Security (Full-Time)

Proviso Township High Schools; Forest Park (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Proviso Township High Schools is seeking a Security Officer to safeguard students and staff across a high school campus. The role emphasizes confidentiality, professional conduct, and supporting administration in discipline and safety operations.

The position requires a 185-day work year, a high school diploma, and a 20-hour security training. The officer will monitor entrances, check IDs, supervise hallways, and respond to emergencies while maintaining a calm, orderly environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 20 Hr Security training required.
• Evidence of security experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the confidentiality of all school-related matters.
• Conduct school-related business in a professional manner.
• Maintain a professional attitude while disciplining students.
• Work well under pressure.
• Maintain a strong attendance record.
• Gain understanding of school procedures.
• Provide general hall supervision to ensure appropriate student behavior.
• Check all students/adults in the halls for proper identification (ID, Visitor's Pass, etc.).
• Circulate throughout assigned area, securing hallways, stairways, washrooms, and locker rooms.
• Intervene to de-escalate negative behavior.
• Check that all exterior doors are locked.
• Provide administrator and teacher assistance.
• Escort students from classrooms to deans', guidance counselors', and police counselors' offices.
• Respond to emergency call buttons, fire alarms, or teacher requests as needed.
• Provide study hall management.
• Record attendance in logs and submit scantron slips to data processing.
• Monitor appropriate student behavior conducive to a study environment.
• Provide cafeteria direction.
• Check student Ids for appropriate lunch period attendance.
• Regulate lunch line, ensuring continual movement and proper behavior.
• Circulate throughout student cafeteria during lunch hours, monitoring appropriate student behavior and maintaining a clean area.
• Provide exterior campus surveillance.
• Lock and unlock parking lot gates according to schedule.
• Circulate in school van throughout parking lots, regulating vehicle traffic and securing safety of foot traffic at beginning and ending of school day.
• Monitor student truancy during the school day.
• Secure safety of staff and student cars parked in lots throughout the school day.
• Assist with student embarkation at bus stop at close of school day.
• Ensure that all exterior building doors are locked.
• Provide supervision at extracurricular events.
• Assist with services of the school store and ID center.
• Photograph and produce student and faculty IDs.
• Other related duties as required or assigned by administration

Skills

Security experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post high school education

Tools

PERC Card

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Security Officer
REPORTS TO: Director of Operations / Building Principal
Security Lead
LEVEL: Educational Support Personnel
QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Experience or Training

High school diploma or equivalent; 20 Hr Security training; evidence of security experience

Preferred Experience or Training

PERC Card; post high school education

Special Requirements of the Position

Work year consists of one hundred eighty-five (185) days, between four (4) and eight (8) hours per day, excluding lunch. Days and hours of work are administratively assigned.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Maintain the confidentiality of all school-related matters
2. Conduct school related business in a professional manner
3. Maintain a professional attitude while disciplining students
4. Work well under pressure
5. Maintain a strong attendance record
6. Gain understanding of school procedures
7. Provide general hall supervision to ensure appropriate student behavior
8. Check all students/adults in the halls for proper identification (ID, Visitor's Pass, etc.)
9. Circulate throughout assigned area, securing hallways, stairways, washrooms, and locker rooms
10. Intervene to de-escalate negative behavior
11. Check that all exterior doors are locked
12. Provide administrator and teacher assistance
13. Escort students from classrooms to deans', guidance counselors', and police counselors' offices
14. Respond to emergency call buttons, fire alarms, or teacher requests as needed
15. Provide study hall management
16. Record attendance in logs and submit scantron slips to data processing
17. Monitor appropriate student behavior conducive to a study environment
18. Provide cafeteria direction
19. Check student Ids for appropriate lunch period attendance
20. Regulate lunch line, ensuring continual movement and proper behavior
21. Circulate throughout student cafeteria during lunch hours, monitoring appropriate student behavior and maintaining a clean area
22. Provide exterior campus surveillance
23. Lock and unlock parking lot gates according to schedule
24. Circulate in school van throughout parking lots, regulating vehicle traffic and securing safety of foot traffic at beginning and ending of school day
25. Monitor student truancy during the school day
26. Secure safety of staff and student cars parked in lots throughout the school day
27. Assist with student embarkation at bus stop at close of school day
28. Ensure that all exterior building doors are locked
29. Provide supervision at extracurricular events
30. Assist with services of the school store and ID center
31. Photograph and produce student and faculty IDs
32. Other related duties as required or assigned by administration