Primary Purpose: 

Maintains a safe and secure environment for students, staff and visitors. Protects all district facilities/grounds. 

  

Qualifications: 

• Associate Degree in Law Enforcement field 

• Experience in law enforcement or related security experience   

 

Essential Functions: 

• Monitors assigned areas of district buildings and grounds to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, criminal activity including unauthorized entry onto district property using available technology and regularly patrols assigned areas.  Initiates appropriate action when a threat to the school environment exists. 

• Ensures the security of all buildings, classrooms, and security gates when areas are not occupied.  Daily inspects doors windows and gates to ensure they are secure and promptly reports any repairs needed to address security issues. 

• Ensures all alarms are operational. 

• Monitors entrances to school property and ensures visitors comply with procedures for entering and properly registering their presence.  Approaches and questions individuals for proper permits and authorization for use of or presence on school property. 

• Effectively uses non-violent crises intervention and restraint techniques, anger management and conflict resolution skills as necessary. 

• Checks for proper operation of all boilers, fire systems, intrusion systems, rescue assistance systems, emergency generators, sump pumps, and chiller units. Notifies proper individuals when not operating properly. Acts as primary responder for alarm or trouble signals from each system.  

• Checks external lighting and reports those which are out or otherwise need repair.   

• Patrols parking and road areas to ensure compliance with parking rules and help maintain security of parked vehicles. Checks emergency access routes to ensure they are not blocked. 

• Fills out pertinent security forms in accordance with district procedure and policy. Reports security violations, parking or traffic violations, unauthorized usage of school property and unusual activity to appropriate person.  In consultation with building administrator writes district notices or citations for violations according to district procedure.  

• Establishes or maintains existing online and hard copy filing systems appropriate for school security and in accordance with standardized records management procedures and so as to facilitate retrieval and access. Maintains classified or confidential materials in accordance with security procedures and transfers and discards files in accordance with established procedures and schedules.  Maintains confidentiality with all District information, including District and school population information. 

• When assigned to be twenty-four hour on call, responds to emergency calls/investigates accident, theft, vandalism, and incident reports. Conducts follow up investigations when appropriate.  

• Contacts and/or assists local law enforcement and emergency personnel when needed or while present on School district properties. Maintains good liaison between the district and law enforcement.  

 

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Performs in accordance with school policy, administrative regulations, state and federal laws. 

 

Temperament:  

• Composure under stress 

• Ability to work as a team member and independently 

• Flexibility 

• Multitasking  

• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills. 

Other Skills and Abilities: 

• Follow written and verbal directions 

• Work with minimal supervision 

• Exercise good judgment in prioritizing tasks 

• Communicate effectively at all organizational level 

• Perform duties according to District policies and state and federal regulations 

 

Evaluation: 

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of the applicable policies of the Ringgold School District. 

 

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  The employee in this position will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the required duties. 

 

Acknowledgement:  

 

In signing this Job Description, I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the job description in which I am currently employed. I understand that a signed copy will be placed in my personnel file.