School Sentry I Bilingual - School #35 10 months/40 hours

RCSD•Rochester, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a security position involving responsibility for maintaining order and protecting the well-being of students, faculty and support service personnel within the school and on school property. The School Sentry Program is part of a broader student security program involving counseling with families of disruptive students, and cooperation with family court and law enforcement agencies, to control disruptive students and dangerous outside influences. Employees are assigned to various elementary and secondary schools, during regular school hours and those scheduled for extracurricular activities. Employees report directly to and work under the direct supervision of the school principal and the Supervisor of School Sentries. General supervision may be exercised over School Sentries II. Does related work as required.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER: (A) One year paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as a security guard or in work involving the supervision, counseling or instruction of youth; OR, (B) Satisfactory completion of a minimum of thirty (30) college level semester credit hours.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES Per Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000, and by Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, to be employed in a position designated by a school district or BOCES as involving direct contact with students, a clearance for employment from the State Education Department is required.

Responsibilities

Provides protection of students, faculty and support service personnel
Maintains order in hallways and cafeteria
Intervenes directly to control disturbances among students, making citizens arrests as necessary
Reports to the supervisor of School Sentries, by radio receiver-transmitter or telephone, any emergency situations which may require police assistance
Attends orientation and in-service training sessions relative to rules, regulations, polices, first aid, conflict resolution and human relations
Prepares simple activity reports concerning such incidents as vandalism, theft, disruptive students, or other breaches of school order
Confers with students, parents and adults in the community concerning safety measures
Relays information to the school principal concerning developments within and outside the school which may affect the safety and security of its students
Attends monthly meetings for the solution of security problems and the development of good work habits
May supervise School Sentries II