School Security Officer

School Security OfficerLocation: DistrictwideReports to: Campus Security, Superintendent of SchoolsSalary and terms of employment: 10-Month salaried positionEstimated salary: $32.15/hourSchedule: Daily (M-F) Schedule between: 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. (Anticipated)Position summary: School Safety OfficerJob description required qualifications: All armed school security in Connecticut schools must be either active police officers or any of the following retired officers or agents: Connecticut state police officers, Connecticut local police officers, out-of-state police officers, or federal law enforcement agency officers or agents. Retired officers must also (1) meet or exceed Connecticut's Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council certification standards to serve as armed security at a school and (2) be a "qualified retired law enforcement officer" as defined in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) (CGS 10-244a). Among other things, being qualified under LEOSA means the officer must have either served as a law enforcement officer for at least 10 years or separated from service due to a service-related disability (18 U.S.C. 926C) "retired police officer" means (1) a sworn member of an organized local police department who was certified by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and retired or separated in good standing from such department or a sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection who retired or separated in good standing from said division, (2) a sworn federal law enforcement agent who retired or separated in good standing from such federal law enforcement service and who meets or exceeds the standards of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council for certification in this state, or (3) a sworn officer of an organized police department in another state who was certified under standards that meet or exceed the standards of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council for certification in this state and who retired or separated in good standing from such department.Montville is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Montville Public Schools to ensure equal employment opportunity to every person regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender; gender identity or expression, sexual preference or physical and mental disability; and to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical and mental disability in the school district's educational program and activities.