School Safety Officer

Kentwood Public Schools; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentwood Public Schools in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Safety Officer to protect students and staff and to support the daily operations of the school environment.

The role emphasizes enforcing school policies, building positive relationships with families, and patrolling campus facilities, with evening and weekend availability as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years of college-level Criminal Justice courses or related work experience preferred.
• Public relations experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of students and staff.
• Build positive relationships with student body, staff and parent/guardians.
• Enforce the Student Code of Conduct.
• Patrol interior and exterior of facility.
• Assist administration/staff with daily needs.
• Perform necessary report writing/documentation duties.
• Other duties assigned by administration/supervisor.
• Available to work various events in the evening and on weekends.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance.

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position: Safety Officer

Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 38 weeks

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure the safety of students and staff
• Build positive relationships with student body, staff and parent/guardians
• Enforce the Student Code of Conduct
• Patrol interior and exterior of facility
• Assist administration/staff with daily needs
• Perform necessary report writing/documentation duties
• Other duties assigned by administration/supervisor
• Available to work various events in the evening and on weekends
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Additional Duties:

Performs other related tasks as designated by the Director of Safety.

Qualifications

• Must be a high school graduate
• Minimum of two years of college level Criminal Justice courses or related work experience preferred
• Public relations experience

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in its employment decisions or the provision of services.