Climate Team Officer

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Jan 20, 2026, 4:44:23 PM

Central-42 West Madison Street (Safety & Security)

Purpose of the Position: Climate Team Officers are responsible for the overall safety and security of the school. The Climate team plays a critical role in the school’s culture and climate. A calm, structured, and positive learning environment is top priority for CPS. The Climate team is actively involved in the progressive discipline system and supplements the on-site security team as the first line of defense to defuse and de-escalate student misconduct and/or serious incidents.

Climate team personnel actively engage in supporting students in order for them to become successful in the classroom and school community. The Climate is by design a highly mobile supplemental security team designed to move rapidly between multiple work locations all over the city of Chicago.

• Supplement the existing security team when detailed by leadership to various locations.
• Support the school’s efforts to create a restorative culture among the student body that shifts the focus away from punishment and instead puts the focus on repairing harm.
• Actively respond to fights or other issues in the school that threaten the safety of students, staff, and/or guests utilizing Safety Care skills up to and including momentary physical intervention if warranted by the safety risk.
• Fulfill duties associated with the post assigned as part of the school’s comprehensive security plan; maintain an orderly post and remain at the post at all times unless otherwise directed by a supervisor.
• Fulfill duties assigned related to Hall Sweeps.
• Patrol (foot or mobile) and monitor school property for unauthorized persons. If needed, redirect or escort from property.
• Report unusual activity or suspicions of safety issues to the Security Supervisor or administration in a timely fashion.
• Assist with the organization and distribution of student lockers and locker searches.
• Monitor school grounds and school entrances to ensure only authorized personnel and authorized visitors access the school; if assigned to the main entrance, ensure all guests follow visitor protocol and triage visitor requests.
• Actively participate in professional development training to ensure ongoing growth and to advance skills.
• As assigned, monitor the student entry and dismissal process to ensure safety.
• Build positive and professional relationships with students and leverage those relationships to establish and maintain productive and safe learning environments and common areas of the building.
• Exercise dignity and respect when interacting with students at all times.
• Lead efforts to de-escalate inappropriate student behaviors and assist students with maximizing their time on task in classrooms.
• Restore order and discipline wherever deployed.
• Serve as a primary participant in emergency response during crisis situations including but not limited to fire, tornado and active shooter incidents.
• Support District meetings including Board Meetings and school-level meetings as directed by supervisor.

• Identify challenging and disruptive behaviors that may jeopardize the culture and climate of the school environment.
• Identify indications of intimidation and dangerous activity within the school.
• Provide assistance to CPS and CPD personnel as needed.
• Monitor atmosphere of student body for indicators of impending violence and communicate such indications without delay.
• Mitigate the threat or conflict requiring Climate Team presence.
• Meet school’s expectation for reduction in serious misconducts.
• Stakeholder perception of a safe school climate and culture.
• Adhere to CPS Office of Safety and Security Accountability Standards.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must own vehicle and have the ability to travel to any CPS school city-wide using own vehicle.
• Must possess valid Illinois Driver’s License.
• A minimum of 2‑3 years of highly successful related experience.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time (up to 8 hours) and quickly ascend/descend…