Security Services Coordinator

Rockford Public School District 205; Rockford (TN); On-site; USD 64,069 - 91,042; Full time

Job summary

Rockford Public School District 205 seeks a Security Services Coordinator to ensure a safe environment for students and staff. This role involves collaborating with the Director of Security Services and local agencies to maintain comprehensive emergency plans.

The ideal candidate will have an associate or bachelor’s degree in public safety, strong knowledge of emergency protocols, and experience in emergency response coordination in an educational setting. This position requires moderate travel and has irregular hours.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of emergency response protocols, incident command systems, and crisis communication.
• Proven experience in coordinating emergency response efforts, preferably in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Director of Security Services and local agencies to maintain emergency plans.
• Manage alarm codes and liaise with alarm monitoring service.
• Serve as security dispatcher ensuring effective communication between security personnel and police.

Skills

Emergency response protocols

Crisis communication

Leadership

Team building

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Suite

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in public safety or a related field

Job description

ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205

Job Description

Job Title

Security Services Coordinator

Job Code

5454

Department

Security Services

Supervisor

Director of Security Services

FLSA Status

Exempt

Grade

6 $64,069-$91,042

Purpose of the Position

This role involves collaborating with the Director of Security Services, school administrators, local emergency agencies, and community partners, to develop and maintain comprehensive emergency plans and procedures that align with the district’s commitment to provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives, and parameters found in the Board’s strategic plan.
2. Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
3. Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
4. Collaborates with the Facilities and Operations departments to ensure seamless coordination and implementation of physical security projects, including alarms, cameras, keyless access, and other necessary initiatives within the work order system.
5. Handles Alarm Code management, maintaining a precise roster of codes, liaising with our alarm monitoring service, and effectively addressing nuisance alarms to ensure a streamlined and secure system.
6. Administers the access level aspect of keyless access control and collaborates with Human Resources to offer assistance and guidance on access control policies.
7. Maintains adequate badging supplies for the district.
8. Serves as the security dispatcher for the district, ensuring a comprehensive overview of security events and facilitating communication between the security personnel and the police force to maintain a unified and effective response system.
9. Manages the Restitution Program ensuring accurate invoicing is coordinated between schools, courts, and the Finance Department.
10. Ensures timely and accurate reporting of incidents to the appropriate authorities and stakeholders.
11. Archives video for disciplinary matters and criminal activity.
12. Evaluates the effectiveness of response efforts and makes recommendations for improvements.

Qualifications

Associate or bachelor’s degree in public safety or a related field. Strong knowledge of emergency response protocols, incident command systems, and crisis communication. Proven experience in coordinating emergency response efforts, preferably in an educational setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.
2. Ability to remain calm and make critical decisions under pressure.
3. Strong skills in leadership, coaching, training, and team building.
4. Ability to work efficiently using software such as Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.
5. Aptitude for professional writing and documentation.
6. Ability to make quick decisions under pressure and to adapt to evolving situations.

Work Calendar

12 Months

Working Conditions

Moderate in‑district travel as well as intermittent in‑state and out‑of‑state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.

Other

This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.

Physical Aspects of the Position

1. Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
2. Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
3. Stooping – Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
4. Kneeling – Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
5. Crouching – Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
6. Crawling – Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
7. Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
8. Standing – Particularly for sustained periods of time.
9. Walking – Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
10. Pushing – Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
11. Pulling – Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
12. Lifting – Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
13. Finger use – Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
14. Grasping – Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.
15. Talking – Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
16. Hearing – Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.
17. Repetitive Motions – Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

Physical Requirements of the Position

1. Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
2. Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.
3. Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
4. Heavy Work – Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
5. Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The Visual Acuity Requirements Including Color, Depth Perception and Field of Vision

1. Machine Operations – Inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.
2. Mechanics – Skilled tradespeople. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes, and drills.
3. Mobile Equipment – This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.
4. Other – This is a minimum standard based on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc.

The Conditions the Worker will be Subject to in this Position

1. The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.
2. The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.
3. The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater than one hour.
4. The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.
5. The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.