School Safety and Security Officer - Hana High & Elementary

Salary Range :

School Safety and Security Officer, SR-13 : $3,726.00 per month

• Under the direction of the School Leader, assists in the implementation of School Safety and Security Programs.
• Oversees the day-to-day security operations of the school; supervising the security attendant staff; ensuring the monitoring and directing of traffic flow to reduce congestion and assure safety, etc.
• Ensures the implementation of school security strategies on a daily basis.
• Plans and schedules daily work assignments of the school security personnel of assigned school.
• Supervises security activities at the scene of major incidents.
• Provides work direction and guidance to school security personnel; e.g. how to handle volatile situations; providing guidance on better handling certain situations, etc.
• Interprets and communicates security directives, policies, plans, and objectives to subordinates and ensures compliance.
• Provides safety and security related orientation and training to school security personnel.
• Establishes performance standards for subordinates, prepares performance evaluations, and recommends, as needed, appropriate personnel actions.
• Patrols school interior and grounds during regular hours or special assignments.
• Investigates and reports suspicious persons or unusual incidents.
• Enforces regulations establishing a tobacco-, alcohol-, weapons-, and drug-free school setting. Involves preventing and breaking up fights, addressing bullying and general student misconduct;

and brings violators to the administrator’s office for disciplinary consideration.

• Intervenes in situations likely to result in disruption or injury and directs students to refrain from such conduct.
• May assist the School Leader with investigations of truancy, property loss, theft, damage, or other student misconduct.
• Acts as liaison between the school and community first responders; invites first responders to observe evacuation drills and to participate in reviewing school emergency plans.
• Serves on the school safety committee to assist with reviewing and evaluating injury and illness data to identify and address trends to reduce accidents;

reviewing and updating school emergency plans; evaluating the effectiveness of the safety and health programs; reporting safety concerns to the committee; and investigating accidents.

• Serves as a member of the school emergency response team.
• Assists with improving school emergency readiness in addressing areas of prevention-mitigation; preparedness; and response and recovery to natural and man made hazards.
• Prepares written reports.

Education Requirement : Graduation from high school or equivalent.

Registration Requirement : Applicants must be registered as a Guard with the State of Hawaii Board of Private Detectives and Guards, in accordance with Act 208, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010.

Experience Requirements : Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had work experience of the kind and quality described below, or any equivalent combination of training and experience :

Class Title

Spec Exper (years)

Supvry Exper (years)

Total Exper (years)

School Safety and Security Officer

Specialized Experience : Progressively responsible work experience in the enforcement of security laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the protection of personnel and property.

• Applicants must have demonstrated evidence of supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects;
• by detail to supervisory positions; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in assignments;

or by favorable appraisals of a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed :

• Successful completion of a security training course (e.g., reserve police, military police, police academy or equivalent) may be substituted for one year of Specialized Experience.
• Successful completion of a two-year or four-year program in police science from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the Specialized Experience.

Quality of Experience : Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position.

The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Salary : The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements : Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.

Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks.

Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example : Twelve months of experience at 20 hours / week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year.

Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours / week will not be credited. Example : Twelve months of experience at 60 hours / week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Temporary Assignment : Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below :

A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;

A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his / her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm / yy to mm / yy), his / her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,

Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Documents : Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023.

All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Information about Temporary Positions : Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs.

Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities.

A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months.

Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.

You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.