School Security Liaison

Adams 12 Five Star Schools; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams 12 Five Star Schools seeks a Security Liaison to safeguard students and staff, coordinating with public safety agencies and district leadership to maintain a secure environment.

Responsibilities include on-call emergency response, safety training for staff, and collaboration on threat assessments. Requires a bachelor's degree in related fields and 5+ years in security or emergency management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law enforcement, security, emergency planning, social sciences, criminology, or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in law enforcement, security, or emergency management.
• Criminal background check required for hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and secure learning and working environment for all students and staff through collaboration with public safety agencies and school leadership.
• Support security operations and assist school administrators with ensuring secure learning environments; liaison to law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other first responders.
• Deliver training programs on safety and security issues for school administrators, Campus Safety Monitors, students, staff, and the community.
• Respond to schools 24/7; be on-call after hours and on weekends for emergencies; investigate crimes against students, staff, and district facilities.
• Enforce local, state, and federal laws relating to K-12 security; represent the district in meetings with law enforcement/public safety.
• Assist with threat assessment, emergency planning, drills, and readiness of district emergency teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in law enforcement, security, emergency planning, social sciences, criminology, or related field

Job description

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Openings as of 9/10/2026

School Security Liaison JobID: 15714

• Position Type: Security Services
• Date Posted: 8/31/2026
• Location: Educational Support Center
• Date Available: ASAP
• Closing Date: 09/13/2026

FULL SALARY RANGE: Level 9 (minimum: $68,293- mid-point: $84,312- maximum: $100,332)

The maximum placement for new hires is based upon experience and typically does not exceed the mid-point of the range.

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 11

JOB CODE: 3044

POSITION TYPE: Replacement

LOCATION: Thornton, CO

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY

Provide a safe and secure learning and working environment for all students and staff of Adams 12 Five Star Schools through collaboration with multiple public safety agencies and school leadership. The position provides direct support to district schools through the equitable and inclusive application of district policies and ensures schools maintain a high level of emergency preparedness.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Support security operations and assist school administrators with ensuring school security operations provide a safe and secure learning environment at their school. District liaison to law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other first responder agencies.
2. Delivers training programs on safety and security issues for school administrators, Campus Safety Monitors, students, staff, and the community. Makes recommendations to update training material as needed.
3. Respond to schools 24/7: must be able to be on-call after hours and on weekends to assist with emergency response and crisis management; investigate crimes against students, staff, and district facilities; perform specialized undercover/covert investigations when necessary.
4. Ensure the enforcement of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relating to K-12 school security operations. When applicable, represent Adams 12 Five Star Schools in local, state, and federal law enforcement and public safety meetings.
5. Assist with the district-wide threat assessment process, evaluation of student safety plans, organization of disaster exercises, and readiness of district emergency teams. Assist with training of students and staff on district emergency protocols.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in law enforcement, security, emergency planning, social sciences, criminology, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in law enforcement, security, or emergency management.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Valid Colorado driver's license required.
• A copy of an individual Motor Vehicle Record must be submitted at time of application.
• POST Certification, Military Police, or similar certifications required in order to carry concealed firearm and to conform to applicable laws, district policies, and insurance carrier requirements necessary to do so.
• Incident Command Systems and response IC 100, IC 200 required within two (2) years of entering position.
• Required to successfully qualify with all firearms carried, per the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Standards, Section 1.3.10. Qualification will be completed every (6) months and a passing score is required, within no more than two attempts.

SALARY INFORMATION

The salary listed is for full time positions (1.0 FTE). This salary will be adjusted, as needed, based upon the FTE. Administrative employees' salary will be commensurate on the employees' education and/or work experience. For additional information, please review our Administrative Compensation Program or review our Administrative Salary Schedule.

BENEFITS INFORMATION

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees.
• The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).
• To learn more about our benefits, including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION. REV 08/26