Community Safety Coordinator

Sonoma Academy

Community Safety Coordinator

Part Time 2025-26 school year

Overview of School:

Sonoma Academy is an independent high school located in Santa Rosa CA on a 34-acre campus surrounded by 1000 acres of protected open space at the base of Taylor Mountain. Founded in 2001 it provides an engaging challenging and innovative college preparatory education and a supportive community for motivated learners from Sonoma Napa Marin Lake and Mendocino counties. Of our 330 students over 30% self-identify as students of color and our students come from 80 middle schools ensuring a broad mixture of students from all over the greater North Bay Area.

Our Mission: Sonoma Academy calls its students to be creative ethical and committed to learning. The school nurtures inspiring teachers and engages with the surrounding community and its students communicate across cultures as they prepare to become leaders in a dynamic world.

Sonoma Academys Commitment to Diversity: We believe that learning occurs best in a connected community. Diversity equity and inclusivity are essential to an education in which all members of our community thrive. We are committed to cultivating a diverse community that is conscious and welcoming of difference dedicated to investigating and advancing equity and engages with our local and global community. If you would like to join us in our work we would welcome your application. As we are deeply committed to having a staffulty (staff and faculty) and student body which reflects the rich diversity within the North Bay we strongly encourage candidates from BIPOC and/or educators from communities that are historically underrepresented to apply.

For more information on programs and philosophy please visit our website: .

Position Overview:

Under the direction of the Director of Student Experience and Belonging the Community Safety Coordinator provides general campus supervision for students. This role is focused on the observance of campus rules and regulations and provides guidance and support to students.

This position is a part time 10-month position and will run from August June each year when school is in session.

Start date for the 2025-26 school year will be around August 7th 2025.

Hours:

Monday - Friday 10:00 AM -2:00 PM

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this position is between $25 - $30 per hour.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in providing a safe and secure campus
• Supports the enforcement of student rules and regulations
• Ensure the safe use of student parking lot including monitoring for decals
• Ensure visitors have checked in with the office and have proper credentials
• Direct unwanted visitors and animals off campus
• Provide hospitality information directions parking and escort service as needed.
• Assist with scheduling and administering special event parking and traffic control and safety.
• Assist and collaborate with any safety and security related accidents and incidents.
• Walks assigned areas on foot and/or in a vehicle to ensure the safety and security of students staffulty and visitors.
• Inform individuals who are in violation of school rules and/or community expectations.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working in a private independent high school

Competencies required:

• Willingness to be part of a collaborative environment
• Ability to work closely and cooperatively with colleagues and students
• Positive attitude flexible approach and a sense of humor
• A relational trusting approach; Calm demeanor in stressful situations and the ability to make quick decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and kindly with students (ages 14-18) teachers and staff.
• Ability to detect problems and report information to appropriate personnel promptly and effectively.
• Ability to resolve complaints and concerns and/or refer complainants to appropriate school personnel.

Work Environment:

This position operates at a private independent high school. This is a part-time position with occasional evening and weekend work.

• Ability to move from one area of the campus to another
• Ability to stand and walk throughout campus
• May work in varied outside weather conditions including extreme heat and cold

Sonoma Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Sonoma Academy does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion sexual orientation national origin age or any other characteristic protected by law.