SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD (PART TIME)

Bridgeport Public Schools; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 23,419 - 31,684; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid lunch

Job summary

Bridgeport Public Schools is seeking a part-time School Security Guard for a TBD school location in Bridgeport, CT. The role pays $20.00 per hour and involves patrolling hallways, monitoring exterior grounds, and handling conflicts to maintain a secure educational environment.

Responsibilities include incident investigations, coordination with school staff, use of hand-held metal detectors when needed, visitor screening, and participation in trainings. This position opens until filled.

Qualifications

• Must have State Mandated Security Guard Card or the ability to obtain a card within 60 days.

Responsibilities

• Patrols hallways and lavatories.
• Periodic check of exterior grounds including parking lots.
• Breaking up fights between students and intervening in other conflicts as needed.
• Investigation of incidents such as threats, thefts, potential fights and gang activity.
• Works at Report Card Conferences twice a year and graduation exercises in June.
• Works at school functions at the request of the building principal.
• Operates hand-held metal detectors when a situation warrants their use.
• Questions visitors entering the school building.
• Attends training seminars and in-service workshops as scheduled.
• Submits In-School Incident Reports to the building principal and Director of School Policy and Security.
• Wears proper uniform at all times during working hours and when assigned to overtime details.
• Does not wear handcuffs, badges, mace, guns, or other police-related equipment.
• Notified BOTH the school you are assigned to and the Office of School Police and Security by the start of your shift when absent (275-1125-Voicemail).
• Maintains professional demeanor and radio discipline at all times. No swearing or arguing will be allowed.
• Maintains contact with the building principal, teachers, staff, students, and the general public.
• Maintains order in the school building, helping to promote a secure environment conducive to a positive educational experience.
• MUST notify the principal and security office (203-275-1125) when leaving the building.
• Twenty-minute paid lunch period is provided. Security Officers are not permitted to leave the building during lunch period unless approved by principal and security director.

Job description

2025 – 2026 School Year

Bridgeport Public Schools

Human Resources Department

45 Lyon Terrace, Room 324

Bridgeport, CT 06604

JOB OPENING

SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD (PART-TIME)

SCHOOL LOCATION (TBD)

$20.00 PER HOUR

Responsibilities

• Patrols hallways and lavatories.
• Periodic check of exterior grounds including parking lots.
• Breaking up fights between students and intervening in other conflicts as needed.
• Investigation of incidents such as threats, thefts, potential fights and gang activity.
• Works at Report Card Conferences twice a year and graduation exercises in June.
• Works at school functions at the request of the building principal.
• Operates hand-held metal detectors when a situation warrants their use.
• Questions visitors entering the school building.
• Attends training seminars and in-service workshops as scheduled.
• Submits In-School Incident Reports to the building principal and Director of School Policy and Security.
• Wears proper uniform at all times during working hours and when assigned to overtime details.
• Does not wear handcuffs, badges, mace, guns, or other police-related equipment.
• Notified BOTH the school you are assigned to and the Office of School Police and Security by the start of your shift when absent (275-1125-Voicemail).
• Maintains professional demeanor and radio discipline at all times. No swearing or arguing will be allowed.
• Maintains contact with the building principal, teachers, staff, students, and the general public.
• Maintains order in the school building, helping to promote a secure environment conducive to a positive educational experience.
• MUST notify the principal and security office (203-275-1125) when leaving the building.
• Twenty-minute paid lunch period is provided. Security Officers are not permitted to leave the building during lunch period unless approved by principal and security director.

Requirements

Must have State Mandated Security Guard Card or the ability to obtain a card within 60 days.

This posting does not and is not intended to represent a complete description of job responsibilities and duties to be performed.

This position is open until filled and review of candidate applications will begin immediately.

It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, mental retardation, or learning ability, in any of its education programs, activities, or employment practices.