Security Officer- 0.5 Contracted Part-Time

Security Officer- 0.5 Contracted Part-Time

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Job : 5895096

Final date to receive applications: Sep 21, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

This is a part-time position that is not eligible for Benefits. This position is scheduled to work 5 hours per day, 5 days per week (12:30 PM - 5:30 PM).

This position is for ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school. The work involves being highly visible in the halls, parking lots, cafeteria, rest rooms, grounds, stairwells, and other locations for the purpose of ensuring order and discipline, preventing crime, investigating criminal acts, and detaining and apprehending persons violating the law on school premises.

The work requires excellent rapport with students to encourage proper behavior and cooperation with school administrators and law enforcement agencies in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.

The worker selects and applies appropriate effective methods of crime prevention, intervention, and enforcement in different situations.

Requires a high school diploma or possession of a GED and a valid driver’s license. Some college level course work is not required but welcomed. Training with the police department or recent law enforcement experience is also welcomed.

• Assists school administrators in the prevention of personal injury, property loss and disruption of the educational process through daily operations including routine patrol, crime prevention, surveillance, investigation, emergency response, recovery of property, and related activities.
• Patrols assigned buildings as a visible force to prevent student disruptions, vandalism, illegal entry and other activities that detract from the care, welfare, safety and security of all students, staff and guests of NPS.
• Queries visitors on school premises and assures that such visitors comply with proper NPS policies and procedures.
• Confronts unauthorized persons for questioning, escorts individuals off school property or detains them for police assistance, as needed.
• Patrols at night functions such as meetings, student activities, special programs, etc., as requested or scheduled.
• Enforces Regional Board and school policies and procedures regarding the conduct of persons on school property.
• Maintains a high level of visibility as students arrive and depart from school and as they move about during the school day.
• Participates in random inspections, conduct metal detector screening for weapons and forbidden objects, and completes supporting documentation.
• Participates in the conduct of fire drills.
• Offers testimony in court or before the Regional Board as necessary and obtains petitions and warrants.
• Assists Executive Director and staff in stopping altercations, arguments or other forms of disruptive or illegal behavior.
• Maintains alertness to illegal substances or weapons being carried or stored on school property.
• Renders first aid and CPR as appropriate; collaborates with and assists public safety (police, fire, EMT) personnel who respond to calls at school or school functions held at locations throughout the community.
• Prepares required written reports of incidents and disciplinary referrals as necessary and keeps records.
• Performs physically strenuous activities required to identify, detain, and apprehend intruders and trespassers. Activate / deactivate smoke/fire/intrusion alarm system and secure doors.
• Performs other duties, as necessary, to provide school security and safety to the fullest extent possible.

• Good knowledge of standard security procedures and the regulations and laws relating to school building and grounds conduct and building intrusion and trespassing.
• Good knowledge of security/law enforcement principles and practices.
• Good knowledge of the laws of arrest, the…