POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Security Guard

The Security Department seeks a reliable, observant, and community-minded Security Guard to join our team. The Security Guard supports the daily safety and wellbeing of the school community by maintaining a secure campus environment and providing a welcoming presence for students, families, employees, and visitors. This role plays a key part in the smooth functioning of daily school operations through proactive monitoring, communication, and collaboration with colleagues across departments. Reporting to the Director of Security and School Safety, the Security Guard works closely with all school constituents to ensure a safe, orderly, and responsive campus environment.

ABOUT SAINT ANN’S SCHOOL

Since its founding in 1965, Saint Ann’s has embraced a commitment to education for its own sake, oriented to the capacities of each individual student and free of the encumbrances of formal grading, prizes, and rankings. At the same time, we are unabashedly committed to excellence in all that we do. With a faculty and staff numbering close to 400, and approximately 1100 students, Saint Ann’s is among the largest and most selective independent schools in New York City. The lives of our graduates speak powerfully to the potential of an education based on these principles to ignite a love of learning and sustain creative energy in every field of endeavor. We accomplish this by bringing together talented teachers with creative and motivated students. Saint Ann’s is committed to centering anti-racism in the life of the school. Seeking to create a community rooted in trust and equity, we invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge, and celebrate growth.

REQUIREMENTS

• All Security Guards must maintain New York State Security Guard Certification by successfully completing an annual New York State In-Service Training Course.
• Must have current CPR, AED, and First Aid certification (or be willing to obtain certification within 90 days of hire).
• Must pass background checks and fingerprinting as required by state law and school policy.
• Must comply with all school policies, including confidentiality, professional conduct, and technology use.
  
  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required, but are not all-inclusive and may be modified or changed from time to time.

• Maintain the safety and security of the students and staff and act as a deterrent to unsafe behavior or conditions. Report unsafe conditions and potential health and safety hazards to the school administration.
• Provide security outside of the school buildings as needed and appropriate: lunch time, supervising students crossing the streets between school buildings and walking to the park, and accompanying lower school classes to the playground.
• Provide security at sports events and/or other extracurricular activities inside and outside of school buildings and after regular school hours including weekends, evenings, and occasional nights.
• Securing Points of Entry: Greet and assist students, employees, parents, and visitors while upholding school access policies.
• Monitor students entering and exiting buildings. Ensure that students sign in each morning and assist them as needed. Assist with cell phone collection and distribution for middle school students.
• Assist visitors upon entry and log them in, as per the School’s Visitor Policy.
• Announce visitors by phone to the appropriate office and direct authorized visitors to the proper personnel/department.
• Confront unauthorized persons for questioning; route or detain them; call for assistance as needed. Escort unauthorized visitors off campus.
• Enforce school safety procedures and visitor management protocols.
• Maintain a friendly and professional demeanor at all times.
• Conduct regular patrols of school buildings and grounds to identify and report safety or security concerns.
• Respond promptly and professionally to emergencies, alarms, and calls for assistance.
• Support arrival, dismissal, and event logistics to ensure safe pedestrian and street traffic.
• Communicate effectively with the Director of Security and other team members.
• Maintain accurate and timely security logs and reports.
• Participate in safety drills, training, and ongoing professional development related to emergency preparedness and campus safety.
• Watch for disturbances, fights, unauthorized visitors, or criminal activity. 
• Exercise initiative and discretion when faced with emergency conditions. This work involves an element of personal danger.
• Establish and maintain satisfactory, respectful working relationships within the school environment.
• Represent the Security Department positively as a front-line ambassador of the School.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in school or institutional security, public safety, or law enforcement required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated ability to work and think independently and ability to interact well with a wide range of constituents within and outside the School.
• Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and sound judgment. Proactive customer service attitude.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in emergency or high-pressure situations.
• Familiarity with access control systems, visitor management platforms, and radio communication.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends for school events.
• Must be constantly watchful and vigilant. Personal calls, texts and other distractions, including online activity, must be kept to a minimum.

COMPENSATION

This is a full time, non-exempt position with an hourly rate range of $23-$25/hour, depending on experience and certification(s). This position is expected to work some evenings and weekends outside of regular school hours. 

Because security guards are often accompanying students to various locations, Saint Ann’s School provides security guards a monthly stipend for cell phone service. The primary purpose is to provide a means for the School to contact the security guard or for the security guard to contact the School regardless of location.  Security guards should be available by phone throughout their shift since this is the primary means of communication.

TO APPLY

Please submit your cover letter and resume to this link December 1, 2025. Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Anticipated start date of January 5, 2026. 

ACCESSIBILITY AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, including during patrols and outdoor supervision.
• Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
• Occasionally lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Remain alert and responsive while stationed at posts or monitoring entry points.
• Move throughout buildings and grounds, including stairs and uneven surfaces, as part of routine patrols and emergency response.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

Saint Ann’s School hires employees of any race, color, religion, creed, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to employees at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression), age, marital status, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in carrying on its educational activities or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

About Saint Ann's School

Saint Ann’s School is a leading independent not for profit school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York serving preschool through 12th Grade. Since its founding in 1965, Saint Ann’s has embraced a commitment to education for its own sake, oriented to the capacities of each individual student and free of the encumbrances of formal grading, prizes, and rankings. At the same time, we are unabashedly committed to excellence in all that we do. With a faculty and staff numbering close to 400, and nearly 1100 students, Saint Ann’s is among the largest and most selective independent schools in New York City. The lives of our graduates speak powerfully to the potential of an education based on these principles to ignite a love of learning and sustain creative energy in every field of endeavor. We accomplish this by bringing together talented teachers with creative and motivated students. Saint Ann’s is committed to centering anti-racism in the life of the school. Seeking to create a community rooted in trust and equity, we invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge, and celebrate growth. Statement of Purpose and Objectives A Saint Ann’s education imparts the best of human trad...itions and discoveries while nurturing intellectual adventure. Our students are given great freedom — certainly to achieve, also to trust themselves and to find deep satisfaction in learning for its own sake. In anecdotal reports, the classroom, at sports events, or on stage, we hold central the celebration of our students. Teachers at Saint Ann’s are chosen for their strong intellectual and artistic interests and their commitment to the education of our children. Faculty are given the opportunity to communicate their enthusiasm, to use whatever they find practical in an effort to draw out the most authentic and exceptional work from their students. Our teachers’ leadership in the classroom and out arises from their intellect, accomplishment, and profound sense of humanity. Our curriculum is a realm of possibilities where we meet our students. It is a substantive and dynamic means to engage every child. It is flexible and responsive, so that whenever feasible, our students undertake accelerated or specialized work in subject areas ranging from music to calculus to Chinese, based upon talents and interests rather than age or grade. We are a genuine community, operating seven days a week, sustained by a commitment to each other and to the ongoing symposium that is our school. The growth and success of Saint Ann’s owe much to the faithfulness with which we adhere to our educational philosophy: that education is, in the last analysis, a celebration of life and that life is wondrous, ephemeral, and for those reasons, sacred. Mission Statement Saint Ann’s exists to nurture the wonder of children. Unfettered by grades, teachers and students embark on journeys of discovery in which the arts are central. Through an ambitious curriculum and a culture of inquiry, we question the world. We invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge for its own sake, and celebrate growth. We seek to create a community rooted in trust and equity. Here, every subject is an art and every child is an artist.

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