UNIFORMED SECURITY OFCR-DISTRICT

Orange County Public Schools; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Public Schools seeks a Security Officer to safeguard district facilities, including RBELC and OTC, with vigilant access control and incident response. You will coordinate with district police, conduct patrols, and document activities to ensure a secure learning environment.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and strong interpersonal and investigative abilities. Training, CPI, and CPR certification may be required, with on-site security responsibilities and 24/7

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED and relevant experience in security or related fields.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to address hazardous situations calmly.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required training and licenses as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Greet staff, visitors, and vendors and ensure proper authorization to access premises.
• Verify credentials and provide escorts as needed for authorized personnel.
• Conduct security patrols and inspections of facilities and report hazards.
• Respond to incidents, alarms, and emergencies with appropriate action.
• Prepare daily security reports and coordinate with district police as required.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Investigative skills

Observation skills

Judgment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Radio communication equipment

Office equipment

Security vehicle

Job description

Salary Schedule

The security officer job is a position within Safety and Security’s OCPS District Police. Under general direction, the purpose of the position is to provide for the security and environmental safekeeping of the district’s main centralized office locations owned and operated by the School Board of Orange County, specifically the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC), Orlando Technical College (OTC), and other non-school district based sites. Employees in this classification are responsible for ensuring all persons entering the RBELC, OTC, or other non-school district based sites are authorized on the premises. Duties include effectively communicating with visitors to provide assistance and investigating activities in response to incidents, accidents, or unauthorized activities. Position addresses security violations in accordance with prescribed district policies and procedures and is responsible for reporting illegal activities to appropriate administration and/or law enforcement entities. Essential functions as outlined herein are performed according to district police direction. Performs related work as directed.

Examples of Essential Functions

• Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Provides security at ID checkpoint, ensuring visitors have been properly cleared to be on premises and that the appropriate department provides the visitor with an escort.
• Verifies that employees and students have proper credentials to access their respective location.
• Provides security services in support of board meetings and activities, as directed.
• Gives direction and provides assistance to employees, visitors, and guests in support of board meetings, district based activities, and emergencies, as directed.
• Conducts security patrols and checks of the RBELC, OTC, and other non-school district facilities as directed.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security breaches.
• Represents the district in matters involving security, access, and property control.
• Works under the direction of district police to conduct random and directed safety screenings.
• Utilizes cameras to monitor property owned or operated by the School Board of Orange County.
• Represents the district with a positive, professional demeanor.
• Remains observant at all times; greets staff, guests, and vendors in an attentive manner.
• Communicates effectively with other members of the security team, district police and district employees.
• Works effectively with others to ensure a safe learning and working environment.
• Responds to distress calls, duress alarms, and emergency calls for disorderly conduct, disruptive persons, and incidents.
• Collaborates with other security officers to ensure effective protection and coverage.
• Performs workspace and equipment inspections, as directed.
• Utilizes computers and tablets with proficiency; learns new software programs and security systems as needed.
• Performs investigative activities in response to complaints, incidents, accidents or other reported concerns, (e.g., auto accidents, illnesses or injuries, missing students at OTC).
• Inspects facility areas and reports potential hazards (i.e., unlocked gates, doors and windows, equipment left running, lights, gas leaks, water leaks and water main breaks).
• Completes daily reports, to include but not limited to, security and monitoring activities, daily activities, incident reports, and maintenance requests.
• Operates assigned transportation vehicle and provides routine washing and maintenance, as required.
• Provides timely and accurate reporting.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Marginal Functions

• Performs security related duties as directed.

Minimum Training And Experience

High school diploma or GED; three (3) years previous security, military, law enforcement, or correctional experience, with demonstrated investigative and interpersonal communication skills for addressing potentially hazardous circumstances; or any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions. Must possess strong interpersonal skills, good observation skills and judgement, and the ability to work with security, communications, and law enforcement team members.

Requires successful completion and the ability to remain current in Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), first aid and CPR training; requires ability to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license; requires the ability to obtain and remain up to date on mandated training classes required for the position; requires satisfactory district background investigation.

The incumbent is considered to be “essential personnel” during an emergency and can be subject to being held over or called back to a district location at all times.

Performance Aptitudes

Data Utilization

Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction

Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization

Requires the ability to operate standard radio communication equipment, standard office equipment, and assigned motorized security vehicle.

Verbal Aptitude

Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and advisory data and information. Ability to speak clearly and concisely to diverse populations often under difficult and stressful situations.

Mathematical Aptitude

Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Functional Reasoning

Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution; to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgement concerning choices of action. Capable of making critical decisions during hazardous, potentially life threatening and stressful situations.

Situational Reasoning

Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable. Capable of maintaining situational awareness so as to identify emerging issues or make connections to disparate events.

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability

Some tasks may involve the ability to exert extremely heavy physical effort in very heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials in excess of 100 pounds, such as when transporting sick or injured persons.

Sensory Requirements

Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

Environmental Factors

Tasks are regularly performed with some risk of exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, humidity, rain, temperature extremes, traffic hazards, and violence.

The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.