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West Chester Area School District
3.0 - School Security Officer - High School Level
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What they do
A Campus Security Officer provides security for property at university and school campuses. Monitors entrances and patrols buildings, watches for intruders or vandals; reports building maintenance problems; deals with customers or visitors that create a disturbance in the building.
$40,713 / year median in Pennsylvania
+9% projected growth
Job Description
3.0
- School Security Officer
- High School Level West Chester Area School District
DISTRICT WIDE
- Exton, Pennsylvania This job is also posted in West Chester Area School District Job Details
Job ID:
5844270Application Deadline:
Jul 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)Posted:
TodayStarting Date:
Immediately Job Description 3.0- School Security Officer
- High School Level
Ideal Start Date:
ASAPAbout West Chester Area School District:
West Chester Area School District serves more than 12,000 students across 17 schools: 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools. The district covers a 75-square-mile area that includes West Chester Borough and surrounding townships in Chester and Delaware Counties. The district boasts strong academic outcomes, including a 95% graduation rate, placing it in the top 10-20?percent of Pennsylvania public school districts. To learn more about strategic initiatives WCASD is leading, please visit Our Initiatives- West Chester Area School District.
Summary:
The School Safety Officer (SSO) is responsible to assist in maintaining a safe and secure school environment by monitoring school grounds, controlling access, enforcing school policies and procedures, responding to safety concerns or emergencies, and supporting emergency preparedness drills.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and shows major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this position. The employee will be required to be consistent at work and perform any other position-related duties requested by the supervisor. Proactively support administrators and professional staff in fostering and maintaining a safe, secure, and academically supportive environment. Display ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school. Show high visibility and interact positively with students, staff, and visitors. Patrol and monitor school facilities and surrounding areas to ensure the safety and well-being of students and to deter, detect, report, and stop violations of law and/or district policies. Monitor school building and camera system for illegal entry and breaches in security. Detect, investigate, and report unauthorized or suspicious persons, vehicles and activities. Respond to emergency situations and take appropriate action in accordance with established guidelines. Assist with school mandatory drills. Provide traffic and parking control for the purpose of maintaining efficient traffic flow and use of parking lots by students, staff, and visitors. Fill in the Security Greeter position during absences. Other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications:
To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skill, and/or ability necessary.Must do the following:
Possess a high school diploma. Have the ability to communicate with students, staff and visitors and develop a positive rapport with each. Have the aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities. Demonstrate sound security techniques and procedures in daily operations. Have proficiency in written and verbal communications. Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and talk and hear. Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel and crouch. Have specific vision abilities to include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Have the ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Have PA Act 67 School Security Training certification.- Have First Aid, CPR/AED and Stop-the-Bleed certification.
- Have Safety Care certification.
- Maintain PA State certification.
- If not current, certification must be obtained within six (6) months of employment.
Reporting Relationships:
Reports directly to the designated Campus Safety Officer Works cooperatively with administrators, supervisors, staff, parents, and students to perform job responsibilities as outlined.Terms of Employment:
Ten (10) month position (187 days), eight (8) hours daily. Salary and benefits in accordance with the Non-Bargaining agreement (Supervisory, Technical, and Confidential Employees).Hourly pay range:
$22.46- 30.