About this role
Essex Westford School District (EWSD) has an opportunity for a Part-Time, 12-month School Safety Staff member to provide support to the district's instructional mission with specific responsibility for the physical and emotional safety of students and staff while engaged in learning and/or involved in school events. This position also supports and maintains the various systems involved in the safe operations of the district. Primary job duties include but are not limited to the following:
• Monitor student, staff, and visitor activity and building usage on school grounds.
• Respond to a variety of situations (e.g. accidents, injuries, alarms, etc.), taking the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
• Respond to inquiries from students and parents regarding campus safety issues, and provide information, direction, and/or referral for addressing the inquiry.
• Use effective de-escalation strategies when addressing inappropriate conduct or behavior.
• Monitor weather conditions, and notify appropriate personnel of the need for snow and ice removal, and other safety hazards.
• Assist in responding to and investigating complaints/calls related to possible criminal activity, medical emergencies, and/or violations of district safety protocols.
Our district vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one." EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corp experience are encouraged to apply. For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description. EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.