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Essential Duties
Welcoming Presence
- Greets students, families and visitors at arrival and dismissal, setting a calm, positive tone for the day.
- Supports the main office with visitor check-in, badge checks and directions, following district visitor procedures.
- Learns students' names and builds positive relationships across all student groups.
Student Advocacy and Support
- Serves as a trusted adult students can approach with worries, conflicts or safety concerns.
- Uses de-escalation, active listening and restorative conversation to calm minor conflicts before they grow.
- Refers students to counselors, administrators or the nurse when concerns go beyond the role — including bullying, self-harm warning signs, abuse indicators or threats.
- Reports concerns that may need a behavioral threat assessment to the building administrator, consistent with Board Policy JHDE.
- Fulfills mandated reporter obligations under Missouri law.
Campus Safety
- Provides visible supervision in hallways, cafeteria, parking lots, bus loading zones and at assigned events.
- Checks exterior doors, gates and access points during the day; reports propped doors, broken hardware or lighting issues through an Operations work order.
- Monitors for unauthorized visitors and reports them to administration and the SRO.
- Carries a district radio and keeps it charged and on the assigned channel.
- Documents incidents and observations accurately and on time.
Emergency Preparedness
- Knows and follows the district Emergency Operations Plan and Standard Response Protocol (Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, Shelter).
- Assists with drills and reunification, and helps account for students during emergencies.
- Acts as a calm, directed resource for staff and students during an incident, under the direction of administration and first responders.
Other Duties
- Attends required trainings and safety team meetings.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 21 years of age.
- Successful completion of a Missouri criminal background check, FBI fingerprinting and Family Care Safety Registry screening.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to complete district-required training within the first 90 days: CPR/First Aid/AED, Standard Response Protocol, de-escalation, mandated reporter, and Stop the Bleed.
Preferred
- Experience working with children or youth — paraprofessional, coaching, youth ministry, mentoring, camp or similar.
- Background in school safety, security, military, corrections, EMS, fire service or customer-facing work.
- Training in Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) or similar de-escalation programs.
- Familiarity with restorative practices or trauma-informed approaches.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Warm, approachable and patient with students of all ages and backgrounds.
- Stays calm and uses sound judgment under pressure.
- Communicates clearly and respectfully with students, parents, staff and law enforcement.
- Keeps student information confidential under FERPA and district policy.
- Writes clear, factual incident notes.
- Uses a two-way radio, basic computer tools and the district work order system.
- Works as part of a team and takes direction from administrators and first responders.
- Models the professionalism, dress and conduct expected of district staff.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Stands and walks for most of the shift, indoors and outdoors, in all weather.
- Climbs stairs and moves quickly across campus in an emergency.
- Lifts and carries up to 25 lbs.
- Hears and responds to radio traffic in noisy settings such as cafeterias and bus lots.
- Some evening or weekend events may be assigned.
