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Job Description - Armed Security Officer (220 Days): 2024-2025 School Year (24000255)

Dallas ISD is currently offering a $2,000 hiring incentive to new Armed Security Officers for the 2024-2025 school year!

Responsibilities

• The Armed Security Officer will strive to provide a safe and secure campus environment for students, staff, and visitors. This uniformed position will serve as a deterrent to unsafe behaviors.
• Provide prevention and detection of criminal activity and safety hazards.
• Provide overall assistance to the school campus community.
• Assist in restraining, apprehending, and escorting disruptive or arrested individuals.
• Patrol all exterior and interior areas of the campus while ensuring direct interaction with students and district personnel within the assigned jurisdiction.
• Resolve conflict or confrontation between students, district personnel, visitors, or other persons on the assigned campus.
• Report all incidents or criminal activity immediately to the supervisor.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of the Board of Trustees, the district, and the Police and Security Department.
• Adhere to existing district and department grooming standards and dress policies at all times for uniformed personnel.
• Attend all scheduled meetings as required by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Required accredited High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency).
• Required Valid Texas Peace Officer License issued by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCOLE).
• Preferred honorably retired as a Texas peace officer within the preceding two (2) years.
• Willing to undergo a criminal background check, psychological exam, medical exam, and drug screening.
• Demonstrate firearm proficiency by passing the Dallas ISD pistol qualification course.
• Ability to perform responsibilities with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge of relevant security equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective school security operations for the protection of people, data, and property.
• Competency to deal sensitively and fairly with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively interface with students, parents, and all levels of District personnel in writing and verbally.
• Able to maintain the confidentiality of information.
• Training and ability to subdue offenders, including the use of firearms and handcuffs.
• Organizational, prioritization, communication, and interpersonal skills are required to achieve the goals of the position.
• Must be able to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is preferred.

**Pending Board Approval

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