Security Officer, Part-Time (as needed)

CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

POSITION TITLE:            Security Officer, Part-Time (as needed)

DEPARTMENT:                Finance

REPORTS TO:                  Security Manager

FLSA:                                  Non-Exempt

TERM:                                 Part-time, as needed

Mission Statement

Through excellence in education, Charlotte Country Day School develops the potential of each student by fostering intellectual curiosity, principled character, ethical leadership, and a responsibility to serve.

School Overview

Charlotte Country Day School (Country Day) is one of the largest independent, co-educational schools in the Charlotte area and one of the 15 largest in the continental United States. Enrollment is very strong, and the school is thriving. Highly regarded for the rigor of its academic program and the breadth of its offerings in the arts, athletics, community service, and leadership, Country Day is noteworthy for a long tradition of positioning itself at the forefront of curricular innovation.

A strong, forward-thinking institution, Country Day offers every child a chance to shine. The school is a diverse, inclusive community with strong academic and co-curricular programs designed for students to learn to think critically, act respectfully, and show sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others. The unique curriculum offered by Country Day prepares and strengthens students for participation in their local and global communities. With its focus on diversity, service, global study, and technology, Country Day has positioned itself as a school of the 21st century.

Country Day is committed to living as an authentic, inclusive community. Our pursuit of this commitment to community recognizes and affirms the richness brought by difference and discovered through commonality.

Position Summary:  The Security Officer provides competent campus security and safeguards students, employers, visitors, and property with an emphasis on customer service and good community relations.  This part-time position would be to work sporting events, school events and other school related activities as needed.    

Essential Functions:  

• Provides continuous monitoring of campus property including security inspections of all doors, windows and gates, establish routes, patrols and inspections for security personnel.
• Provides continuous monitoring of employees, visitors and students for the purpose of ensuring compliance with established guidelines, and maintaining a safe and positive school environment.
• Communicates safety and security policies and enforcement procedures to students, staff, and visitors for the purpose of ensuring their understanding of such information and the potential consequences of violation.
• Integrates security duties with scheduled campus activities.
• Maintains contact and is accessible to Security Manager via cellular phone, pager and/or 2-way radio.
• Briefs Security Manager on potential problems or safety issues.
• Responds to requests related to safety and security by school administrators, employees, students, parents, and other visitors to Charlotte Country Day School.
• Makes scheduled tours of school and grounds by vehicle or walking to ensure security, and watches for conditions that could result in injury or loss.
• Monitors and resolves actions by visitors, drivers, students, or employees that could cause injury or loss.
• Provides security coverage for bus students at Lower School, for late athletic bus service from Middle School, and late wait pick-up.
• Operates and monitors all appropriate control panels, alarms and all related security equipment. Frequently checks fire and security systems for proper operation.  Must be able to troubleshoot and correct minor difficulties.
• Responds to all alarms.
• Serves as contact / responder for campus security system provider.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Abilities:

1. Working knowledge of law enforcement methods, techniques and procedures.
2. Working knowledge of Charlotte Country Day School organizational policies and procedures including appropriate human resources compliance.
3. An ability to recognize problems and choose the appropriate solution from among several.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills.
5. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
6. The ability to take charge but deal professionally and calmly in emergency situations.
7. Ability to read simple instructions and operate independently during shift.
8. Ability to safely operate school vehicles on public roads as well as on campus around visitors, employees, and students.
9. Valid state driver's license.

Physical Work Environment:

• Work regularly requires sustained concentration.
• Work requires considerable physical effort or manual dexterity including occasionally lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying equipment and materials weighing 50 pounds or more.
• Ability to crawl, reach and occasionally run, and drive a vehicle in the normal course of duties.
• Sufficient vision (with correction) to read and to observe more distant objects.
• Ability to do considerable walking in order to make rounds of facility.
• Sufficient stamina and ability to complete tasks with some risk of exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, humidity, rain, temperature extremes, traffic hazards, and violence.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is intended to describe the basic, critical elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job.

It is the policy of Charlotte Country Day School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.  This policy extends to recruitment, employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, training, benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment.