The posting
This is a part-time position that is not eligible for Benefits. This position is scheduled to work 5 hours per day, 5 days per week (12:30 PM - 5:30 PM).
General Responsibilities
This position is for ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school. The work involves being highly visible in the halls, parking lots, cafeteria, rest rooms, grounds, stairwells, and other locations for the purpose of ensuring order and discipline, preventing crime, investigating criminal acts, and detaining and apprehending persons violating the law on school premises. The work requires excellent rapport with students to encourage proper behavior and cooperation with school administrators and law enforcement agencies in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations. The worker selects and applies appropriate effective methods of crime prevention, intervention, and enforcement in different situations.
Education and Experience
Requires a high school diploma or possession of a GED and a valid driver’s license. Some college level course work is not required but welcomed. Training with the police department or recent law enforcement experience is also welcomed.
Essential Job Functions
- Assists school administrators in the prevention of personal injury, property loss and disruption of the educational process through daily operations including routine patrol, crime prevention, surveillance, investigation, emergency response, recovery of property, and related activities.
- Patrols assigned buildings as a visible force to prevent student disruptions, vandalism, illegal entry and other activities that detract from the care, welfare, safety and security of all students, staff and guests of NPS.
- Queries visitors on school premises and assures that such visitors comply with proper NPS policies and procedures.
- Confronts unauthorized persons for questioning, escorts individuals off school property or detains them for police assistance, as needed.
- Patrols at night functions such as meetings, student activities, special programs, etc., as requested or scheduled.
- Enforces Regional Board and school policies and procedures regarding the conduct of persons on school property.
- Maintains a high level of visibility as students arrive and depart from school and as they move about during the school day.
- Participates in random inspections, conduct metal detector screening for weapons and forbidden objects, and completes supporting documentation.
- Participates in the conduct of fire drills.
- Offers testimony in court or before the Regional Board as necessary and obtains petitions and warrants.
- Assists Executive Director and staff in stopping altercations, arguments or other forms of disruptive or illegal behavior.
- Maintains alertness to illegal substances or weapons being carried or stored on school property.
- Renders first aid and CPR as appropriate; collaborates with and assists public safety (police, fire, EMT) personnel who respond to calls at school or school functions held at locations throughout the community.
- Prepares required written reports of incidents and disciplinary referrals as necessary and keeps records.
- Performs physically strenuous activities required to identify, detain, and apprehend intruders and trespassers. Activate / deactivate smoke/fire/intrusion alarm system and secure doors.
- Performs other duties, as necessary, to provide school security and safety to the fullest extent possible.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Good knowledge of standard security procedures and the regulations and laws relating to school building and grounds conduct and building intrusion and trespassing.
- Good knowledge of security/law enforcement principles and practices.
- Good knowledge of the laws of arrest, the court system and procedures.
- Good knowledge of the attendance policies and overall rules and regulations of The Governor’s School for the Arts.
- Some knowledge of techniques of investigations and report writing and the ability to orally present testimony regarding the facts.
- Some knowledge and understanding of child/adolescent growth and development, as appropriate to assignment.
- Some knowledge of and ability to use drug test kits and alcohol breath kits.
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with students, faculty, administrators, law enforcement agencies, and the general public.
- Ability to exercise good judgement under potentially dangerous conditions.
- Ability to maintain records and write security reports; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to read and understand laws, policies, rules and regulations and procedures, and to follow written and oral directions.
- Ability to maintain effective rapport with students, staff, administrators, and general public.
Physical Attributes
- Ability to perform exterior checks on foot which may require crossing areas with heavy traffic and may be poorly lit.
- Ability to stand at assigned station and/or patrol halls for considerable periods of time.
- Ability to climb several flights of stairs.
- Ability to tolerate use of protective masks and gloves.
- Sufficient mobility and dexterity to respond quickly to student incidents or intrusion which may involve measures to detain individuals who are running away, jumping fences or barriers.
- Sufficient strength to restrain/detain aggressive students, intruders and trespassers who physically resist.
- Must pass continuing physical agility tests.
License/Certification
Must successfully complete a security certification course given by Norfolk Public Schools within ninety (90) days from date of employment.
Possession of a Conservator of the Peace CPR Certificate.
Registration as an Officer of the Court.
Hazards
Security Officers are subject to the ongoing hazards which are endemic to security work and public health-safety protection work; the work involves the potential for danger and physical injuries from trespassers, students or others with weapons, or persons committing acts which are violations of law, requiring sufficient training in restraint techniques to avoid personal harm and bodily injury.
Unusual Demands/Special Requirements
- Must be subject to and pass continuing criminal records checks and drug/alcohol testing.
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
- Work is subject to immediate response to an emergency in any part of the location assigned or any other location used by The Governor’s School for the Arts as needed.
