JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under administrative direction, the purpose of the position is to provide for the security and environmental safekeeping of an assigned location of the school district.  Employees in this classification are responsible for ensuring all persons entering and/or exiting assigned location are authorized on the premises, and perform interview and investigation activities in response to incidents, accidents, or unauthorized activities. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by a minimum one year previous experience and/or training in security, or any equivalent combination of related education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential job functions. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Responds to emergencies and critical incidents such as fire alarms or medical emergencies for the purpose of confining, resolving or preventing injurious or otherwise hazardous situations.
2. Conducts security checks of facility and grounds perimeter for the purpose of identifying and resolving any suspected or real security breaches or violations.
3. Performs investigative activities in response to complaints, incidents, accidents or other reported concern, i.e., auto accidents, illness or injury, missing students.
4. Conducts safety and security related routine tasks, i.e., inspecting operating condition of security equipment, conducting fire drills, testing and inspecting fire equipment.
5. Provides escort or transport to various persons, i.e., personnel leaving after hours, truant students, sick or injured persons, visitors.
6. Maintains security and environmental safekeeping of the assigned district location; monitors weather station and scanning radios.
7. Inspects facility areas for potential hazards, i.e., equipment left running, gas leaks.
8. Provides security for entrances and gateways by checking visitor and parent identification and authorization information; provides direction and information as requested.
9. Records various information in security and monitoring activities, i.e., daily activities, incident and sick call reports, maintenance requests, signs in logs.
10. Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

NOTE:  This job description is a summary of primary duties and responsibilities of the position.  It is not intended to be comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities.  The Natchez-Adams School District School Board reserves the right to change this description at its discretion.           

ADA COMPLIANCE:

Physical Ability: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Some tasks may involve the ability to exert extremely heavy physical effort in very heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials in excess of 100 pounds, such as when transporting sick or injured persons.

Sensory Requirements:  Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination.  Some tasks require oral communications ability.  Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

Environmental Factors: 

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.

Tasks are regularly performed with some risk of exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, humidity, rain, temperature extremes, traffic hazards, and violence.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Natchez-Adams School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.

The above job description supersedes all previous descriptions. This job description is intended to be a tool to describe the primary purpose of the job and the KEY duties and responsibilities. The job description may not be inclusive of all duties and job responsibilities. Management has the right to add to or change the job responsibilities at any time.

NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTIFICATION

The Natchez-Adams School District is an Equal Opportnity Employer and does not discriminate against on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability or veteran status in any of its educational employment programs or activities.