Campus Safety Assistant-Elementary

Campus Safety Assistant-Elementary

Salary

$17.74 Hourly

Location

Conejo Valley Unified School District - Thousand Oaks, CA

Job Type

School Term - varies by school site

Job Number

26-002-1

Division

School Sites

Opening Date

06/11/2026

Closing Date

6/30/2027 10:00 AM Pacific

Salary Schedule Range

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• Description
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RECRUITMENT DETAILS

THE ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL BE VALID FOR 6 MONTHS

Under the supervision of site administrator, or designee, provides supervision to students during periods of morning drop off, recess, lunch, and end of day release; monitors parking areas and guides parking lot traffic. Ensures students comply with the health and safety regulations adopted by the District and the respective school site.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN RELATED CLASSES

Positions allocated to the Campus Safety Assistant-Elementary job class are responsible for campus supervision in lunch and playground areas on an elementary school campus, while positions allocated to the Campus Safety Assistant-Secondary job class are primarily responsibility for student safety at a middle or high school campus.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patrol and monitor an assigned District school campus area and/or property to maintain order, safetiy and security; monitor walkways, lunch areas, restrooms, parking lots and play fields and adjacent areas if assigned; supervise students inside classroom and multipurpose room areas during non-instructional time during raining days or as assigned.
• Assist students in the cafeteria in receipt of meals and/or facilitate the formation of lunch lines; help younger students with lunch trays, milk and condiments opening; ensure students are eating in appropriate manner.
• Assist students with and participates in cleaning up lunch areas including spills, disposing of trash, wiping tables.
• Assist in conflict resolution to resolve conflicts according to established guidelines; intervene as necessary; advise students of consequences of rules which are violated.
• Take action to prevent or break up fights and disturbances; escort students to office for disciplinary action as necessary.
• Issues equipment approved for use in lunch time outdoor activities; maintains reasonable order in games and play activities.
• Evaluates student injuries, determines course of action, performs minor first aid and completes required paperwork in compliance with District policy(ies).
• Enforce school and District rules, regulations and policies for the safety and security of students, staff and property; report unusual activities or unauthorized persons on campus to appropriate personnel.
• Monitors campus for unauthorized personnel entry; checks for visitors passes and directs/escorts general public to the administration office, in accordance with campus sign-in procedures.
• Encourages and promotes courtesy among students; reports cases of unusual behavior or other problems; observes and reports safety hazards; prevents students from engaging in unsafe activities.
• Identifies, corrects and/or reports safety hazards that may compromise student/staff safety.
• Monitors parking lots for proper parking procedures and traffic flow, opens and secures gates.
• Assists with crowd control at school events.
• Assists in custodial duties, may wipe tables and benches in cafeteria and/or outside eating areas.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Any combination of education and experience that will provide the ability to meet the minimum qualifications and perform the essential functions of the position will be qualifying. Some experience working with school-aged children highly desirable. First aid and CPR certification is highly desirable.

• Alternate variations of education/experience may be considered by Personnel Commission staff as acceptable to qualify for participation in the examination process resulting in an eligibility list. When appropriate additional work experience beyond the minimum requirement may be supplemented for required minimum education requirements.

Licenses/Certifications/Special Requirements

• Valid First-Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Certificates shall be obtained for permanency in this classification (within 6 months of employment) and must be renewed as necessary during employment.
• Possession of an appropriate, valid drivers license.

JOB COMPETENCIES: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• General knowledge of campus safety and security;
• Age appropriate communication strategies;
• Fundamentals in first aide and response to various common student injuries;
• Conflict resolution techniques amongst school-age children;
• District and school policies, rules and procedures;
• Health and safety regulation, including basic first aid, CPR, AED and blood borne pathogens.

Ability to:

• Understand and follow oral and written directions;
• Be courteous and respectful of others;
• Exercise good judgment, exhibit integrity and resourcefulness;
• Communicate and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, including students;
• Work outdoors in all types of weather;
• Diffuse confrontations and discourage violence and vandalism;
• Understand and respond appropriately to emergency procedures.

