School Safety Officer

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403

(610) 277-3715 | jobs@TheLincolnCenter.com

JOB DESCRIPTION: School Safety Officer

                                      FLSA:

Exempt

Reports To:

Program Leader

Organization Summary:

Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983, TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training. Additionally, TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Program Leader and working as a member of the site/program team, SSO helps keep the school environment safe, calm, and ready for learning. The role blends security, prevention, student support, and emergency response.

Duties & Responsibilities:

School Culture Management

• Manages crisis situations and defuses situations using conflict resolution and crisis management techniques
• Works one-on-one with students to affect behavior changes
• Reinforces appropriate behaviors and redirects negative behaviors
• Provides values clarification including rules, expectations and consequences
• Implements consequences for inappropriate behavior with proper training
• Provides interventions to redirect behavior
• Assists school staff by participating as a team member in the development and monitoring of comprehensive behavioral objectives, goals, and plans

Communication/Consultation

• Works as a team member with teachers and counselors and other appropriate personnel to establish positive student contacts that develop appropriate and positive behavior modifications enabling students to succeed
• Provides information to parents, guardians, or other care providers concerning actions of students
• Ensures consistency of behavioral standards by coordinating with appropriate student contacts
• Monitors physical and emotional changes in students and reports to appropriate personnel
• Consults with teachers, support staff, and administrators to obtain information and advice on prior behavior problems, and provides information as necessary concerning behavioral concerns

Program/Staff Support

• Maintains a professional rapport with program/site staff
• Monitors student behavior changes, assisting with academics as directed by teacher and supervising various activities during the course of the instructional day to maintain a controlled and safe environment for students and staff
• Maintains awareness of fire drill and lockdown procedures and emergency contingency plan for the school site
• Implements school’s emergency procedures as requested
• Attends and provides trainings regarding safety, security, physical interventions and behavior management procedures as requested
• Oversees recreational activities, and other learning opportunities as requested
• Attends program/site team meetings and various school events, including selected sporting events

Skills & Knowledge:

• Calm under pressure • Observant • Fair and respectful • Good communicator • Strong judgment • Caring but firm

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, experience in school settings a plus

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

Therapeutic Support Classroom setting, K-12

Work Hours:

This is a full-time position

Travel:

Travel is occasional, such as chaperoning student day trips and home sporting events

EEO Statement:

TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.