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Job Description
Purpose
The Safety Officer oversees the school’s policies, programs, personnel, and equipment with regards to safety in order to address any potential hazards and/or accidents. The Safety Officer is concerned with creating, implementing, and ensuring a safe environment for all stakeholders.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates a comprehensive school security program, including creating and implementing security policies and procedures, reporting potential hazards to appropriate departments
- Evaluates health and safety practice and procedures for risk assessment and following legal guidelines.
- Conducts accident prevention training and health and safety training
- Inspects equipment regarding safety
- Suggest solutions, improvements and prevention steps for safety issues
- Creates and implements workplace health and safety plans and procedures
- Conducts and coordinates security, emergency preparedness, and health and safety training by developing, scheduling, and/or facilitating training programs for staff, students and public officials relating to school security and emergency preparedness including fire and earthquake
- Secures facilities, equipment, students, and personnel by working in coordination with the appropriate departments in recommending safety equipment purchases and upgrades; maintaining records of fire and other emergency drills and conducting drills when appropriate; supervising and maintaining access control and key distribution; ensuring all equipment including security cameras and technology are in working order Budget
- Works with Finance and Operations Departments for capital improvements as needed expenditures
- Assists in the development and implementation of safety plans for special events
- Informs, advises, and assists the Head of Administration, Legal Affairs, and Operations Managers in matters involving illegal activities on school campus
- Coordinates within the Operations Department to address and correct safety/security issues on school campus
- Prepares memos, reports, drawings, etc. related to safety and traffic issues on or near school campus, presenting them to the Operations Manager
- Safety officer participates in annual trainings to stay current on laws, policies and procedures regarding school safety
- Attends meetings as required
- Performs other related work as required
Job Requirements
Qualifications and Skills
This position requires a high degree of diplomacy, flexibility, and adaptability. Applicants must have good communication skills, both written and verbal in Arabic and English. The successful candidate must be committed to the safety of students, staff and visitors while fostering a creative, warm, caring, and effective learning environment
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3-5 years of safety experience
- Experience working in schools is preferred
- Basic English language ability required
- Ability to focus, manage detailed work, work with others, and communicate effectively
- Physical fitness is required
- Ability to follow given instructions, develop and implement policies and procedures, and to work with a team
- Trained in First Aid/CPR and fire safety strongly preferred
- Experience working in schools is preferred
