Position Overview
**SUMMARY:**
What are the requirements to become a SSO?
School Security Officers must possess a security license from the state.
Additionally, we require the following for SSOs:
+ High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
+ At least five calendar years of verifiable experience as a certified law enforcement officer or its military equivalency; all five years must have occurred within the last seven years. The experience must have included general arrest authority.
+ Examples of professions that may provide this experience include law enforcement officer and military police.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**
Our Security Officers protect schools in the district against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry by performing the following duties:
• First responder to any and all events that occur on campus property.
• Patrol the assigned campus both inside the buildings and the perimeter.
• Be highly visible on camp...