Building Aide - Security Support (6.25 hours/day)

Muscatine Community School District•Muscatine, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Muscatine Community School District is hiring a Building Aide to support the Security team at Muscatine High School. The person in this position will work closely with Building Aides and Administration to ensure the daily safety and security of our students and staff. This is a full-time position scheduled for 182 days/year. The current starting rate is $18.26/hour. All essential functions must be performed on-site. Bilingual preferred or highly desired. Please see below for a full list of the duties and responsibilities of the Building Aide Security Support position. All positions are open until filled. All candidates chosen for hire will be required to pass a comprehensive background screening and complete an onboarding process with the Department of Human Resources. Contact the office of Human Resources for questions regarding the application or application process: 563-263-7223. OBJECTIVE: Supervise students in various settings and manage appropriate student behavior in these areas while ensuring that the school building and grounds are safe and secure for students and staff.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Ability to get along with a variety of people in a variety of settings
Attendance and demonstrated proficiency in behavior management may be required
Excellent oral and written communication including letters to students, group/public speaking, presentations, supervisory and instructional to the public, staff, and students
Able to work well with students, teachers, counselors, parents and other job-related persons.
Ability to intervene in crisis situations
A basic understanding of computer technology
Human relation skills, particularly with students.
Proficient with audio equipment, video equipment and other electronic devices.
Understand the operation of building systems including security, intercom, telephone, fire and alarm systems

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred or highly desirable

Responsibilities

Monitor students entering the cafeteria during passing period to do so in an orderly fashion.
Watch students as they go through the lunch lines to make sure they are paying for all items selected and abiding by lunch line rules as time allows.
Assist in the orderly movement of the lunch lines and manage appropriate student behavior in these lines.
Circulate among the tables to make sure students are following lunchroom rules.
Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to cafeteria rules and standards.
May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.
Help maintain a clean lunchroom by throwing away food containers left on some tables.
Monitor students as they enter and pass through the gym foyer during lunch segments.
Circulate among students in this area to maintain appropriate behaviors.
Monitor building doorways and student use of these exits.
Monitor restrooms.
Supervise the patio area and/or the area at MHS on the north side the building between the pool and remaining building.
Maintain appropriate student use of this area.
Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to rules and standards.
May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns, and questions to administration.
Monitoring students entering and leaving the designated area during passing period so it is done in an orderly fashion.
Enforce building procedures.
Circulate among the students and manage appropriate behaviors of students in their free period.
Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to designated AEA rules and school standards.
May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns, and questions to administrations.
Complete other duties assigned by an administrator.
Maintain a quiet study environment in a large study hall setting.
Take attendance and maintain accurate daily attendance records.
May work in conjunction with a teacher in supervising up to 90 freshman students.
May work alone maintaining a smaller study hall of only 25-30 students in another classroom.
Move about the classroom to answer student questions and maintain appropriate student behaviors.
Check students in and out of study hall with appropriate passes.
Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them in regard to study hall rules.
May have to confront insubordinate and hostile students.
Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.
Supervise a smaller (20-25 students) quiet study hall area that contains students who are serving in-school suspensions, detentions, disciplinary assignments and in general are in this setting due to disciplinary reasons.
Maintain accurate attendance records on a daily basis.
Monitor student use of passes and bathroom facilities.
Escort students to cafeteria to get their lunch when serving an in-school suspension.
Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and provide feedback to students in regard to structured study hall rules.
May have to confront insubordinate and hostile students.
Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.
Direct students and communicate specific behavior problems to an administrator.
Drive through the vehicle in either assigned vehicle or your own.
Report any vehicle damage to appropriate administrator.
Apply parking violation stickers to the side windows of any vehicle not parked appropriately.
Check the passes of any student found outside.
Check passes of students found in hallways while class is in session.
Check rest rooms.
Assist administrators when called upon to do so.
Perform office/clerical duties.
Complete other duties of a similar nature as assigned by an administrator.
Supervise the arrival and departure of students.
Responsible for observation of outside areas including parking lots and walkways.
Become acquainted with the students and assist in directing their activities in the lunchroom, corridors, and grounds.
Work with the school resource officer as necessary.
Maintain total campus awareness and identify imminent problems.
Provide leadership to committees working on building/security and safety issues.
Become familiar with available technology that is related to campus security.
Lock doors and secure building after school.
Carry and operate a walkie-talkie and escort students to restroom/office as needed.
Deliver messages from the office to students.
Lunchroom duty as directed by high school administration.
Outdoor supervision of students as necessary.
Clear halls at the end of the day and monitor boarding of busses.
Other duties of a similar nature to be assigned as needed.