School Security Guard

• Position Type:
  DISTRICTWIDE/Security Guard
• Date Posted:
  11/11/2026
• Location:
  Coleytown Elementary School
• Date Available:
  As soon as possible
• Closing Date:
  
  Until Filled

Qualifications:

• Highly dependable with excellent interpersonal skills along with good judgment; and
• Prior Law enforcement preferred; and
• See below for more details.

Hours: 8.5 hours to include � hour lunch

Salary: $38,500.00 plus benefits

• Health & Dental Insurance: Eligible employees may participate in the Connecticut State Partnership Plan 2.0 for health insurance and the Delta Dental Plan, with employee premium contributions for Non-Union Category III 10-month employees.
• Retirement: Participation in a Defined Contribution Program through the Town of Westport.
• Paid Leave: Paid leave benefits include personal illness/family illness days, personal leave, and other applicable leaves for Non-Union Category III 10-month employees.

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Application Procedure:

Internal applicants must submit an online application through the Westport Public Schools website. Job #2167 (Please be sure to select internal applicant. This signifies one’s current status as a Westport employee.)

External applicants must submit an online application through the Westport Public Schools website. Job #2167 (Paper copies will not be accepted.)

The Westport Board of Education will not make employment decisions (including decisions related to hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action and termination) on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability (including pregnancy), genetic information, veteran status or gender identity or expression, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.

SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Provides security for all staff assigned to a school building, students, buildings and property through patrol of the school building and building perimeters, including parking lots, to prevent unauthorized visitors or property damage and to provide for general building security; is responsible for internal threat assessments and building awareness of students and staff as to matters of internal threat assessment; does related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE POSITION:

Under general supervision of the building principal and the school system director of facilities and security, school security officers are responsible for maintaining over-all security for all occupants and property of the assigned school, including its parking lots and external sites, in accordance with established security procedures. School security officers are unarmed and do not have the power to arrest individuals for security breaches. School security officers are to be fully vetted by the Westport Police Department and the Office of Human Resources working in collaboration with state and national clearance agencies and polygraph/drug/psychological testing will be required prior to employment. Prior law enforcement experience is preferred.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

• Develops and makes recommendations regarding identifying and reporting internal threat assessments;

•Participates in security inspections of school facilities;

• Develops and periodically monitors a reporting system designed to detect security issues in school facilities;

• Makes recommendations to correct security issues once identified;

• Participates in providing security for all occupants of school buildings and grounds;

• Provides assistance and security to community agencies using school facilities for after school activities;

• Prevents unauthorized visitors from entering school buildings and/or loitering on school grounds;

• Informs counselors, parents, teachers and school administrators of student behavior problems;

• Maintains liaison with police, fire and other municipal departments to insure maximum use of their services in order to provide adequate security and safety; and

• Prepares reports and assists in special assignments as directed.