Job Purpose
The Security Administrative Specialist is responsible for modeling the appropriate image for the company, creating a welcoming environment for students, staff, parents, and visitors, and providing administrative assistance and general office support to the school. In addition, the SAS is responsible for providing directions in ensuring a safe and secure learning and work environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the school campus, while also providing input regarding safeguarding the security of company assets.
Primary Responsibilities
- Effectively supports Principal and promotes positive school culture and assists as directed with the daily arrival and dismissal of students, including parent pick-up.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Consistent high standard of professional conduct.
- Formal and informal observations of facility by Principal.
- Demonstrated modeling of appropriate company image and school culture.
- Displayed professionalism in written and oral communication skills when interfacing employees, students, family members, and community leaders.
- Performance of clerical related duties such as photocopying, faxing, filing, and collating.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize large volumes of information and complex activities (i.e., management staff meetings, travel itineraries, professional conferences, and school departmental initiatives).
- Established, updated, and maintained filing system.
- Formal observation during arrival and dismissal by Principal to ensure all policies and procedures are followed.
- Observation of arrival for evidence that every opportunity is taken to build sound working relationships with students and provide a welcoming atmosphere during arrival.
- Effectively performs all duties as assigned and necessary in order for the school and company to achieve its enrollment, academic, and behavioral goals and objectives.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Demonstrated ability to speak with potential students and parents concerning enrollment.
- School meets or exceeds FTE enrollment goals.
- Observation of respectful and professional interaction with visitors while adhering to campus and company policy relating to visitors on campus.
- Completed E-Rate and Meal Benefits forms.
- Accurately manages personnel and payroll processes for all staff.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Processes and maintains hire packets and benefits information for all new employees.
- Accurate reconciliation of daily Staff attendance with missing punches/times corrected.
- Accurate daily employee absence report submitted to Principal in timely manner.
- Monitors early /late leave and sick/vacation leave time with notification to Principal and affected staff as well as appropriate payroll adjustments for employees out of time.
- Collects and files Absence/Early Leave/Tardy forms - review of personnel files.
- Additional Pay requests approved and submitted by established deadlines.
- Accurate payroll reviewed each pay period and submitted for processing.
- Payroll files for all employees are accurately maintained.
- Cordial and professional relationship maintained with the corporate Payroll Department.
- Efficiently manages budget and school-based funds.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Accurate and up to date budgeted funds requests and receipts.
- Timely submission of monthly report of deposits and expenditures.
- Efficiently purchases, manages and distributes bus passes.
- Accurate, up to date inventories of school/office supplies.
- Accurate and up to date records of grant expenditures receipts and inventory.
- Accurate and up to date vendor (i.e., snack / soda machines) funding log.
- Accurate and up to date test Reimbursement Reports.
- Assists the Principal with safety procedures and drills, according to school policies and procedures.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Evidence that all safety procedures and drills are adhered to, according to school policies and procedures - Walkthrough of facility, review of Campus Emergency Plan.
- Manages the collection, storage, and discard of confiscated items from students as directed, according to school policies and procedures.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Evidence that confiscated items are collected, stored, and discarded, according to school policies and procedures - Observation of arrival, review of documentation and handling of confiscated items.
- Provides assistance as directed with the training and assignment of contracted uniformed police and security officers, as needed and according to school policies and procedures.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Documentation of assistance with training and assignment of contracted uniformed police and security officers - Sign in sheets and training agendas.
- Provides assistance in training school staff, as requested, in crisis prevention and other approved school policies and procedures utilized to address and control student violence and aggression.
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Documentation of assistance in training school staff, as requested, in crisis prevention and other approved school policies and procedures utilized to address and control student violence and aggression.
- Performs all other duties as assigned, which are aligned in accordance with company policy and procedures that ensure goals and objectives are achieved. (Graduation, staff & student incentives) Bus Passes, Staffing Reports, Stakeholder Reports.
Job Requirements and Prerequisites
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Must have a high degree of knowledge of general office and telephone equipment.
- Must be computer literate with a high degree of knowledge and experience with Microsoft operating systems, i.e., Windows XP, Excel, and Power Point.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated computer literacy skills, and word processing abilities.
- Previous experience in working with disruptive and/or low performing and at-risk youth is preferred.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish), along with experience in facilities maintenance is preferred.