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CAMPUS SAFETY OFFICER – Starting at $15.00/hr

Department of Safety - Multiple School Sites

FTE: 8 hours a day (overtime may be available on nights and weekends)

Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.84 per hour based on experience

Essential Functions and Objectives:

The Campus Safety Officer provides proactive security services in order to promote a safe and secure environment for District schools, sites, related property and assets, in accordance with District policies, applicable Federal, state, and local laws. Duties may include conducting screenings, responding to alarms, writing incident reports and more.  This position comes with a great day time schedule, which includes holidays, weekends, and summers off.  There are wonderful opportunities for advancement and we offer paid training for our positions.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated work experience in criminal justice (law enforcement, security) is desired
  • Education or training in criminal justice or related field is desired
  • Bilingual in English & Spanish is desired
  • Must pass a complete background check to include criminal and employment reference check
  • Must be able to obtain the merchant guard license

Education Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Additional Information:

Continued employment is contingent on successful completion and passing 160 paid hours of training conducted by the department, including First Aid, CPR and AED certifications and Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT) certification.  

About the Department of Safety:

The Safety team strives to promote safe school communities by emphasizing Safety, Service and Enforcement.  The Department provides a wide range of services that include armed patrol response, school based safety, dispatch and communications, investigations, emergency preparedness, system specialists and administration.  Our officers work closely with the Denver Police Department to ensure our schools remain safe for students and staff to learn and thrive.  We incorporate the DPS Shared Values of Students First, Integrity, Equity, Collaboration, Accountability and Fun in everything we do and constantly look for opportunities to provide learning experiences outside of the classroom.  Our officers are well trained on a variety of topics and we set high expectations for ourselves on being a service oriented department. 

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation.  DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.  

Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth.  Learn more at dpsk12.org.  

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.