Security, Education Administration

Position: Security (Full-Time)
Position Type:
Security

Date Posted:
5/19/2026

Location:
Proviso West High School

Date Available:
08/04/2026

Closing Date:
Until Filled

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 (, Visitor's Pass, etc.)

Circulate throughout assigned area, securing hallways, stairways, washrooms, and locker rooms

Intervene to de-escalate negative behavior

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

Provide cafeteria direction

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

Provide exterior campus surveillance

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 day

Assist with student embarkation at bus stop at close of school day

Ensure that all exterior building doors are locked

Provide supervision at extracurricular events

Assist with services of the school store and r

Photograph and produce student and faculty IDs

Other related duties as required or assigned by administration