Security (Full-Time)

Proviso Township High Schools; Hillside (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Proviso Township High Schools seeks a Security Officer to maintain safety and order on campus. You will report to the Director of Operations and Building Principal, serving as the security lead in an educational setting.

The position is educational support personnel with a 185-day year. Duties include supervising hallways, checking IDs, monitoring entrances, assisting administrators, and responding to emergencies while upholding confidentiality and professional conduct.

Qualifications

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

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 dayAssist with student embarkation at bus stop at close of school day
• Ensure that all exterior building doors are locked
• 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

20 Hr Security training

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:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 dayAssist with student embarkation at bus stop at close of school day
• Ensure that all exterior building doors are locked
• 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