School Safety Supervisor (10-Month & 12-Month)

We are currently hiring for this 10-month and 12 month, CASA represented position, primarily School-based School Safety Supervisor position. The salary grade is 1540 starting at $42,708.

Title\: School Safety Supervisor

Department\: School Safety

Reports To\: Administrative Superior

Union\: CASA

Term\: 10 Month & 12 Month

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision.

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Job Summary
The Office of School Safety is committed to cultivating an environment that values diversity, inclusion, equity, community and collaboration. The School Safety Supervisor leads our efforts to create school communities that are committed to equity and procedural justice. School Safety Supervisors provide guidance and support for the School Safety Officers (SSOs) to ensure the implementation of curative practices which may include diversion, restorative circles, and mentoring techniques to deter inappropriate behavior and assist in conflict resolution efforts in School District of Philadelphia facilities.

The School Safety Supervisor acts as a liaison between the District, community, youth advocacy groups and local law enforcement to positively engage students, promote in-school retention and reduce the student to prison pipeline. Additional evaluations are needed to document restorative practices training as well as determine the effectiveness of School Safety Officer deployment. The School Safety Supervisor supervises the Patrol Operation used for prevention strategies and to investigate theft, vandalism, unauthorized access to restricted areas, disruptive and/or illegal actions.

Essential Functions

• Oversees the SSO’s in the implementation of restorative practices; ensures that restorative and trauma-informed practices are utilized.
  • Conducts morning and end of day briefings to disseminate pertinent information.
  • Plans, assigns and directs the work of School Safety Officers; develops and maintains the shift and vacation schedules and assignments for the deployment of School Safety Officers in order to effectively meet the needs of the Office of School Safety.
  • Responsible for the daily documentation of SSO attendance. • Clearly communicates expectations related to work performance, • Establishes and reinforces the disciplinary process with focus on correcting/improving job performance.
  • Directs School Safety Officers during crowd control while using various techniques to ensure the optimal deployment of assigned School Safety Officers.
  • Responds and investigates incidents or disturbances with efficiency, de-escalates any misconduct infractions that are deemed as inappropriate student behavior
  • Utilizes acquired data to identify problematic areas within the school community, serves as a liaison between the Schools and the Office of School Safety.

  • Establishes collaborative efforts to mitigate issues and provide solutions to promote the safety of students, staff and visitors.
  • Provides guidance to School Safety Officers in the operation of weapons detection equipment.
  • Participates in investigations of incidents that may include illicit or illegal activity; interviews persons within or near School District facilitates to obtain evidence and complies written reports upon completion of investigations.
  • Notifies School Safety Area Managers of all unusual or emergency situations.
  • Assesses the need for additional training of School Safety Officers on an on-going basis with the training division and measures the effectiveness of training programs by reevaluating work performance.
  • Reviews reports prepared by School Safety Officers; ensures the accurate reporting and recording of all information by School Safety Officers under his/her direct supervision.
  • Prepares performance evaluations for subordinate employees.
  • Works cooperatively with and under the supervision of the assigned site administrator and the Office of School Safety. • Implements and maintains best-practice security, emergency response, and school- based emergency preparedness strategies. • Works closely with the school administrator and/or designee to ensure security issues and incidents are handled effectively, with a particular focus on the physical and emotional wellbeing of students involved in traumatic situations. • Works in partnership with the school administrator and OSS supervisors to ensure that all officers assigned have an active understanding of de-escalation techniques and how to apply the skill sets effectively. • Facilitates, co-facilitates or support school administration and staff in restorative circles on campus, including Teacher-Student or Parent-Teacher/Staff circles; provides participants, parents, and appropriate staff with agreement/outcomes of the restorative processes.
  • Follows-up on all restorative meetings to ensure agreements are maintained.
  • Work with school leadership teams to collaborate and strengthen current practices.
  • Maintains an active file on each student receiving restorative justice service to facilitate the delivery of appropriate interventions and social services.
  • Works with school staff to analyze data to identify racial and other disparities, collaboratively works to develop improvement plans to interrupt disproportionate justice practices and other duties as assigned