at USD 475 Geary County Schools** in Junction City, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Security/Hall Monitor Job ID 4546
Geary County USD 475
Junction City High School
Purpose Statement
The job of the Hall Monitor is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for ensuring the safety and welfare of students during classroom and non-classroom activities; minimizing the frequency and/or severity of harmful incidents; and communicating observations and/or incidents that have a potential impact on the general well-being of students, school personnel, and/or visitors.
This job reports to the Building Administrator.
Essential Functions
• Assist a variety of people (e.g., school personnel, visitors, etc.) in providing information and assisting appropriate personnel for the safety and security of the site.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties (e.g., school personnel, police, first responders, etc.) to ensure that current safety protocols are understood and acted upon.
• Communicate safety and security policies and enforcement procedures to students, staff, and visitors to ensure their understanding of such information and the potential consequences of violation.
• Escort students, assigned personnel, and/or visitors to provide direction, ensure their safety, and provide site security.
• Intervene in potential conflicts and emergency situations to minimize disruptions of campus activities and/or injury to involved parties.
• Monitor student behavior during and between assigned periods and at student events (e.g., general campus, halls, etc.) for ensuring student compliance with established guidelines, maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participate in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc., for conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepare written materials (e.g., incident reports, activity logs, etc.) for documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
• Refer incidents including personal injuries, altercations, suspicious activities, rule violations, etc., to appropriate site personnel for ensuring follow-up in accordance with administrative, site security, and student safety guidelines.
• Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources regarding campus security issues by providing information, direction, and/or referral for addressing the inquiry.
• Respond to a variety of situations (e.g., accidents, injuries, vandalism, suspicious activities, alarms, etc.) to take the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
• Supervise school corridors, locker rooms, restrooms, assembly and athletic facilities, gymnasiums, bus loading areas, and other campus locations for observing student behavior and preventing violations and/or unsafe activities.
• Supervise student behavior before and/or after school and during and between assigned periods (e.g., restrooms, playgrounds, hallways, library, cafeteria, etc.) for ensuring student compliance with established guidelines, maintaining a safe and positive learning environment, and a secure facility.
Other Functions
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
