitors classroom settings.
• Controls classroom disturbances, behavior problems, defiance of authority, and defuses physical and verbal altercations.
• Monitors and controls crowds at extracurricular and special events.
• Checks and monitors gates, doors, bathrooms, and classrooms for safety concerns.
• Secures and sets alarms on campus gates and doors after regular school hours and following events.
• Responds to emergency situations, including alarms, fights, injuries, accidents, and other related incidents, to ensure the safety of students, staff, and property.
• May administer first aid and/or CPR.
• Aids administrators, staff, and students during crisis situations, including fire drills, lockdowns, bomb threats, and other emergencies.
• Helps to evacuate or lockdown buildings as needed.
• Prepares and maintains written and electronic reports related to student behavior and security activities.
• Communicates via email system.
• Assists or is assigned to other district campuses as needed.
• Reports clean-up and repair needs to appropriate personnel, and assists in clean-up or repairs when there is a safety risk.
• Participates in mandatory district/local in-service training programs.
• Works a flexible work schedule to include split shifts, extra duty, evenings, nights, and weekends.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• College classes in criminal justice or related field preferred.
• Experience working with youth and public preferred.
• Experience working with special needs students preferred.
• One year of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Licenses & Certifications

• Licenses Required: Ability to obtain First Aid and CPR Certifications within 30 days of employment and maintain a current status; Valid Arizona Driver’s License required; Successful completion of Security Officer training program prior to the end of probationary period. Must be able to pass a fingerprint and criminal background check. Applicants recommended for hire will receive instructions on how to obtain a fingerprint clearance card as a condition of employment.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of: Safety and security principles, practices, equipment, and procedures; Arizona and Federal laws pertaining to schools and youth preferred; Drugs and alcohol and their detection and effects; Surveillance equipment preferred; Modern office equipment to include a computer and related software applications, copy machines, fax machines, and telephones.
• Skill In: Providing customer service; Monitoring and maintaining order among school-aged children; Recognizing potential security risks and identifying and resolving potential security issues; Observing situations, accurately determining an effective course of action, recalling details, and preparing written reports; Problem solving, exercising judgment, and making decisions as to appropriate action under pressure in accordance with rules, regulations and policies; Verbal and written communication; Interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, students, parents, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction; Interacting with a significant diversity of individuals or groups; Working individually or working within a team; Deescalating volatile students and situations in a non-threatening manner; Interacting with people who are often confused, angry and/or openly hostile, while maintaining proper security and decorum; Gathering, collating, processing, evaluating, and/or classifying data; Operating a variety of standard modern office equipment to include a computer and related software applications, performing computerized word processing, comprehension, summarizing and writing/editing, operating a copy and fax machine, telephone, and portable radio; Physical requirements: Physical mobility is an essential part of the job. Positions in this class typically require: standing, sitting, walking, running, climbing, jumping, bending, kneeling, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Vision and hearing should be rated as acceptable to obtain and maintain the required Arizona driver’s license. Physical requirements may be subject to testing. At a minimum, candidates must have the physical ability to: Restrain and control potentially violent students and/or other persons; Move quickly and forcefully in response to unexpected situations; Maneuver and work in a variety of ground conditions to include paved, gravel, rough or turf areas; Climb stairs, to include stadium stairs, as well as other elevations; Perform security work that requires sitting, standing, and walking/continuous movement for long periods of time in all weather/climate conditions to include inclement weather, direct sunlight, and extreme temperatures; Lift and operate all types of portable fire extinguishers; Utilize two-way radios to hear and respond to radio communications, voice instructions and/or commands under a variety of working situations and background noise levels consistent with large crowd environments and/or traffic control; Drive a golf cart and ride a bicycle on a moderate basis throughout the day; Perform first aid.