School Safety Officer

School Safety Officer (District-Wide)

Compensation: $20/HR

Position Summary: The ideal candidate will support the District's mission and vision and will have the primary responsibility of providing school safety support services that foster safe, secure, and supportive learning environments for William Penn School District students.

District Summary: The William Penn School District is located in southeastern Delaware County and serves approximately 5,000 students residing in the boroughs of Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon. We share a collective vision to educate, nurture, and empower all students to become career and/or college-ready.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Duties:

• Works closely with the building administration in the coordination of the overall safety of the school and premises
• Supports district employees with daily tasks
• Patrols district buildings and grounds to prevent fire, criminal/illegal activity, and illegal entry
• Completes and submits written reports of security/safety violations and action taken
• Must be able to interact professionally and positively with staff and students
• Assists with the de-escalation of student disturbances
• Monitors student behavior during and between assigned periods and at student events (e.g., lunchroom, classrooms, detention, dances, home games, etc.) to ensure student compliance with established guidelines, maintain a safe and positive learning environment, and secure the facility
• Ensures a smooth traffic flow of students through the hallways, assisting students with on-time arrival to class and to assigned locations
• Ensures a smooth flow of transportation for the arrival and departure of students and staff. Removes disruptive students from classes when needed
• Assists the professional staff, police, and emergency personnel in handling emergencies or disruptive situations
• Reports any discipline infractions, criminal violations, or safety/security concerns to the principal
• Displays ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school
• Establish positive working relationships with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and the community.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, exercise good judgment, prioritize tasks, and communicate effectively
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or their designee

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
• Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting and attaining the goals as outlined in Focus Forward & Beyond.
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual, even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
• Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parents or guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment.
• Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present one-on-one and in small group situations to staff, parents, students, and administrators.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions, whether written or oral, by uninvolved parties
• Regularly required to sit, walk, or stand; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; occasionally squat, stoop, and kneel.
• May need to lift or move students who are disabled and adaptive equipment if needed.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a security/school setting
• Prior military or police experience
• Prior experience working with adolescents
• Prior experience in a school-setting security

Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements:

• Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (Act 168) forms
• School Personnel Health Record and TB test

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Work scheduled hours consistently
• An indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
• Pushing, moving, and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
• Clarity of vision at varying distances
• Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
• Frequent sitting, standing, and walking
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
• Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Occasional bending, reaching, and stretching
• Occasional kneeling, crouching, and squatting
• Occasional pulling, pushing

Level of Compensation: $20/HR

Disclaimer: The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements, skills, or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time.

All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability, or veteran status. Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity or task performed by every specific employee.