Campus Security Director jobs in Kansas City, KS

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION
Monitor campus or other District property or functions to ensure safety and security of students, visitors and staff.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
•Monitors and supervises students' activities at assigned locations in the building and/or on the grounds
•Checks students' hall or parking lot passes
•Inquires about the nature of the business of non-students entering campus and determines if they require an escort
•Documents and escorts unauthorized persons off campus and calls for assistance from supervisor in these matters if needed
•Is familiar with and enforces Student Conduct and Discipline Code and other school rules and regulations
•Completes necessary reports to document criminal events or discipline code violations
•Administers warnings to students or refers them to building administrators for disciplinary action Locates students sought by building administration, and escorts students to central office as needed
•Ensures students, staff, and visitors adhere to School Board policies and regulations while on campus
•Issues verbal warnings, reports misconduct and requests assistance from appropriate personnel as required
•Watches for disturbances, fights, unauthorized visitors, or criminal activity
•Assesses danger and calls for backup or assistance if necessary
•Intervenes to halt or prevent fights, disturbances or other incidents, and diffuses threatening or confrontational situations between students or others
•Ensures order is restored and students are unharmed
•Watches for and reports suspicious activity to appropriate authorities as required
•Assists students in resolving minor disagreements and coordinates a mutually acceptable agreement
•Assists in coordination of action to be taken concerning threats of violence on students, and assists in implementation
•Confers with and assists building administration, District security and policy on investigation of criminal incidents or discipline code violations
•Observes and gathers information about student involvement in gang activities or use of illegal substances
•Reports incidents to appropriate authorities as required
•Assists in the evacuation of buildings during drills and actual emergencies
•Provides student supervision at after school functions and athletics as assigned
•Renders appropriate first aid to injured persons and follows established protocol for reporting injuries

OTHER DUTIES
•Performs related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
•Knowledge of security procedures as applied to the requirements of schools
•Ability to perform school security and related duties efficiently
•Ability to communicate effectively
•Ability to work cooperatively with others
•Ability to manage conflict
•Ability to intervene in physical conflict and physically restraint students to protect property or persons

QUALIFICATIONS
•High School diploma or equivalent
•Experience in security related work or work involving dealing with adolescent behavior
•Must satisfactorily complete campus security officer training within four weeks of hire
•Must satisfactorily complete annual re-certification training

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to and evaluated by the Principal, Assistant Principals and Security Coordinator.
Managed by and receives training and other guidance from the Security Coordinator and Director of Security.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in District schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is infrequently very heavy, occasionally heavy with the majority of the day requiring light physical activity.  Typical positions require workers to constantly stand and walk throughout the day with occasional sitting, lifting and exerting a push/pull force in excess of 100 pounds infrequently, up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis and 10 pounds on a frequent basis, occasionally stooping, kneeling, crouching, overhead reaching, reaching at desk and floor level, firm and simple grasping and fine motor activity.  The work requires constant standing, walking, balancing, seeing, hearing, and talking.

FLSA STATUS
Nonexempt

From $11.40 to $14.46 hour

185 Work Days/Year

8 Hours/Day

Colorado Springs School District 11 seeks to comply with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.