Position Title: Security Personnel (1st shift, 9 1/2 Months)
Department: Security
Reports To: Security Manager
Building: Highland Park High School
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, starting hours between 7:00-10:00 a.m. depending upon need (8 hours per day) during school attendance days when students are in the building (1616 hours/year)
Starting Pay: $20.25/Hour
Deadline: Until position is filled

SUMMARY:
Under the direction and supervision of the Security Manager, the person in this position is responsible for monitoring students and visitors in all areas of the building and grounds to help ensure a safe and secure environment. The security guard is responsible for helping to deter inappropriate student behavior, referring students with discipline violations to the Deans, helping to enforce school parking regulations, directing traffic, providing crowd control, and providing positive assistance to students and faculty when needed.

BENEFITS:

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Single Plan: Fully covered by the District
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Family Plan: 76% paid by the District
Life Insurance: Fully covered by the District
IMRF Pension Plan
2 Personal Days/Yr
15 Sick Days/Yr
16 Paid Holidays (varies annually)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Monitors all areas of the school building and grounds: hallways, cafeteria, washrooms, locker rooms, parking lot, and grass areas.
Deters inappropriate student behavior through high visibility in student areas and the development of positive student interactions.
Refers students who violate school rules to the Deans' Office.
Assists students with difficulties with lockers, in the cafeteria, in the hallways, etc.
Direct visitor, parent, staff, and student traffic. Monitors student and faculty parking.
Enforces parking regulations, such as issuing student parking permits and determining which students violate parking regulations.
Assists adult staff and visitors by directing them to the appropriate parking areas and determines which adults violate parking regulations.
Greet, check, and direct visitors to the building.
Provides security for school dances, sporting events, and other extracurricular activities.
Attends and participates in staff/security meetings as needed.
Provide campus safety.
Performs other duties which may from time to time be assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Possess effective oral and written communication skills.
Able to work with students and adults in a positive manner.
Able to resolve and/or deescalate tense or volatile situations.
Able to comprehend and follow written and verbal instructions.
Possess common sense, problem-solving skills, and reasoning ability to appropriately deal with day-to-day instruction and supervisory situations.
Able to build and maintain relationships with colleagues that supports a cooperative work environment.
Able to handle and maintain the confidentiality of employee, student, and other sensitive District information.
Able to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Computer knowledge for accessing information or screening visitors to the school or district activities.
Able to learn and operate new software security systems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands 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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, write, type, speak, and listen. In addition, the employee may occasionally be required to bend, twist, reach and climb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral, and distant vision. The ability to work in an office environment, sitting, standing, light lifting, filing, operating office machines and computers, and communicating with staff and others. Occasional lifting, otherwise non-demanding office activities. Must be able to drive district vehicles. The employee will be regularly working outside all year round in all types of weather.

The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with the public and other staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students including taking actions that prevent or stop disruptions or fights involving students and/or adults.

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessities and School Board Policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans 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.

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