Campus Security Officer

Description

Title: Campus Security Officer

Reports To: Director of Safety

Classification: Non-exempt Full Time

Status: Regular Full-Year Staff

Schedule: 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM (Monday - Friday)

MCDS is an independent, K-8, co-educational school of 600 students. Our mission is to create an inclusive community of learning that inspires curiosity, empathy, and action. Rooted in our values of respect, responsibility, and compassion, we are an intentional community where varied perspectives and life experiences are vital to our collective growth and the strength of our program.

Our Academic & Community Programming: We model teaching excellence through student-centered, differentiated instruction framed around experiential and place-based education. Our 35-acre campus on the hillside of Ring Mountain serves as a living laboratory where students engage directly with environmental sustainability. Our academic program is purposefully scaffolded around three key skill areas—literacy, mathematics, and writing—partnered closely with the developmental milestones and social-emotional needs of our learners.

A Culture of Professional Learning: MCDS is devoted to cultivating an inspiring professional learning environment where adults are engaged in growth throughout the trajectory of their time here. We provide robust funding and time for professional development, encouraging practitioners to seek constant improvement as educators, team members, and community leaders.

The Opportunity:

Marin Country Day School (MCDS) is seeking a dependable, welcoming, and proactive Campus Security Officer to support a safe, secure, and inclusive environment for our K-8 community. Stationed on our 35-acre waterfront campus, this role is essential in monitoring school grounds, managing visitor access, directing campus traffic and drop-off/dismissal, and responding swiftly to safety needs. The ideal candidate blends high situational awareness and strong security practices with warm interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, acting as a positive, reassuring presence for students, staff, and guests.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all policies and procedures as outlined in the Campus Security Operations Guide
• Respond swiftly to emergencies or incidents
• Maintain situational awareness: being alert to potential threats, alarms or other emergencies
• Uphold a professional and positive demeanor at all times, representing the school with integrity and respect
• Assist in providing a safe and secure environment for students, faculty/staff, and guests on campus
• Greet, sign in, and direct all visitors
• Ensure all visitor management practices, policies and procedures are followed
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students, faculty/staff, and community members
• Active monitoring of security cameras while in the security kiosk
• Daily patrol of school grounds to ensure a safe environment, watching for any suspicious activity or unauthorized individuals
• Direct traffic and parking on campus
• Assist with morning drop off and afternoon dismissal
• Incident reports: document incidents, accidents, or violations of school rules, maintaining
• clear and accurate records of all safety and security-related matters
• Other Functions

Perform Other Duties as assigned, which include but are not limited to:

• Attending special events
• Special event parking and security
• Assisting the Director of School Safety
• Occasional local driving may be required

Requirements

• Must have California BSIS Guard Card
• Demonstrated work experience in security in an education or childcare setting preferred
• Certification of completion of the BSIS School Security Guard Training course (we can arrange for employee to obtain)
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Cultural competency skills
• Ability to multitask
• Conflict…