School Security Personnel

St. Mark Catholic School in Southwest Ranches, Florida is looking for a full-time School Security Personnel for the 2026-27 school year. The School Security is responsible for working with the school principal for the safety and welfare of students during classroom and non-classroom activities. This includes measures to minimize the frequency and/or severity of harmful incidents; monitoring activities around the campus for the purpose of identifying potential threats; and communicating observations and/or incidents that have a potential impact on the general wellbeing of students, school personnel and/or visitors. This individual will perform all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision and values of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.

Schedule: 7 am – 3 pm.

Responsibilities include:

• Respond to emergency calls for assistance, including: fire alarms, security alarm, and calls to policy and emergency medical personnel.
• Work with school principal to develop action plans for re-enforcing safety policies, interventions, and immediate responses to threats.
• Report to principal and document all suspicious activity and subsequent interventions and recommendations to ensure safety of students, staff and the public.
• Collaborate with other school and district personnel such as the assigned police officer, representatives of local agencies, community safety tasks forces and others for the purpose of providing information and/or taking action regarding investigations, criminal activities, gang activities, vandalism, etc. for the safety and security of school site.
• Work with school principal to develop communication strategy, cascading communications across appropriate mediums to respective audiences, for both actionable situations and providing information.
• Communicate school safety policies and enforcement procedures to students, personnel and visitors for the purpose of ensuring their understanding of the potential consequences of violation.
• Inform personnel, students, parents and/or visitors of school policies and procedures and expectations for each group; for the purpose of providing necessary information in compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Intervene in potential conflicts for the purpose of minimizing disruptions of campus activities and/or injury to involved parties.
• Investigate unusual incidents (e.g. unauthorized visitors, threats against students, possible violations of school policy) for the purpose of assisting law enforcement personnel, developing information necessary to determine appropriate action, and/or provide documentation for future reference.
• Maintain files and records (e.g. schedules, investigations, guidelines, etc.) in a secure area for the purpose of ensuring the availability of information for future reference and/or audit for compliance to established policies.
• Monitor student events (e.g. dances, athletic events, and others designated by the principal) for the purpose of safeguarding its participants and school property.
• Monitor areas of informal assembly such as rest rooms, grounds, hallways, library, cafeteria, parking lots, Church, and others designated by principal.
• Prepare incident reports, security logs, memos, letters, and instructions for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference and/or conveying information.
• Recommend policies, procedures and/or actions to school administration (e.g. supplies and equipment, schedules, practices, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction that ensures efficient provision of campus security.
• Refer observations and incidents (e.g. injuries, altercations, suspicious activities, inappropriate social behavior, and policy violations) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel for follow-up action.
• Respond to a variety of situations such as on-campus accidents, injuries, vandalism, fire alarms, etc.; for the purpose of taking and securing the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
• Monitor student drop-off and pickup; entry to and from the school during regular school hours.
• Exercise good judgment with respect to observing appropriate boundaries in interpersonal relationships.
• Learn basic terminology of Catholic Church and Archdiocese of Miami in order to effectively transmit messages and policies in alignment with mission, vision, values and tenets of the Church and school.
• Demonstrate Christian conduct in this role, including modest style of dress, character, and positive interpersonal actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent training in comprehensive law enforcement program
• Two to five years’ experience in security, law enforcement preferred.
• Experience in a Roman Catholic environment preferred.
• Good oral and written English Spanish-language communication skills, including clear speaking voice, required.
• Spanish language skills a plus.

To apply:  Send resume with cover letter to principal@stmarklions.com.

Subject line should read: School Security Personnel – St. Mark Catholic School.

In addition to the eligibility requirements indicated in the Archdiocese of Miami Policy “Creating and Maintaining a Safe Environment for Children and Vulnerable Adults,” the selected candidate must undergo a background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and be granted a determination of eligibility as a condition of employment. For more information on the Clearinghouse please visit: http://info.flclearinghouse.com/.