Safety and Security Specialist

Salary from $25,750(Subject to experience verifications)

Classification: Non-Certified                                                             Location: Taos High School

Reports to: District Head of Security and High School Principal     FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit: Safety and Security (205 day 8 hours per day)

Position Summary:
Responsible for in-school suspension program or campus security supervision to prevent, detect, and confront threats to students and the school and to help maintain discipline and orderly conduct within the school. 

Supervision:

Works under the supervision of a school administrator(s) who assigns responsibilities and provides direction and guidance.  Campus security follows district and school policies and procedures in carrying out daily responsibilities.  Administrators are generally available to provide guidance in most situations.  However, the campus security must be able and willing to independently exercise sound and reasonable judgment in emergency situations. 

Duties and Responsibilities listed may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides supervision of students before, during, and after school. Prevents students from defacing school property e.g., desks, cubicles, walls, or any other form of vandalism.
2. Remains flexible in making decisions, responding to requests and situations on a case-by-case basis. Uses independent judgment and knowledge of student progress to design daily interactions. Holds safety issues as a high priority.
3. Reviews discipline infractions to identify and address student problem areas.
4. Administers limited discipline as necessary under the guidance of supervisor. May be called upon to act in instances of unsafe behavior without specific instruction from supervisor.
5. Assists building administrators in implementing disciplinary plans, investigations, and detentions.
6. Assists in the ongoing implementation of the school-wide safety plan and participates on the safety committee.
7. Oversees the campus supervision plan.
8. Patrol’s school grounds to detect unauthorized persons or vehicles.
9. Checks cars for parking authorization.
10. Maintains a current log of authorized student drivers and issue parking permits.
11. Establishes and maintains liaison with law enforcement and fire officials.
12. Notifies administrator(s) and coordinates with administrator on notifying law enforcement of potential criminal activity.
13. Calls law enforcement and fire officials for assistance according to the emergency plan and school administrator direction.
14. Must be willing to become certified in New Mexico Level II or III Security (armed) if needed.
15. Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
16. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Physical and Environmental Requirements of the Position:

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, move about, hear, and speak.
• Must be physically capable of running, lifting, pushing, jumping, and restraining when responding to students fighting, intruder pursuit, or other emergencies.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 25 to 50 pounds and move or restrain more than 100 pounds when required to intervene in student safety issues.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.  It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during their duties.
• The employee may be exposed to infectious disease as carried by students, exposed to student noise, and learning resource noise levels.
• The employee may be required to travel in school owned or leased vehicles while supervising and assisting students.
• Must be able to pass the New Mexico Security Level II or III training, if required.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Salary : $25,750