Campus Safety and Security Team Member

Position Overview

The D219 Campus Safety and Security Team member is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for students, staff, and visitors. Campus Safety and Security Team members support positive student behavior, address misconduct, manage traffic and crowd control, and provide a proactive and visible presence throughout the school. This position requires strong interpersonal skills with students, staff, parents, and community members, and the ability to stay calm under pressure.

• Possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Obtain certification or completion of training for physically restraining students (including Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training).
• Provide medical certification of physical ability to perform job duties (standing, running, talking, hearing, seeing, smelling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling as required).
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors, including in high noise level areas, consistent with OSHA standards and local guidelines.
• Comfortable using standard business technology.
• People-oriented public safety or equivalent experience in school safety.
• Experience working successfully in a diverse, multicultural environment.

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to work effectively with all members of the community.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professional discretion.
• Strong organizational and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently.
• Ability to effectively use appropriate equipment necessary for this position.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and software used in this position.
• Possesses at a minimum: A high school diploma or GED.
• Experience working with youth/adolescents highly preferred.
• Positive youth development skills in direct mentoring, coaching or counseling of teenagers.

• Maintain a consistent, proactive, visible, mobile, and engaged presence throughout the building, including assigned posts, doors, halls, and bathrooms.
• Carry and effectively operate a two-way radio according to district protocols.
• Effectively maintain order and supervise students in cafeterias, parking areas, and other common areas.
• Act with authority and maintain a calm, controlled demeanor in stressful situations.
• Interact proactively and appropriately with students and visitors according to district protocols.
• Understand responsibilities and maintain coverage at assigned post locations unless authorized to leave.
• Accept changes to daily post locations and short-term changes in scheduled work hours.
• Assist with supervision and monitoring during key school periods such as the start/end of the school year and summer programs.
• Assist with end-of-school year, summer, and beginning-school-year supervision/monitoring including locker combinations, textbook distribution, residency, fee waiver, summer school.
• Operate a district vehicle with automatic transmission for campus patrol duties.

• Greet and screen all visitors to the building, instructing them on proper  (lanyards, badges, etc.).
• Effectively utilize the current technology systems and procedures to screen all visitors, substitutes and other individuals who are entering and exiting the school building.
• Collaborate with the Associate and Assistant Principals Office, Buildings and Grounds, and Main Office on all security procedures and main entrance door access.
• Answer, screen, and route phone calls not handled by the automated system, including processing voicemails and tip lines.
• Coordinate event and visitor calendar management with Safety Supervisor, including deliveries and outside guests.

• Function as a primary responder in alignment with the Districts emergency operations plan.
• Maintain certifications in CPR, AED, and "Stop the Bleed"; obtain CPI certification for student restraint when necessary.
• Communicate effectively with staff, students, emergency personnel, and parents during safety or emergency events.
• Facilitate communication with the Safety Team Supervisor and as necessary, with the District Safety Director, Principal, Assistant and Associate Principals Offices during emergency events, including specific locations to direct first responders (police and fire).

• Manage campus traffic and parking daily and during special events.
• Manage traffic on adjacent public streets when trained and approved by local police.
• Maintain order, supervise students, and manage pedestrian and vehicle traffic at events such as graduation and other major school events.
• May be required to work extended hours after requests of volunteers have been exhausted.

• Enforce student handbook, district policies, and procedures after receiving district-provided training.
• Complete paperwork and documentation regarding student…