Hours per week: 40 (10 Month, Hourly Position)
Position Summary:
As a school leadership team member, the School Resource Officer will be an active leader, primarily responsible for creating and maintaining safe, secure, and orderly learning environments for students, teachers, and staff. Develops and maintains positive and effective working relationships with school staff, students, administrative personnel, and parents. This position reports directly to the Chief of Staff and Principal.
HISTORY: Founded in 1909 by the Sisters of St. Dominic from Newburgh, NY, the teachers and staff at Immaculata have long served students from many backgrounds and of various faiths from the Durham community and beyond. The Sisters believed that a Catholic education that demands academic excellence should be available to any family who sought such a foundation. More than a century later, Immaculata continues its legacy by educating students with the same focus and mission.
MISSION: The mission of the Immaculata Catholic School family is to build a community of learning under the patronage of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Relying on Gospel teachings and values, we view learning as a lifelong endeavor to grow spiritually, intellectually, socially, aesthetically, and physically. We commit to live as disciples of Jesus Christ and to be responsible citizens of the world.
ROOT BELIEFS: Immaculata operates on the following root beliefs:
- Every person is a beloved and unique child of God.
- Our diversity strengthens and unites us.
- God is present in all that we do.
- Like a family, ICS is a safe, loving and supportive place.
- Everyone can learn, and we are learning all the time.
CORE VALUES: IMMACULATA WAY OF LIFE (RISE) Character development, faith formation, and academic excellence are inseparable at Immaculata Catholic School. All members of the Immaculata community are expected to embrace the following governing principles which promote our way of life:
- Respect God, self, and others. Recognize that every person has worth and act accordingly. Treat all people and all life with dignity.
- Be a person of Integrity. Always tell the truth and be responsible for your thoughts and actions.
- Live a life of Service. Ask, “What can I do for others?” Strive to use your gifts to make the world better for everyone.
- Produce Exemplary work. Show that you care for God, yourself, and others by consistently doing your best.
Key Responsibilities:
Day-to-Day Job Functions: provide physical security for the school building and campus including but not limited to the following: Safety/Security:
- Maintains a safe campus for students and faculty o Patrol the grounds every morning when arriving for unfamiliar cars, people, and objects on campus
- Facilitate and implement safety and security training for all faculty/staff
- Respond to campus threats and emergencies
- Keep the administration informed of all serious safety and security matters and follow up with an incident report
- Understand the importance of confidentiality for safety matters, custody orders, etc.
- Ensure custody orders are up to date/Update the custody order cheat sheet yearly to ensure accuracy
- Ensure the school emergency plan is updated every summer and during the school year as directed by the principal
- Ensure that all staff emergency folders have all the correct information including updated emergency plan, school map
- Throughout the school year, run quarterly checks to ensure all the correct information is still present in each staff member’s emergency folder o Daily/Weekly check to make sure all staff have walkies on them and on
- Aware of all campus events (check the calendar daily, read the memo weekly)
- Monitor weather for severe weather conditions
- Maintain staff/faculty vehicle registrations
- Monitor cars that are parked in the church and EK lot
- Notify staff who need to move cars
- Ensure EK gates are locked
- Conduct monthly and quarterly mandated drills
- Maintain inventory of safety and security equipment (including but not limited to radios, keys, whistles, cones, badges, secure equipment daily, etc.)
- Front Office
- Manage and be present in the front office at all times unless on traffic duty or recess duty
- Serve as the front office substitute when the front office administrator is out as per instructions of Chief
- Check in all visitors, parents, and students via SchoolPass o Know how to look up Quick Pins
- Require everyone on Campus a has visitor badge
- Know how to look up students and find where they are in the building
- Oversee and manage the maintenance and safety inspections for the school vans
- Ensure all staff/faculty has an updated ID badge/lanyard
- Walk students to and from different areas of the school as requested by the front office administrator Security Cameras
- Experience with electronic surveillance equipment (CCTV)
- Ensure that all cameras are working properly each day
- iPad with cameras up viewing at all times when away from desk Carline
- Set up cones in the morning and afternoon for a safe carline
- Provide traffic control duties on school property every morning and afternoon
- Clean up cones daily once the afternoon carline ends
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required.
- 0-2 Years of related work experience in the area of Security.
- Employment is contingent upon applicant satisfactorily passing criminal background and reference checks.
- Must complete diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training prior to start date.
Position Start Date: August 2025