Security Officer

The successful candidate will receive a $1,000 sign-on bonus ($500 paid at time of hire and $500 paid at the end of 90 days of employment.

Reporting to the Director of Safety and Security, Deerfield Academy’s Security Officers work with all campus departments to provide a safe environment in which to learn, work, and visit.

• Proactively develop relationships with employees that promotes positive communications and team building;
• Manage traffic and human control on a daily basis and for academy events, to ensure a smooth operation
• Train students and employees in Emergency Procedures, to maximize our community’s response to potential disaster;
• Activate emergency notification systems using RAVE by computers, cell phone and outside loud speakers;
• Collaborate with the Director to assist with the protection of high-profile visitors.

• Immediately respond to all emergency calls and threats to the safety and security of students and/or employees, including fire and security alarms; answer all calls for help and service in a courteous, expeditious, and professional manner;
• Complete Incident Reports and deliver them to the Director, according to standard departmental protocols;
• Patrol Academy property regularly throughout shifts; check doors, gates, windows and all points of entry to ensure that unauthorized persons have not gained entry to the premises undetected;
• Inspect all campus buildings on a regular basis to ensure compliance with state and local fire regulations;
• Monitor Campus Security and Fire Alarms electronically, disarm and alarm as needed;
• Practice, promote and communicate safety in the workplace through own work performance to help ensure that other departmental employees do the same.

• Communicate with SOC, and respond to requests for assistance;
• Print One Card  for employees or students when reported lost or stolen;
• Maintain a complete log for each tour of duty; register all activity, the exact time service was provided, and all unusual conditions when discovered; create reports as necessary in a timely and accurate manner;
• Log accurate reports for all inspections, including fire codes and others as required by state and federal entities;
• Attend all training programs as required on or off campus;
• Comply with all policies and procedures of the Safety & Security Department, including the Academy Safety Program, both on and off Academy property.

Other duties as assigned

• Completion of 12th grade or equivalent
• 1-3 years’ experience in a position of responsibility
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Possess excellent technical skills, familiarity with MS Office, internet, and mobile applications and processes
• CPR, AED, and First Responder certified, or ability to become certified
• Ability to deal with adults, adolescents, and children in a pleasant, cooperative manner
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Mentally capable of performing multiple tasks under stressful situations
• Ability to function in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to visually operate a computer and to make general observations of facilities or structures
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and to serving the needs of a diverse community;
• Ability to manage and sensitivity to highly confidential information

• Ability to spend long periods of time on feet
• Ability to walk 2-5 miles per shift around the campus
• Ability to run up 3 flights of stairs in less the 1 minute or 100 yards in 2 minutes, or a combination thereof
• Ability to frequently climb up or down stairs, ladders or any other type of staging
• Ability to frequently balance, stoop, crouch, reach, write and grasp
• Ability to occasionally kneel, crawl, push and pull
• Ability to occasionally push/pull up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to rarely lift 70 lbs. to shoulder; occasionally 20 lbs. to waist level or over head
• Ability to constantly hear other people talking on the radio, telephone and with community members

• Worker is frequently subject to outside environmental conditions including extreme cold (temperatures below 32) and extreme heat (temperatures…