Security Officer

Security Officer
- Starts at: $22.39 per hour

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Job Title: Security Officer

Location: As Assigned by OPS Administration

Reports To: Building Principal

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: Full-time, 10 month / Non
- Exempt, 40 hours per week, 196 days per year

Salary

Schedule:

This is a negotiated position. Wages are administrated consistent with the negotiated agreement.

Step 1 Hourly Rate $22.39

Position

Purpose:

The Security Officer promotes attitudes of student responsibility and assists administrators, teachers and staff with the safety of students and staff and the security of the facilities.

Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Patrols and monitor hallways, stairwells, toilet facilities, outside facilities, and other public and unsupervised places of the school to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff and the security of the facility.
• Ensures a smooth traffic flow of students through the hallways, assisting students with on-time arrival to class and to assigned locations.
• Assists with student supervision in the breakfast and lunch periods and with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of students.
• Assists with arrival and dismissal traffic duties.
• Remove disruptive students from classes when needed.
• Notify building administration, police, and/or appropriate emergency personnel of any emergency, potentially dangerous or unusual situations.
• Assists administrators and staff in crisis and emergency situations.
• Assists with fire drills and other emergency building evacuations.
• Assists visitors with directions and secure proper identification.
• Detects, investigates and reports unauthorized or suspicious persons, vehicles and activities.
• Challenge unauthorized visitors and escort them to exits.
• Promote student responsibility for behavior and attitude by serving as a role model and dressing and grooming professionally.
• Display ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school.
• Participate in appropriate in-service and workshop programs as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Duties

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment: This position requires the ability to use basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machine. Must always comply with OPS's guidelines for equipment use.

Travel: Local travel required.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Works in standard office and school building environments
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and use information from written materials and visual displays.
• Ability to work in standing/walking positions on a frequent basis throughout the work shift.
• Ability to work outdoors during arrival and dismissal as well as for building ground checks
• Ability to engage in physical activities to include but not limited to reaching overhead, squatting/bending, lifting, pushing and pulling, kneeling, climbing and running, required.
• Additional demands may be required upon request from the Supervisor

Interrelations:

• Contact with personnel within the district and with students, parents, and the community.
• Will be working with a diverse population requiring the ability to handle all situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Expected to interact with all internal and external customers in a friendly and professional manner.

Employee Punctuality and Appearance

• In order for schools to operate effectively, employees are expected to perform all assigned duties and work all scheduled hours during each designated workday, unless the employee has received approved leave.
• Any deviation from assigned hours must have prior approval from the employee’s supervisor or building administrator.
• All employees are required to report to work dressed in a manner that reflects a positive image of Omaha Public Schools and is appropriate for their position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Hold a high school diploma or…