Security Officer [Salary Range: $40,000-$43,500]

Job Title

Security Officer

Job Description

Assists school administrators in maintaining order and discipline, preventing crime, investigating violations of school board policies and detaining students violating the law or school board policies on school property or at school-sponsored events and who is responsible solely for ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in the assigned school. Prevents and addresses disruption of the educational process through daily operations including routine patrol, crime prevention, surveillance, investigation, emergency response, recovery of property, and related activities to ensure a safe, secure, and orderly school environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Essential Job Functions

Receives supervision from the Building Principal and Director of School Security and Registration for the enforcement of all school rules. Assume primary responsibility for supervising the school grounds and providing appropriate communication to correct problems. Coordinates with staff to promote physical security measures at school buildings. Be responsible for the flow of traffic and provide initial contact with the police department if necessary. The security officer will be responsible for providing protection of school property. Be available and visible in the school building and school property. Discourage loitering and inappropriate behavior by students outside and inside of the school building. Intruders will be removed from campus or referred to the Police Department. Provide assistance to staff as appropriate. Serve as a liaison to the Newington Police Department via the School Resource Officer. Contacts juvenile and detective divisions as needed. Provide transportation of students to off-campus location as needed. Assist with the investigation of possible illegal attendance of students not residing in the community. Provide other assistance as requested by the building principal and/or Director of School Security and Registration. Uses computer programs for video surveillance and access control and identification card software or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments. Coordinates with schools and staff to promote physical security measures at school buildings for the purpose of actively working to build healthy partnerships throughout the district to better serve our customers in meeting their business objectives.

Additional Job Functions

Core hours of work are 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. May perform additional tasks and duties as requested. Opportunities for overtime. Hours on an as needed basis.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: basic state and local laws, institutional security, safety measures, first aid and CPR techniques. Ability to learn and interpret school policies and procedures to be enforced; respond appropriately to sensitive and emergency situations; communicate tactfully and effectively; exercise good judgment when responding to safety and security violations and emergencies; establish cooperative working relationships with students and staff contacted in the course of performing assigned duties; to follow oral and written instructions. Good oral communications skills, good human relations and interpersonal skills.

Required Physical and Mental Effort and Environmental Conditions

Ability to stand at assigned station and patrol assigned building and grounds for long periods of time. Standing, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, bending, crawling, crouching, stooping, and kneeling may be required while patrolling school grounds and responding to incidents. Sufficient strength to restrain/detain aggressive students, intruders, and trespassers who may physically resist. Ability to immediately respond to an emergency in any part of the location assigned or any other Newington school as needed.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Retired Connecticut certified Police Officer Preferred. Any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. A valid State of Connecticut driver's license. Must be able to obtain a Town of Newington Constable certification, which requires a background investigation by the Newington Police Department. Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task or responsibility.