Security Success Program Superstition High School

• Forbes names Mesa Public Schools in their list of Best Employers in Arizona for multiple years.

• East Valley Tribune names Mesa Public Schools as Best Place to Work in East Valley for multiple years.

Job Summary:

To assist in monitoring and providing security and protection for special education students staff and property; to gather information to de-escalate situations resolve behavior concerns and determine appropriate response; to convey information and provide written support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate specific security needs of classrooms and across campus to ensure a safe environment
• Evaluate emergency situations to determine appropriate response to ensure safety of students staff and property
• Assist in non-crisis or physical intervention or restraint during de-escalation of students
• Monitor observe and document behavior of students in seclusion or reset room
• May be required to assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting feeding dressing suctioning etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
• Transfer and/or lift students to assist them in the performance of their daily activities
• Identify students and non-students who are in violation of school rules or state laws and report to the appropriate authorities
• Assist in student control in surrounding neighborhood as appropriate
• Assist bus driver with bus security and discipline problems; ride school bus as needed
• Identify students and non-students who are in violation of school rules or state laws and report to the appropriate authorities
• Participate in various meetings to share information and/or improve skills and knowledge
• Serve as witness in a disciplinary due process hearing or court case as required
• Submit oral and written reports to school/district as required
• Ability to work over contractual hours when needed
• Regular and on-time attendance required
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required

Skills & Competencies:

• Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate.
• Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name served by strength and need and graduates ready for college career and community.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students staff parents and public; good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work with special needs students
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Successfully pass agility test for security staff
• Successful completion of security training program prior to the end of probationary period

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Work is primarily on-site at schools (elementary middle or high schools).
• Constant movement between locations.
• Responding quickly to incidents emergencies or behavioral issues
• May deal with confrontations disciplinary issues or safety threats
• Requires maintaining composure and professionalism under pressure.
• Patrolling large campuses or responding to incidents quickly
• Occasionally lifting or restraining students (if trained and necessary).up to 100lbs

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Mesa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. The District strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including gender pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

Applicants and employees may contact Human Resources to request reasonable accommodations needed to perform the essential functions of this position.