Fall River Public Schools
Fall River, Massachusetts
Job Description: Safety Officer
General Duties:
- Provides a safe and secure environment for learning.
- Patrols interior points of entrance/exit, passageways, common areas including restrooms, instructional areas, gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria
and assembly areas as assigned
- Ensures appropriate pedestrian traffic patterns and flow along interior passageways and exterior walkways.
- Monitors motor vehicle traffic issues around assigned facility, including but not limited to vehicle-free zones/building proximity, parking areas and speed.
- Pre-qualifies visitors and monitors accountability using registration (sign-in/ -out), identification badge assignment, controlled access areas and passage routes throughout the facility. Provides directions as needed as well as information regarding visitation policies and protocols to all authorized visitors.
- Pre-qualifies vendors and/or external contractors and monitors accountability using registration (sign-in/-out), identification badge assignment, controlled access areas and passage routes throughout the facility. Provides directions as needed as well as information regarding visitation policies and protocols to all authorized vendors and/or external contractors.
- Provides security presence as directed at academic, athletic and social events both during and after regular school hours.
- Controls and diffuses disturbances before, during and after school hours, within school buildings, upon school grounds and along access and egress routes.
- Assists in investigation of causes of school disturbances, theft, vandalism, and/or breaches in safety and security policies and protocols.
- Assists school resource (police) officers, local police and fire safety officers as necessary.
- Maintains logs, prepares reports and/or other documentation related to security and/or safety.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications;
- Candidate must be 18 years of age or older.
- Candidate must pass an in house safety officer training course.
- A basic work ethic and initiative for continuing improvement
- Physical ability to perform an acceptable quantity & quality of work at all times
- A work history of dependability and reliability
- A positive and cooperative attitude
- Ability to meet attendance requirements.
- High School diploma or GED
- Valid Drivers license.
- Must clear criminal, physical and chemical screenings
- Ability to apply common sense understanding in fulfillment of oral or written instructions
- Ability to relate to officials, staff and public in a courteous manner
- Ability to work occasionally in poor weather conditions, including
heat, cold, rain, or snow
.
The salary schedule for this position is available at the office of Facilities & Operations. |