School Safety Monitor - High (26-27 SY)
23 hours ago
Albany
Job Description KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together. Position Overview Grade(s): 9-12 The School Safety Monitor is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of students and staff, maintaining order, protecting school property, and enforcing school rules and regulations. Duties/Responsibilities • Patrol school halls, stairwells, restrooms, courtyards, entrances, parking lots and other parts of school buildings and grounds to protect persons and property, maintain order and ensure compliance with school rules., • Provide security of persons and property while improving the atmosphere for the conduct of the program of studies., • Responsible for ensuring the safety of students and staff, maintaining order, protecting school property, and enforcing school rules and regulations., • Establish a rapport with students to assist them with their problems or refer them to someone on the professional staff who can help., • Reports periodically to the principal on problems, incidents and conditions affecting security, either orally or in writing, • Develops rapport with students so they can have someone to talk to about their school or personal problems and refers them to someone who can help them., • Advises the Culture Team, Leadership Team, or Counselors about potential or actual student problems concerning class-cutting, truancy, disciplinary problems or other school or personal problems., • Implements safety and security protocols to ensure a safe school environment., • Recommends and implements procedures and best practices to prevent, deter and deescalate incidents at schools., • Monitor and supervise the loading of buses and follow buses along their assigned routes or on field trips to make sure no discipline problems develop., • Work in a detention class or Alternative Learning Location de-escalating students and conferring with them as to the importance of remaining in school and of maintaining proper school behavior., • Monitors student attendance by recording absences from class or class cuts, notes late students, verifies absence notes and hall passes to ensure they’re signed by teachers., • Provide consistent rewards and consequences for student behavior., • Help students adjust, learn, socialize, and report possible behavioral issues., • Perform other duties as outlined by School Leadership., • Committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students together., • Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services, • Bachelor’s degree preferred. High School Diploma/GED required., • Minimum of 1 year of experience in student service work, recreation, education, or any other activity involving service to student., • Experience with oversight of students in a school setting is desirable., • Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required., • Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours. The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. • Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer., • Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed., • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus., • The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear., • Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office machines such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and calculators., • Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage, • Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match, • Childcare benefits, • Unparalleled work/life Integration, • Casual dress code, • Relocation stipend (conditions apply) Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire. All staff and educators at KIPP Capital Region are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically, inspiring our children to do the same. Learn more about what it’s like to work at KIPP Capital Region: kippcapital.org/join-our-team/ This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Albany, New York.