ABOUT THE POSITION
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the Security Officer has the immediate responsibility for maintaining a safe and secure learning atmosphere for staff, students and visitors. This includes controlling access to the building and grounds by unauthorized persons; assuring that all students report to their assigned instructional areas, and ensuring that students are never left unattended in the school building.
Starting Salary Range: $40,000 - $51,194
You will:
- Patrol public transportation routes and local businesses
- Patrol school building and grounds
- Prepare a written report for all criminal incidents on school property for school administration
- Participate in appropriate trainings and maintain appropriate certifications related to safety and security
- Maintain a high profile to discourage disruptive acts
- Cover evening and weekend school activities
- Ensure that surveillance is provided of suspected problem areas
- Assist the administration with staff and student security awareness programs
- Operate security equipment (two-way radio, metal detector, security cameras, etc.)
- Provide coverage during arrival and dismissal times
- Serve as a member of the School Emergency Response Team
- Other duties as assigned
You are able to:
- Intervene in fights and to apprehend and de-escalate persons.
- Ability to spend long periods of time walking and standing and to complete security patrol duties.
- Ability to patrol outdoors in inclement and extreme weather conditions.
- Required to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings, as assigned by school administration to provide maximum security coverage.
- Required occasionally to work overtime.
- Must support the Operations Manager in securing coverage for shifts missed due to sick, vacation, or other absences.
You Have:
- Must have a high school diploma or GED.
- Excellent oral communication and people skills.
- Ability to spend long periods of time walking and standing to complete security patrol duties.
- Experience in work involving the welfare and safety of students or others, preferably in an educational environment.
- Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a DC Security Officer License.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a DC Security Officer License
- Excellent oral communication and people skills
- Experience in work involving the welfare and safety of students or others (preferably in an educational environment)
- Ability to intervene in fights, apprehend and de-escalate persons
- Ability to spend long periods walking and standing and patrol outdoors in inclement weather
- Ability to work flexible hours including weekends, evenings, and occasional overtime
- Ability to operate security equipment (two-way radio, metal detector, security cameras)
- Participate in trainings and maintain appropriate safety and security certifications
What We Do
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School is an award-winning Pre-K3-12th grade school named for Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics and a DC Public School teacher for nearly 50 years. Founded in 2004, E.L. Haynes has grown to serve more than 1,150 students across two campuses in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC.
