Security Officer

Security Officer - Starts at: $22.39 per hour

Omaha Public Schools Blackburn - Omaha, Nebraska

Job : 5530398

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 09, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Security Officer

Location: As Assigned by OPS Administration

Reports To: Building Principal

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: Full-time, 10 month / Non-Exempt, 40 hours per week, 196 days per year

Salary

Schedule:

This is a negotiated position. Wages are administrated consistent with the negotiated agreement.

Step 1 Hourly Rate $22.39

Position

Purpose:

The Security Officer promotes attitudes of student responsibility and assists administrators, teachers and staff with the safety of students and staff and the security of the facilities.

• Patrols and monitor hallways, stairwells, toilet facilities, outside facilities, and other public and unsupervised places of the school to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff and the security of the facility.
• Ensures a smooth traffic flow of students through the hallways, assisting students with on-time arrival to class and to assigned locations.
• Assists with student supervision in the breakfast and lunch periods and with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of students.
• Assists with arrival and dismissal traffic duties.
• Remove disruptive students from classes when needed.
• Notify building administration, police, and/or appropriate emergency personnel of any emergency, potentially dangerous or unusual situations.
• Assists administrators and staff in crisis and emergency situations.
• Assists with fire drills and other emergency building evacuations.
• Assists visitors with directions and secure proper identification.
• Detects, investigates and reports unauthorized or suspicious persons, vehicles and activities.
• Challenge unauthorized visitors and escort them to exits.
• Promote student responsibility for behavior and attitude by serving as a role model and dressing and grooming professionally.
• Display ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school.
• Participate in appropriate in-service and workshop programs as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff as designated by the Superintendent.

This position requires the ability to use basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machine. Must always comply with OPS’s guidelines for equipment use.

Local travel required.

• Works in standard office and school building environments
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and use information from written materials and visual displays.
• Ability to work in standing/walking positions on a frequent basis throughout the work shift.
• Ability to work outdoors during arrival and dismissal as well as for building ground checks
• Ability to engage in physical activities to include but not limited to reaching overhead, squatting/bending, lifting, pushing and pulling, kneeling, climbing and running, required.
• Additional demands may be required upon request from the Supervisor

• Contact with personnel within the district and with students, parents, and the community.
• Will be working with a diverse population requiring the ability to handle all situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Expected to interact with all internal and external customers in a friendly and professional manner.

• In order for schools to operate effectively, employees are expected to perform all assigned duties and work all scheduled hours during each designated workday, unless the employee has received approved leave.
• Any deviation from assigned hours must have prior approval from the employee’s supervisor or building administrator.
• All employees are required to report to work dressed in a manner that reflects a positive image of Omaha Public Schools and is appropriate for their position.