Safe Schools Coordinator

Title: Safe Schools Coordinator Qualifications: Academic background or related work experience and skills in an area related to youth development. Strong communication skills. The ability to perform the duties and responsibilities as described below. Reports To: Assistant Superintendent Job Goal: To promote a safe, orderly, and caring environment by planning and implementing programs designed to reduce school violence and to engage students in appropriate behaviors and activities that promote character and facilitate academic growth. This position will have responsibilities to conduct routine safety inspections of all facilities, including playgrounds, gymnasiums, and weight rooms, training of employees in proper safety and provides training for employees in proper lifting, safety procedures/techniques, etc.

Duties And Responsibilities:

· Plans and implements programs and activities to reduce school violence.

· Promotes character education concepts and serves as a positive role model.

· Maintains high visibility throughout the building and grounds.

· Collaborates closely with the school resource officer (SRO).

· Coordinates program-related staff development for faculty and staff as indicated.

· Monitors student behavior and develops interventions for improvement.

· Makes classroom presentations on program-related topics in coordination with instructional staff.

· Communicates effectively with students, parents, administration, and staff.

· Involves parents and community as “on-site” advocates in the schools.

· Serves on the Student Services Team and the School Crisis Team.

· Assists the administrative staff with security concerns.

· Periodically participates in alternative and remediation programs, detention halls, and attendance academies.

· Attends scheduled Safe School Coordinators and School Resource Officers program meetings.

· Participates in professional growth opportunities.

· Completes monthly reports and other accountability reports (such as for grants) as assigned.

· Makes recommendations to school administration and staff utilizing needs assessment data and observations.

· Serves as team player and role model for other employees in the organization; demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement; supports and exhibits organizational core values of caring, respect, integrity, responsibility, high expectations, being customer driven, and valuing fairness.

· Performs other duties and accepts responsibilities as assigned.

· Must be certified, or working toward certification, in CPI (Verbal De-escalation/therapeutic holds).

· Must become familiar with and maintain the Rapid Responder Program.

· Good knowledge of school system and individual school crisis response and emergency plans.

· Good knowledge of conflict resolution, aggression management, crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies, student and staff self protection, crime prevention, bullying prevention, and drug and alcohol prevention.

· Assists schools in adopting the most successful strategies to train school staff to identify early warning signs and the most effective way to de-escalate potentially violent situations.

· Develop and present educational programs for school personnel, parents and students as a means of preventing violence in schools.

· Serves as a liaison to schools and community agencies, police, and emergency response personnel.

· Must have a working knowledge of current trends in gang activity.

· Must be able to work as a team player.

· Conduct employee accident investigations and Workers’ Compensation Trend Analysis

· Conduct routine safety inspections of all facilities, including playgrounds, gymnasiums, and weight rooms.

· Interpret regulatory agency laws and environmental issues, ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations pertaining to loss control.

· Review all environmental and safety hazards reported and bring to the attention of appropriate departments.

· Work with insurance company and workers compensation agency to assist in reducing risks to employees.

· Assist with insurance assessments and inspections of all district-wide property damage claims.

· Assist with ensuring safety compliance during periods of construction/renovation.

· Help develop and implement district-wide energy efficiency program.

· Work with schools to implement energy savings.

· Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in education, with experience in school safety protocols.

Salary

As determined by Board of Education salary schedules