Safety Coordinator

Campus Safety Coordinator

The Campus Safety Coordinator (CSC) assists schools in providing intervention services for at-risk students by building positive relationships with students and leveraging those relationships to fully engage students in the learning environment. The primary focus of the CSC is to work collaboratively with staff and students to promote a positive learning climate by overseeing the safety of the school campus, monitoring attendance, enforcing truancy prevention programs and disciplinary policies, reporting pertinent information to appropriate school administrators, and supporting administrative and/or campus activities. The CSC will consistently promote the expectation of high achievement for all students by providing preventive support and is responsive to referrals for students who are experiencing personal, social, or academic barriers to regular school attendance.

Minimum required qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• First Aid certification obtained within 3 months from date of hire
• Speak, read, write, present professionally, analyze, understand, and interpret written and verbal communications in English
• Basic experience and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, etc.)
• Valid Utah Driver's License and evidence of insurability

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with student groups, community support agencies, school districts, community outreach agencies or related organizations
• Experience working in security, law enforcement, or related field
• Experience using conflict de-escalation techniques
• Intermediate experience and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, etc.)
• Spanish or other language proficiency, including ability to read, write, speak, and understand

Essential functions and responsibilities:

1. Support a school-based approach to promoting the importance of regular attendance through implementation of appropriate strategies and coordination of referrals to appropriate resources and student support services
2. Support appropriate interventions for students whose attendance needs improvement by identifying and reducing barriers to regular attendance and developing creative strategies to re-engage students
3. Adhere to and apply school, district and legal policies and procedures and promote an environment conducive to student achievement and well-being
4. Assist school personnel with maintaining the safety of the school community and facilities and assist with the supervision of assigned school activities
5. Monitor school security systems such as security video, alarm systems, locks/gates, and doors to minimize and eliminate potential security issues and unsafe conditions
6. Communicate information regularly with relevant school personnel and students to foster strong connections to the school and coordinate efforts of improving attendance and maintaining a safe learning and working environment
7. Implement intervention protocols for students that address academic and school attendance issues, alleviate isolation, identify support resources, and provide referrals to counseling or administrative staff
8. Perform record keeping of attendance, identify students with attendance concerns, prepare attendance reports, and perform other clerical functions
9. Collaborate with administrators, students, parents, and other support teams to implement prevention and intervention strategies to improve attendance rates
10. Establish appropriate relationships with students, teachers, and administrators to collaboratively resolve attendance problems
11. Communicate effectively and efficiently with diverse groups of people while maintaining confidentiality and positive working relationships with co-workers, students, parents, and other district employees
12. Identify visual or aural cues such as facial expressions, body language, physical surroundings, noises, etc., to accurately identify potential areas of concern or inappropriate activity
13. Under the direction of administrative guidelines and policy, refer incidents to appropriate site personnel (e.g., injuries, altercations, suspicious activities, etc.)
14. Inform students of school policies and enforcement procedures to ensure understanding and the potential consequences of attendance policy violations
15. Monitor student behavior before, during, and after school, such as in the lunchroom, classrooms, detention, and hallways, to ensure student compliance to established regulations and maintaining a safe and positive learning environment
16. Prepare confidential and non-confidential documentation (e.g., student information, interventions, incident and activity reports, correspondence, security logs, reports, etc.) to document activities, provide support to students and to convey information
17. Respond to emergency situations to address immediate safety concerns
18. Work with other safety personnel (e.g., SRO and other campus safety staff) to help maintain a safe learning and working environment
19. Participate in meetings, workshops, seminars as assigned to convey or gather information required to perform functions
20. Work under limited supervision, utilizing time-management and prioritization strategies, accurately processing detailed information and meeting deadlines
21. Adapt to changing work priorities and work with frequent interruptions, as required
22. Maintain a visible, accessible presence on campus supporting attendance policies and increasing student awareness of support services available
23. Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
24. Maintain regular and predictable attendance to fulfill job requirements efficiently and effectively

Employee supervisory responsibilities: No

Work environment & physical demands: Campus Safety Coordinator Physical Demands Form

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Non-discrimination statement:

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