Nondiscrimination in Employment

The CVUSD Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. (BP 0410). Any applicant who attempts to directly contact individual Board Members with the intent of influencing the deciaion of the Board will be considered disqualified from candidacy for this position.

BENEFITS

MEDICAL/PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE: Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 27.5 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in a variety of District plans. Employee contribution amount towards a premium varies based on medical plan. Family coverage is also available with an additional employee monthly paid premium. NOTE: Employees with assignments fewer than 27.5 hours per week are eligible to participate / buy-in into medical plans at full cost.

DENTAL INSURANCE: Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 30.0 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the District-paid coverage for family dental insurance.

VISION CARE INSURANCE: Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 30.0 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the District-paid coverage for family vision insurance.

HOLIDAYS: Up to fourteen paid holidays per year.

LIFE INSURANCE: Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 30.0 or more hours per week shall be eligible to participate in the District-paid coverage for family life insurance.

VACATION: Employees with one to three years of service earn 12 vacation days per year (employees working less than 12 months shall earn vacation on a pro rata basis). The number of vacation days earned increases with longevity up to 20 days per year after 15 years of service.

SICK LEAVE: One day per month, cumulative from year to year (employees working less than 12 months shall earn sick leave on a pro rata basis).

RETIREMENT: Employees holding regular/permanent positions at 4 or more hours daily AND at least 20 hours weekly are covered by Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security. Contributions are made by both the employee and employer. Click to visit Public Employees Retirement System(CalPERS) website.

Employees holding positions that are fewer than 4 hours per day or 20 hours per week are enrolled in APPLE, an alternative to Social Security. Contributions are made by both the employee and employer.

SALARY STEP MOVEMENT: First day of fiscal year (July 1st) for those employees in working status at least 75% of work year.

LONGEVITY COMPENSATION: Upon completion of 7, 10, 14, 20, 24, and 29 years of service from the hire date, employees receive an additional 2 1/2% salary increase.

REPRESENTATION: Classified staff (with the exception of Campus Safety Assistants) are represented by Chapter 620, CSEA.

01

Please read carefully the next 5 questions and choose the response that you believe is the most appropriate in the specified situation. The responses to the questions will be scored and will determine your ranked placement on the eligibility list for this job classification. Please place your initials in the text box below to indicate your understanding.

02

What types of safety issues should you keep in mind when supervising children on a playground?

• Broken or damaged equipment
• Aggressive student behavior
• Unsupervised areas
• All of the above

03

Suppose a student is always near you during recess, wanting constant attention. What would you do?

• Ignore the student
• Walk and talk with the student during recess
• Find another helpful student and encourage a discussion/game
• Force the student to sit on the Buddy bench and wait for a friend

04

Suppose you give an instruction to a student to throw away their trash, but he/she gives you a dirty look and just walks away. What would you do?

• Take a deep breath and stop any negative feelings from rising up, address the situation calmly
• Send the student to the principal
• Confront the student; make them pick up not only their trash, but other trash as well
• Ignore the behavior

05

Suppose you notice that a suspicious person who has appeared near the campus multiple times during recess time this week is again near the fence. What would you do?

• In a very loud voice, yell at the person to get away from the property
• Notify the office, and keep an eye on the suspicious person
• Wave to them and ask what the person wants
• Call the police

06

How would you correct unsafe student behavior on the playground?

• Ignore and let the students work out on their own
• Provide positive feedback on the safe behavior you would want to see
• Redirect student to a different game or activity
• Ban the student from recess

07

Please check all the elementary schools at which you would be willing and able to work if offered a position following a hiring interview with the site administrator. For address information please copy this link into a browser: http://www.conejousd.org/Schools NOTE: You will only be certified for position vacancies at the sites that you indicated you would be willing and able to work at.

• Acacia Magnet
• Aspen
• Banyan
• Conejo
• Cypress
• Earths Magnet
• Glenwood
• Ladera STARS Academy
• Lang Ranch
• Madrona
• Maple
• Sycamore Canyon
• Walnut
• Weathersfield
• Westlake
• Westlake Hills
• Wildwood

Required Question

Employer Conejo Valley Unified School District

Address 750 Mitchell Rd

Newbury Park, California, 91320

Phone 805-498-4557

Website http://www.conejousd.org