School Security Officer – Traffic Control

Salary: $44,000.00 – $55,315.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Ensures the safety, security, and welfare of students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned location. Directs traffic on roads immediately adjacent to school property. Work involves being highly visible in the halls, cafeteria, rest rooms, stairwells, grounds, parking lots, and other locations for the purpose of ensuring safety, order, and discipline, as well as preventing crime and detaining persons violating the law on school premises. 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. Selects and applies appropriate effective methods of crime prevention, intervention, and enforcement in different situations. Responds to violent or other disruptive events.

Essential Functions:

• Assists school administrators in the prevention of personal injury, property loss, and disruption of the educational process through routine patrol, crime prevention techniques, surveillance, emergency response, recovery of property, etc.
• Provides traffic direction on County roadways at access points to identified schools during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal operations.
• Serves as a floating SSO to provide coverage for absent SSOs at other locations.
• Provides supplemental SSO coverage where needed.
• Patrols assigned areas, buildings, grounds, and parking lots to prevent student disruptions, fire, theft, vandalism, and unauthorized/illegal entry and other activities that detract from a safe, secure, and orderly school environment. Maintains a high level of visibility as students arrive and depart from school and as they change classes throughout the school day.
• Enforces School Board policies and procedures regarding the conduct of persons on school property.
• Assists principal and staff in stopping altercations, arguments, or other forms of disruptive or illegal behavior.
• Assists school administrators in conducting investigations of student violations: i.e., collecting witness or participant statements, reviewing surveillance footage, etc.
• As directed, assists in student searches for illegal substances or weapons.
• Ensures that parked vehicles are properly registered.
• Ensures that individuals on school grounds have legitimate business with the school, and either escorts unauthorized persons off school property or waits with them for police assistance as needed.
• Inspects the physical security of the building: to include checking doors, windows, gates, fences, locks, lights, heating, and fire equipment; and reports any unusual conditions or maintenance problems to appropriate staff.
• Works with school officials and staff to maintain and correct problems, promote safety, and promote pride and ownership of school facilities among students.
• Patrols night functions, such as meetings, student activities, and athletic events as requested.
• Renders first aid and CPR as appropriate.
• Collaborates with and assists public safety (police, fire, EMT) personnel who respond to calls at school or on school grounds.
• Offers testimony in court or before the School Board as needed.
• Serves as a member of the School Safety Team and assists with emergency planning, training, and drills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent,
• Have documented work experience with a positive employment history. Minimum of two years experience in security/law enforcement is required.
• Must complete traffic control training as administered by Chesterfield County Police.
• Must be certified and maintain certification in CPR/AED and First Aid.
• The employee must maintain appropriate physical standards including agility, physical strength, and stamina.
• Must successfully complete entry-level training to be certified as a School Security Officer within 60 days from the date of employment and complete in-service training as required by the State of Virginia and CCPS Safety & Security Manager.