Job Title: Campus Safety & Support Officer - Camera Room
Reports to: Director of Campus Safety
Terms and Conditions: 12 month, Full-time, 8 hrs, Monday thru Friday, 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Rate of Pay: $22.50 per hour per Collective Bargaining Agreement
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OPRF – WHO WE ARE…

Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park, IL, a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one-school district, with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts, River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses, a variety of programs for students with special needs, 103 clubs and activities, and 34 competitive sports. We prepare our students well for post-secondary success, with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 96% graduation rate.

Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network, and our school is racially and economically diverse, with about 48% of our 3,300 students identifying as African-American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community, and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.

We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students, and who value student voice in education. As a school, we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color and other under-represented groups. OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. OPRF’s goal is to increase the diversity of its workforce.

OPRF is a great place for those who are interested in an environment that supports creativity, leadership at all levels, innovation, a focus on professional and curriculum development, and the best practices of instruction. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team that all students are capable of high levels of academic and social success.

Position Summary:
Continuous surveillance of the campus safety camera system throughout the day to ensure safety of students, employees, visitors, and property, as well as maintenance of OPRFHS Behavior Education Plan and other applicable rules. Assist with supervision of students, school building, grounds and perimeter of school as needed perform other related duties as assigned.

Certifications/Education:

High School Diploma.
Some college preferred.
Law enforcement classes or training preferred.
Some experience in IT preferred.
Some experience in digital threat assessment preferred.

Qualifications:

Must be at least 21 years old.
Experience with adolescents required; human services work experience desirable.
Must successfully attend and complete mandatory training and professional development including Incident Command System 100 if designated to participate.
Must maintain certification in CPI, CPR, First Aid/AED.
Ability to work during the senior graduation ceremony.

Must demonstrate the following:

Ability to maintain composure in volatile situations.
Ability to reduce the level or intensity of a difficult or dangerous situation.
Mastery of interpersonal skills in communicating with students, faculty/staff, parents, & community members and law enforcement/fire/medical personnel.
Ability to maintain a positive and cooperative working relationship with supervisor(s), administrators and any other contacts associated with the position.
Must be in good physical condition; able to run, stand for long periods of time, and run up stairs quickly in responding to calls for assistance.
After the job is offered, candidate must have physician's certification to physical ability to perform rigors of position before appointment receives final approval.
Ability to work independently and to make quality judgments that meet the needs of the school community.
A core system of personal values and integrity that will support the work and focus of school community and assist ensuring safety of students, staff and visitors.
Highly organized, detail orientated, adaptable to change, capable of handling/prioritizing multiple tasks, people oriented, and comfortable using standard business technology.
Strong understanding of emergency procedures are essential with a solid working knowledge of current technology available to support the work.
Culturally competent with the ability to establish and maintain good working relations with a diverse group of people.
Ability to work overtime when necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor screens of the campus safety camera system for unauthorized persons, suspicious/criminal activity, disturbances, fights, and school rule violations.
Keep records of and report unusual or concerning activity (to help identify cases of recidivism) to the Campus Safety Team, or to the Campus Safety Supervisor as appropriate.
Assist in the investigation of incidents on school property using available technology.
Assist the Behavioral Threat Assessment Team by completing digital threat assessment as needed. Serve as a regular member of the Behavioral Threat Assessment Team.
Provide images of concerning activity at the request of administration.
Answer emergency line calls and deploy campus safety/BRLs as necessary.
Supervise interior and exterior of school, grounds, and in concert with other security personnel as assigned.
Promote and maintain consistency among all security personnel in approaching individuals and in referring students to the appropriate Dean of Students for school rule infractions.
Respond to requests for assistance whenever on duty.
Refer all student misconduct and complaints made against non-students to the Campus Safety Supervisor.
Prepare written incident reports or other reports as necessary.
Using the designated patrol monitoring system when patrolling the campus.
Experience in working with Raptor System.
May be required to work extended hours as needs arise.
Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Physical Demands and the Work Environment:
In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all essential duties and responsibilities. The requirements listed are representative of the skills, physical demands, and work environment required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Skills Required:
The employee in this position must have the ability to:

establish and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the school community;
communicate clearly and concisely and professionally in all verbal and written communications including writing reports as necessary;
effectively present information and respond to questions is required;
effectively operate two-way radio communications skills preferred.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

sit, stand, talk, run quickly and hear for extended periods of time, operate electronic equipment; and reach with hands and arms and will repeat actions with the same hand, arm or finger motion;
have occasional lifting carrying, pushing, and/or pulling and dexterity actions within job standards;
meet deadlines with severe time constraints;
interact with the public and staff;
physically restrain students if necessary.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually high.
The work places the individual in frequent high-density settings with students and staff
Position involves working both indoors and occasionally outdoors.

Employee Performance Evaluation:

Job performance evaluations are completed annually by the Director of Campus Safety. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

Please, no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward, you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting, if you have any questions, please send an email to hr@oprfhs.org.

Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Campus Safety Camera Room Operator