Position Areas
Non-Instructional Support
Description
SECURITY GUARD
Position Function
Position Function
- Under direct supervision of the Building Principal, Assistant Superintendent and School Police Officers, patrol school buildings to ensure a safe and secure building environment, as well as the personal safety of students, staff, and visitors.
Essential Functions
- Provides for the safety and security of students, staff, visitors and School District property in accordance with School District policies to provide an educational climate which is conducive to learning
- Conducts ongoing security patrols of the building
- Enforces Board policies regarding smoking, parking, loitering, trespassing, theft, vandalism, property damage, alcohol, drug abuse, and other school rules and regulations
- Reports concerns and incidents which may require corrective action to Building Principal
- Encourages appropriate student conduct with regard to school rules and regulations and regulations
- Assists visitors to the school in receiving proper direction, assists in maintaining log of all visitors, and prevents unauthorized persons from entering the building
- Monitors exits and prevents unauthorized exits of the building by students
- Checks student passes when classes are in session; escorts students to and from Principals' offices as directed
- Assists school administrators with investigations as necessary
- Monitors grounds in morning to prevent loitering and improper parking of vehicles
Additional Duties:
- Performs duties as required
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Equipment
- Uses radio communications equipment
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge of best practices in building security and safety
- Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and codes related to building safety and security, including OSHA, and Electronic Surveillance laws
- Knowledge of security and alarm systems, electronic surveillance, and related safety and security devices
- Ability to follow oral or written work orders from supervisor, and to coordinate work with principal, security guards and others
- Ability to describe orally or in writing security problems as needed
- Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work
- Ability to maintain a professional, calm and authoritative manner when challenged by students, parents or visitors to the district
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards
- Works in standard school building environment
- Occasional work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow
- Physical ability to separate students or others involved in altercations
Qualifications Profile:
Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
- High School Diploma or completion of sufficient education to successfully perform the duties of the position
- Successful experience in security or law enforcement
- Experience working with adolescents preferred.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Highlands is an EOE
At the following locations