Safety and Security Officer – Westchester County

Salary: Varies with School District

Last Filing Date: 12/30/22

Duties:

Safety and Security Officers are responsible for initiating and maintaining an overall safety program and providing general security for all occupants and property of a school district. Incumbents patrol school buildings and grounds to determine security issues and potentially hazardous conditions or safety violations. This position is responsible for conducting inspections of buildings and grounds for hazardous conditions and/or safety violations. Supervision is exercised over the work of several School Monitors, Security Aides and/or other security personnel. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and either: (a) five (5) years of experience where the primary function of the position was in safety (the identification of hazardous conditions and/or safety violations) and security work for a bank, hotel, restaurant, retail store, school or a private security agency; or (b) five (5) years of experience as a uniformed officer in a public law enforcement or military agency.

SUBSTITUTION: Satisfactory completion of 30 college credits* may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the work experience described above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:  Satisfactory completion of an approved security guard training course as approved by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice in accordance with the Security Guard Act of 1992.  Incumbents must maintain valid registration as a security guard throughout employment. Certain current and former New York State law enforcement officers may be exempt from this requirement. For a list of exempt titles, please refer to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

NOTES: (1) The number of years of experience required in the minimum qualifications is based upon the presumption of full-time employment. Part-time experience will be prorated based on a 35 hour workweek. (2) Verified and documented volunteer (unpaid) experience will only be credited when specifically allowed by the job description or examination announcement.

*SPECIAL NOTE:  Education beyond the secondary level must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

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