Student Safety Assistant

Responsibilities

• Assists the administration in maintaining a safe and secure learning environment for the school community.
• Serves as a liaison with counselors and outside agencies.
• Under the general supervision of the school administration, assists in screening visitor access to school facilities, maintaining student class attendance, and other responsibilities related to school safe and supportive operations.
• Provides tiered interventions, including social-emotional learning for students, addressing social skills, prevention, de-escalation, and restoration/conflict resolution techniques.
• Utilizes and implements appropriate crisis intervention procedures as needed.
• Develops and implements crisis de-escalation intervention strategies and techniques.
• Fulfills roles in physical altercations as needed.
• Collaborates with school staff to establish school-wide procedures for discipline referrals.
• Aids in the development and implementation of a school code of conduct and a school wide behavior management plan.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• College coursework in education, psychology, child development or adolescent studies, sociology, or related fields preferred.
• Experience in work involving the welfare and safety of students or others, preferably in an educational environment.
• Experience in the safety and security of persons and property is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of procedures and practices for ensuring the safety and welfare of others.
• Ability to work with students in a variety of settings.
• Skills and ability in building positive relationships with students and families.
• Knowledge of behavior management techniques and conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of, or ability to rapidly acquire specific knowledge of, school and BCPS policies and procedures on student attendance.
• Excellent oral and written communications and human relations skills.
• Possession of technology competency.

Physical And Environmental Conditions

• The work of this class is performed in a school environment.
• The work of this class may entail lifting heavy objects and frequent walking and bending.

Benefits

BCPS offers limited benefits for temporary employees that may include 403(b)/457 plans, paid sick and safe leave accruals, and access to credit union benefits. Visit the BCPS website for additional information about benefit plans for BCPS employees at https://www.bcps.org/hr/compliance/benefits_and_retirement.