Campus Safety Assistant-Elementary

Campus Safety Assistant

The eligibility list will be valid for six months. Under the supervision of site administrator, or designee, provides supervision to students during periods of morning drop off, recess, lunch, and end of day release; monitors parking areas and guides parking lot traffic. Ensures students comply with the health and safety regulations adopted by the District and the respective school site.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Patrol and monitor an assigned District school campus area and/or property to maintain order, safety and security; monitor walkways, lunch areas, restrooms, parking lots and play fields and adjacent areas if assigned; supervise students inside classroom and multipurpose room areas during non-instructional time during raining days or as assigned.
• Assist students in the cafeteria in receipt of meals and/or facilitate the formation of lunch lines; help younger students with lunch trays, milk and condiments opening; ensure students are eating in appropriate manner.
• Assist students with and participates in cleaning up lunch areas including spills, disposing of trash, wiping tables.
• Assist in conflict resolution to resolve conflicts according to established guidelines; intervene as necessary; advise students of consequences of rules which are violated.
• Take action to prevent or break up fights and disturbances; escort students to office for disciplinary action as necessary.
• Issues equipment approved for use in lunch time outdoor activities; maintains reasonable order in games and play activities.
• Evaluates student injuries, determines course of action, performs minor first aid and completes required paperwork in compliance with District policy(ies).
• Enforce school and District rules, regulations and policies for the safety and security of students, staff and property; report unusual activities or unauthorized persons on campus to appropriate personnel.
• Monitors campus for unauthorized personnel entry; checks for visitors' passes and directs/escorts general public to the administration office, in accordance with campus sign-in procedures.
• Encourages and promotes courtesy among students; reports cases of unusual behavior or other problems; observes and reports safety hazards; prevents students from engaging in unsafe activities.
• Identifies, corrects and/or reports safety hazards that may compromise student/staff safety.
• Monitors parking lots for proper parking procedures and traffic flow, opens and secures gates.
• Assists with crowd control at school events.
• Assists in custodial duties, may wipe tables and benches in cafeteria and/or outside eating areas.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that will provide the ability to meet the minimum qualifications and perform the essential functions of the position will be qualifying. Some experience working with school-aged children highly desirable. First aid and CPR certification is highly desirable. Alternate variations of education/experience may be considered by Personnel Commission staff as acceptable to qualify for participation in the examination process resulting in an eligibility list. When appropriate additional work experience beyond the minimum requirement may be supplemented for required minimum education requirements.

• Valid First-Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Certificates shall be obtained for permanency in this classification (within 6 months of employment) and must be renewed as necessary during employment.
• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license.

Job Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• General knowledge of campus safety and security;
• Age appropriate communication strategies;
• Fundamentals in first aide and response to various common student injuries;
• Conflict resolution techniques amongst school-age children;
• District and school policies, rules and procedures;
• Health and safety regulation, including basic first aid, CPR, AED and blood borne pathogens.

Ability to:

• Understand and follow oral and written directions;
• Be courteous and respectful of others;
• Exercise good judgment, exhibit integrity and resourcefulness;
• Communicate and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, including students;
• Work outdoors in all types of weather;
• Diffuse confrontations and discourage violence and vandalism;
• Understand and respond appropriately to emergency procedures.

Nondiscrimination in Employment

The CVUSD Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Any applicant who attempts to directly contact individual Board Members with the intent of influencing the decision of the Board will be considered disqualified from candidacy for this position.

Benefits

Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 27.5 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in a variety of District plans. Employee contribution amount towards a premium varies based on medical plan. Family coverage is also available with an additional employee monthly paid premium. Employees with assignments fewer than 27.5 hours per week are eligible to participate / buy-in into medical plans at full cost. Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 30.0 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the District-paid coverage for family dental insurance. Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 30.0 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the District-paid coverage for family vision insurance. Up to fourteen paid holidays per year. Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 4 or more hours daily AND at least 20 hours weekly are covered by Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security. Contributions are made by both the employee and employer. Employees holding positions that are fewer than 4 hours per day or 20 hours per week are enrolled in APPLE, an alternative to Social Security. Contributions are made by both the employee and employer. First day of fiscal year (July 1st) for those employees in working status at least 75% of work year. Upon completion of 7, 10, 14, 20, 24, and 29 years of service from the hire date, employees receive an additional 2 1/2% salary increase. Classified staff (with the exception of Campus Safety Assistants) are represented by Chapter 620, CSEA.