Unarmed School Security Officer
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Premier Security Solutions
Burton, MI, US
Summary
The security officer ensures the safety of school buildings, staff, and students by actively monitoring the premises and deterring suspicious activity. They must react quickly to hazardous situations and maintain professional communication with the site team and authorities.
Job Description
The Unarmed Educational / School Security
Officer ensures efficient and professional security operations at schools
within the appointed region. This position is a working level Security Officer
who actively works onsite, securing school’s buildings/properties, school
staff, and students, as well as locating and deterring suspicious activities
while providing a safe and secure learning environment for all campus personnel.
The school Security Officer is held to a high standard of physical and mental
capabilities to ensure the students, parents, and staff are protected.
Essential Duties / Responsibilities
· Work to ensure the assigned premises and/or people
are kept safe and secure
· Work closely and cooperatively with staff at
assigned premises to ensure they are safe and secure
· React and respond quickly to dangerous/hazardous
situations
· Monitor assigned location with high degree of attentiveness
to surroundings
· Communicate effectively to site team using assigned
radio
· Identify and correct inefficiencies, liabilities,
and safety hazards at work sites
· Utilize the company’s current scheduling and
approving her/his weekly hours for payroll
· Provide detailed information to authorities as
needed
· Other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or
management
Requirements
Excellent verbal and written communication
skills
· Excellent
interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential
situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy
· Excellent organizational skills and
attention to detail is a must
· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and
adaptability to other related software
· Judgement and high level of integrity
· High initiative and reliable
· Ability to work in a culture of diversity,
inclusivity, collaboration, and teamwork
· Must be able to pass the firearms test administered
by Premier Security Solutions
· Safely and legally operate a motor vehicle
· Refer to the Standard Operating Procedures in Employee
Manual regarding Use of Force
Physical Demands
· Must be able to sit, stand, bend, or walk for 100%
of the shift as needed
· Must be able to quickly ascend and descend stairs
and move as needed to secure premises
· Must be able to quickly physically engage to
de-escalate and/or respond to security or safety threats.
· Must have excellent visual and auditory acuity to
see, hear, and interpret observable people, things, behavior, and speech
· Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
Position Type and Expected Work Conditions
· Full-Time or Part-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
- Involves
work assignments that vary in days of the week and time of day to relate
to the 24/7 security operations of the client - Travel to
other locations may be needed
· Both indoors and outdoors possible, regardless of
weather
Required Education and Experience
· High school diploma or GED
· Valid Driver’s License and be able to provide
documentation
· Required to make any/all continued
training/education classes provided by Premier Security Solutions, relevant to position