School Safety Coordinator

Options for Youth - San Bernardino, Inc.; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness hours

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Employer-matched retirement plan

Job summary

Options For Youth (OFY) San Bernardino is seeking a dedicated security officer to help safeguard students and staff and support a safe learning environment.

The role involves supervising campus areas, reporting unusual activity to site administration, assisting with drills, and maintaining order during arrivals, transitions, and after-school activities. A High School diploma or GED, CPR and First Aid certifications, and prior security experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Previous experience in security preferred.
• CPR and First Aid Certified.

Responsibilities

• Prevent or stop students from engaging in unsafe activities according to established guidelines and notify the school site administration regarding how to resolve safety and security concerns.
• Ensure the timely arrival/return of students to class before and after school, lunch, and break periods following established guidelines.
• Report to the school site administrator unusual activity, suspicions of safety issues, safety hazards, altercations, and other incidents in a timely fashion.
• Assist with evacuation, fire, and lockdown drills to ensure the orderly movement of students from classrooms to designated meeting locations.
• Complete proper documentation related to incident reports and misconduct reports.
• Patrol assigned areas of campus during assigned periods to ensure student compliance with established rules and guidelines, and maintain order and safety.
• Build positive and professional relationships with students and leverage those relationships to establish and maintain productive and safe learning environments.

Skills

Security experience

CPR certification

First Aid certification

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Are you seeking an opportunity to impact students' lives positively? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options For Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for individuals who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated, and inspiring.

Who We Are:

Options for Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn't see in themselves. For over 35 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student's vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person's social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we're looking for. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org.

Pay Range:

$23.00 - $28.57 - Hourly - Depending on Experience

Job is:

Classified Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, 40 hours/week

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

• Prevent or stop students from engaging in unsafe activities according to established guidelines and notify the school site administration regarding how to resolve safety and security concerns.
• Ensure the timely arrival/return of students to class before and after school, lunch, and break periods following established guidelines.
• Report to the school site administrator unusual activity, suspicions of safety issues, safety hazards, altercations, and other incidents in a timely fashion.
• Assist with evacuation, fire, and lockdown drills to ensure the orderly movement of students from classrooms to designated meeting locations.
• Complete proper documentation related to incident reports and misconduct reports.
• Patrol assigned areas of campus during assigned periods to ensure student compliance with established rules and guidelines, and maintain order and safety.
• Build positive and professional relationships with students and leverage those relationships to establish and maintain productive and safe learning environments.
• Exercise dignity and respect when interacting with students at all times.

You’ll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Previous experience in security preferred.
• CPR and First Aid Certified.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan. Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California. We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.

OFY is a free non-profit public charter school serving students grades 7-12 who have fallen behind in school, are looking to get ahead and graduate early, or merely desire a non-traditional learning environment. OFY's founders, John and Joan Hall, started the program in 1987 to provide at-risk and underserved students an alternative to traditional learning methods. OFY's blended learning model allows students, teachers, and families the freedom to design an individualized learning plan for each student based on his or her strengths, weaknesses, college and career goals, and schedule outside of school. OFY's program places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students' personal, emotional, and academic well-being.