Campus Safety Assistant I - Mary Buren Elementary

Assists and oversees students’ conduct on assigned school campus, ensuring a safe environment for staff, students, and visitors.

The Campus Safety Specialist I is the first in a two-level career ladder.  Advancement to this position requires experience working with children and with security of buildings and grounds.  Advancement to level II requires the ability to assist students in peer mediation, mentor at-risk students, diffuse confrontational situations, and conduct surveillance of buildings and grounds.

• Monitors a school campus, parking lots, adjacent areas and other facilities to discourage loitering, harassment, improper behavior, property damage, and theft.

• Monitors campus parking and traffic movement.

• Encourages loitering students to return to class.  Encourages non-students to leave the school premises.

• Prepares reports and maintains records regarding any problems or occurrences at a school site or locker room.

• Observes and controls behavior of students according to approved procedures.  Assists in maintaining order among students on the school grounds during breaks and lunch periods and in the cafeteria.

• Monitors assigned area to assist students and to resolve minor problems.  Assists student helpers in cafeteria by providing work direction and guidance.

• Monitors student activity and movement in study areas.  May oversee student detention areas and document student accomplishments.

• Directs movement of students in an orderly manner.

• Assists students in developing and observing acceptable rules of conduct.

• Assists in cafeteria in supervising students in lunch lines.

• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Must have a basic knowledge of District and site policies, procedures and regulations regarding appropriate student behavior on grounds or in facilities.  Must understand basic security and safety procedures.  Requires knowledge of student behavior and the techniques for overseeing students in unstructured settings.  Must have sufficient interpersonal skills sufficient to deal with normal and possibly confrontational situations.  Requires basic report writing and record keeping skills. 

Must be able to assess situations, interpret student behavior and apply appropriate measures to enforce school regulations.  Requires the ability to diffuse situations calmly and with authority.  Must be able to work independently in carrying out the duties of the position.  Must be able to prepare descriptive reports and maintain records of problems or situations requiring intervention.  Requires the ability to complete first-aid training within a reasonable time.

Incumbent must be able to work inside and outdoors engaged in work primarily of an active nature.  Requires the ability to maintain cardiovascular fitness in order to run, for the purpose of reaching incidents on a timely basis.    Requires ambulatory ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, physical strength to carry up to 150 pounds on an occasional basis, and agility to respond to emergency situations.  Requires near and far visual acuity to observe campus activity and read reports and written instructions.  Requires hearing for ordinary conversation and to hear other sounds in order to respond to normal and emergency situations. 

The position requires a High School diploma required as demonstrated by that level of reading and writing skill, and one year of experience working with youths in structured or unstructured settings.

May require a valid driver’s license. 

Work is performed in an office and outdoor environment with minimal exposure to loss-time accidents. There is some risk of physical harm.  There is some, yet remote exposure to communicable diseases.