Security Monitor (Floater)

Position: Security Monitor (Floater) School: Assigned School

Work Group: Auxiliary - Level II Evaluation: 90 Days & Annually thereafter

Work Schedule: 7.75 hours daily, 180 days (School Year Position) or as assigned*

General Hours: High School: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm or as assigned

Middle School: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

(30-minute lunch break)

• Evening and Weekend Special Events and Activities, as assigned

Reports to: Building Principal & Assigned Safety Agent

Summary: Assist with the general safety and security of the school and campus. Work closely with the Safety Agent, Administration, and School Resource Officer to monitor and maintain safe and security practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preventing Criminal Activity: Maintain a high visibility presence with students and patrons to deter criminal activities and provide a sense of security.
• Student Monitoring: observe hallways, academic, and non-academic spaces to ensure safety and compliance with school policies.
• Vandalism Prevention: Regularly check restrooms, facilities, and grounds for signs of vandalism and take appropriate action to prevent further damage.
• Safety Monitoring: Respond to suspicious, dangerous, or unwanted activity and report incident(s) to the security office, Safety Agent, and/or Administration.
• Incident Documentation: Promptly document, report, and communicate incidents and safety hazards with the administration promptly.
• Emergency Assistance: Assist the administration with response to safety alarms, drills, and incidents as needed, ensuring a coordinated and effective response.
• Customer Service: Provide positive and professional customer service to all patrons and students, fostering a welcoming and safe environment.
• Confidentiality: Maintain confidentiality regarding building security, personnel, records, and documents to protect the integrity of the school.
• Student Interaction: Approach and interact with students or patrons who are disruptive, unsupervised, or in areas not designated as public spaces to ensure safety and compliance.
• Traffic & Pedestrian Assistance: Assist with student arrival, dismissal, and general exterior activities. Such as, but not limited to:

• Monitoring campus traffic
• Placing cones in parking lots or drives
• Providing indoor or outdoor supervision
• Directing traffic
• Serving as a crossing guard
• Reviewing student parking practices & issuing tickets as necessary
• Assisting with bus arrival and departure
• Driving assigned security patrol vehicle

• Routine Patrols: Conduct routine patrols to maintain a secure environment.
• Exterior Door Security: Check and ensure all exterior doors of the school are secured and unobstructed throughout the school day.
• Collaboration:

• Teamwork: Meet daily with the Safety Agent and Administration to review the daily calendar and collaborate on any safety concerns.
• Reporting: Work cooperatively with staff to report problematic students to the administration.
• Escort Duties: Escort students and patrons as directed by Student Services and the school office.
• Other Tasks: Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Safety, Safety Agent, or Administration that are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications of a security position.

Physical Ability ~ Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is significantly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

Sensory Requirements ~ Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. All tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors ~ The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Tasks are regularly performed without potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as temperature and noise extremes, odors, humidity, vibrations, traffic hazards, or violence. Some daily exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however the noise level can vary depending upon daily activity, but will still remain within the acceptable noise level range.

Mental Effort ~ Normal concentration/intensity, which includes prolonged mental effort with limited opportunity for breaks.

~ When duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity ~

The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.