Security Supervisor jobs

1. Job Title

Security Supervisor – Health & Safety

2. Job Purpose

To supervise and coordinate the school's security operations, health and safety procedures, and emergency preparedness to ensure a safe and secure environment for students, staff, parents, visitors, and school property. The Security Supervisor is responsible for supervising security personnel, monitoring access control, identifying potential hazards, implementing safety procedures, and ensuring compliance with the school's security, health, and safety policies.

3. Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesA. Security Operations and Supervision

• Supervise and coordinate the daily duties and activities of all security guards.
• Prepare security duty rosters, shift schedules, and deployment plans to ensure adequate coverage across the school premises.
• Monitor security staff attendance, punctuality, discipline, and performance.
• Ensure security guards are positioned at designated entrances, exits, gates, parking areas, and other assigned locations.
• Conduct regular security patrols and inspections of school buildings, boundaries, playgrounds, parking areas, and external premises.
• Ensure all security personnel follow school security procedures, post instructions, and professional conduct standards.
• Report security staff shortages, misconduct, and operational concerns to the school administration.
• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to security staff on security procedures, emergency response, and health and safety requirements.

B. Access Control and Visitor Management

• Ensure all visitors, contractors, parents, and other external personnel follow the school's entry and exit procedures.
• Ensure visitors are appropriately registered, verified, and issued visitor passes in accordance with school policy.
• Monitor student arrival and dismissal procedures and ensure the safe movement of students at designated entry and exit points.
• Prevent unauthorised access to school premises and restricted areas.
• Monitor the movement of vehicles and ensure safe traffic flow within the school premises.
• Ensure delivery personnel and contractors comply with the school's security and safety requirements.
• Report suspicious activities, unauthorised entry attempts, or security breaches immediately to the school administration.
• Ensure security personnel do not leave their assigned posts without proper authorisation or relief.

C. Health and Safety Monitoring

• Conduct regular inspections to identify potential health and safety hazards across the school premises.
• Monitor school entrances, corridors, staircases, emergency exits, playgrounds, parking areas, and other common areas for safety risks.
• Ensure emergency exits, escape routes, fire doors, fire extinguishers, alarm points, and firefighting equipment remain accessible and unobstructed.
• Check for unsafe conditions such as wet floors, damaged electrical fittings, exposed wires, broken fixtures, and other potential hazards.
• Ensure appropriate warning signs and barriers are placed around hazardous areas when required.
• Immediately report identified hazards to the Administration, Facilities, or Maintenance Department and follow up on corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance with school health and safety procedures by security personnel, contractors, and visitors.
• Ensure appropriate precautions are taken during maintenance activities, deliveries, school events, and other potentially hazardous operations.
• Support the administration in maintaining a safe environment for students, staff, parents, and visitors.
• Ensure that any safety inspections or checks assigned to the role are documented accurately.

D. Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Ensure security personnel are familiar with the school's emergency procedures, evacuation routes, assembly points, and emergency contact numbers.
• Assist in implementing emergency response procedures during fire alarms, medical emergencies, security incidents, severe weather, or other emergencies.
• Coordinate with school management and designated emergency response personnel during evacuations and other incidents.
• Help ensure students, staff, visitors, and contractors move safely to designated assembly points during evacuation drills and actual emergencies.
• Ensure emergency access routes remain clear for ambulances, fire services, and other emergency responders.
• Participate in fire drills, evacuation exercises, and other school emergency preparedness activities.
• Report any malfunctioning alarms, damaged emergency equipment, blocked exits, or other emergency preparedness concerns immediately.
• Contact the appropriate emergency services when authorised or required by emergency procedures.
• Prepare initial incident reports and assist management with incident investigations and follow-up actions.

E. Incident Reporting and Documentation

• Maintain accurate records of security incidents, accidents, near misses, visitor entries, patrols, and other relevant activities.
• Report theft, vandalism, unauthorised access, suspicious behaviour, and damage to school property promptly.
• Ensure all accidents, injuries, safety hazards, and security breaches are reported through the school's established reporting procedures.
• Record the date, time, location, persons involved, actions taken, and other relevant factual details of incidents.
• Preserve relevant incident information and CCTV footage in accordance with school procedures and authorised access requirements.
• Cooperate with school management during incident investigations and inspections.
• Monitor corrective actions arising from incidents and safety inspections and report outstanding concerns.
• Maintain confidentiality of security records, incident reports, CCTV footage, and sensitive school information.

F. CCTV and Security Equipment

• Monitor CCTV systems where assigned and report suspicious activity or equipment malfunctions.
• Ensure security equipment, communication devices, access-control systems, and patrol equipment are used properly.
• Report defective cameras, alarms, access-control devices, radios, and other security equipment to the concerned department.
• Ensure CCTV footage and security records are accessed, retained, and shared only by authorised personnel and in accordance with school policy.
• Conduct routine checks of security equipment and maintain records where required.

G. Traffic and School Event Safety

• Supervise traffic movement during student arrival, dismissal, parent meetings, school events, and other busy periods.
• Ensure vehicles are directed to designated parking and drop-off or pick-up areas.
• Assist in maintaining safe pedestrian routes and preventing congestion at school entrances.
• Coordinate security arrangements for school functions, examinations, inspections, and special events.
• Ensure emergency vehicle access remains unobstructed.
• Report unsafe driving, parking violations, and traffic-related hazards to the school administration.

H. Staff Training and Coordination

• Brief security personnel on daily duties, site-specific risks, emergency procedures, and any changes to security arrangements.
• Ensure security staff understand their responsibilities for student safety, visitor management, incident reporting, and emergency response.
• Coordinate with the Administration, Facilities, Maintenance, Transport, and other relevant departments on security and safety matters.
• Support health and safety awareness activities and emergency drills organised by the school.
• Ensure security personnel maintain professional behaviour and communicate respectfully with students, parents, staff, and visitors.
• Immediately report safeguarding concerns through the school's designated safeguarding procedures.

I. Compliance and Professional Conduct

• Ensure security operations comply with applicable Qatar laws, relevant regulatory requirements, and school policies.
• Follow the school's health, safety, emergency management, safeguarding, and confidentiality procedures.
• Ensure security personnel do not use excessive force, threaten individuals, or act beyond their authority.
• Handle sensitive security matters discreetly and professionally.
• Maintain accurate documentation and cooperate with authorised school inspections and external regulatory inspections.
• Perform any other reasonable duties assigned by the school management that are relevant to the position.

Pay: QAR3,000.00 - QAR5,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person