Safety Officer - Sergeant

Safety Officer
- Sergeant

The Safety Officer
- Sergeant will monitor and supervise safety officers and, as needed, will work in the capacity and relief of a safety officer if no substitute is available to enforce institutional policies and procedures to protect school property and ensure a safe working/educational environment for staff and students.

Essential Job Functions:

• Monitors and supervises activities of safety officers to enforce institutional policies and procedures to protect school property and ensure a safe working/educational environment for staff and students.
• Arranges work schedules of assigned safety officers to cover shifts.
• Reviews essential information, conducts briefing sessions, answers questions, and participates in discussion of safety and pertinent information.
• Position is considered a working sergeant and in the event of safety staff shortages, the sergeant will work in the capacity and relief of safety officers if no substitute is available.
• Analyzes reports prepared and submitted by safety officers for accuracy and completeness and ensures reports have essential elements, fundamental soundness, and substantiation of actions taken.
• Assists in disseminating information regarding applicable new/revised policies and procedures to safety officers and explains implications.
• Analyzes difficult situations or problems presented by safety officers and recommends action to be taken or appropriate method or procedure to use.
• Compiles information for and writes reports on activities and recommendations to be submitted to safety coordinators and/or director of safety.
• Analyzes daily reports to determine levels of performance or need for corrective action.
• Attends safety staff meetings, gives and receives information, participates in problem solving, and recommends policy changes and program development to director of safety.
• Provides statistical information to the security operations center (SOC) analyst and safety administrators.
• Assists staff in investigation of incidents and safety concerns.
• Trains newly-hired safety staff and continues on-the-job training and coaching.

Minimum Qualifications:

• One to three (1
  3) years work experience in a safety officer position.
• Successful completion of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy as administered by the Ohio Attorney General through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, or a minimum of a two-year degree in criminal justice, police science, psychology, sociology, or equivalent years of experience.
• Possess a valid Ohio driver's license.
• Ability to deal with the public tactfully and courteously and to work harmoniously with parents, students, staff, and the community.
• Pass state-mandated criminal background checks.
• Pass school district's drug screening.
• Possess an understanding and knowledge of safety and first aid as it applies to students.
• Maintain certification in First Aid and CPR.
• Maintain district's yearly training online safety trainings.

Days/

Hours:

8 hours per day, 206 days per year (number of work days for current school year will be pro-rated to date-of-hire)

Hourly Rate 2026/27 SY:
New Hire = $19.47 per hour, plus an additional $1.25 per hour (

NOTE:

salary schedule includes increases after Year 1, 2, and
3)

Union: member of the USW