School & Campus Security Officer jobs San Antonio TX
San Antonio, TX

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San Antonio, TX

School security officer positions across San Antonio's K-12 districts and higher education institutions — NISD Police actively recruiting with ~36 vacancies, NEISD Safety Specialist armed roles, EISD campus security, UTSA Department of Public Safety, and Alamo Colleges District DPS.

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Recent School & Campus Security Officer Openings

School Campus Security Officer
SENTRYSIX Defense Group, Inc.·San Antonio, TX40K–50K a year
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Security-10 Months (Pool) (2026-2027 School Year)
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District·San Antonio, TX
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Security Guard - Part Time Mobile Rounds
Allied Universal·San Antonio, TX14 an hour·Posted today
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Armed Security Guard (Full-Time or On-Call Only)
GardaWorld Federal Services·San Antonio, TX$19.82/hr·Posted today
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Armed Security Officer: Retail Patrol (Part-Time
Allied Universal·San Antonio, TX15–18 an hour·Posted today
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Armed Security Officer - Full Time Mobile Patrol
Allied Universal·San Antonio, TX·Posted today
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Loss Prevention Clerk
Costco Wholesale·Burlington, WA·Posted today
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LOSS PREVENTION ASSOCIATE
Von Maur·Orland Park, IL$21.00 - $23.00/hr·Posted 2 days ago
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Public Safety Officer-(Certified Level 3 Security Guard-Armed)
Edgewood ISD·San Antonio, TX$19.48/hour·Posted 2 days ago
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Armed Security Officer with DoD Secret Clearance - Part Time
Allied Universal·San Antonio, TX36K–39K a year·Posted 2 days ago
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What school districts in San Antonio are actively hiring security personnel?+
Northside ISD (NISD) is the most actively recruiting school security employer in San Antonio. As SA's largest district — approximately 98,500 students across 132 campuses and 355 square miles — NISD budgeted for more than 120 school police officers for 2025–26 and has approximately 36 vacancies as of 2026 per the San Antonio Report. NISD police are fully sworn TCOLE-licensed peace officers, not contracted security. Their HQ is at 5619 Grissom Road, SA TX 78238, and they recruit directly at nisd.net/district/police/recruitment. North East ISD (NEISD) is hiring Safety Specialists — an armed non-police role created to meet Texas HB3 requirements — with an active 2026–2027 posting at the Richard A. Middleton Education Center, Pay Grade P2, minimum age 21. East Central ISD (EISD) has its own police department with a verified pay entry of $19.48/hr on their Police Pay Plan P2. Southwest ISD and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD both maintain armed security at every campus.
What is Texas HB3 and why does it matter for school security employment in SA?+
House Bill 3, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 in response to the Uvalde school shooting, mandates that every Texas public K-12 campus must have at least one armed person present during school hours. Options include: sworn school district police officers, school marshals, contracted Level 3 commissioned security officers, or school employees who have completed approved firearms training. More than half of Texas school districts were not in full compliance as of a January Senate Education Committee report. SA-area districts responded differently: NISD added 20 officer positions to their sworn police force but still has ~36 vacancies; NEISD created the Safety Specialist armed civilian role as an alternative to recruiting additional sworn officers; SAISD sought a good-cause exemption with an alternative security plan. Texas lawmakers proposed $400 million in additional school safety funding for 2026–2027. The practical consequence for security job seekers: school security vacancies across SA's major districts are persistent and structural — HB3 created demand that districts are still working to fill.
What does school district security pay in San Antonio?+
ZipRecruiter's May 2026 data shows the average hourly pay for school security in San Antonio at $22.77/hr, with most workers earning $18.12–$26.11/hr. For specific districts: NISD sworn police officers average $70,629/yr ($34/hr) per Glassdoor April 2026 data, with the range running $27–$43/hr ($55,967–$89,852 annually at the 25th–75th percentile). EISD's Police Pay Plan P2 entry level is $19.48/hr with additional consideration for directly related experience. NEISD Safety Specialist positions are Pay Grade P2 — the district's classified police compensation schedule applies; NEISD's overall employee average runs $80,841 annually per Salary.com March 2026. Higher education: UTSA and Alamo Colleges police and public safety officer roles follow UT System or community college district compensation, generally comparable to or above the ISD sworn officer range.
What is the NEISD Safety Specialist role and how is it different from a police officer?+
NEISD created the Safety Specialist designation as an armed civilian school security role — distinct from the district's sworn police officers. The 2026–2027 posting at the Richard A. Middleton Education Center requires: high school diploma or equivalent, minimum 21 years of age, satisfactory fingerprinting and extensive background check, and — critically — the candidate must own an approved 9mm pistol (Glock 43X/48/19/17, S&W M&P 2.0/Shield Plus, or Sig Sauer 226/229/320/365) with three magazines capable of holding at least 10 rounds, plus approved duty gear, with partial reimbursement upon successful completion of required training and service. The role works a 182-day school-year schedule (not year-round), requires prior experience in security operations, military, or law enforcement (preferred), and operates under the district's security and safety department. Unlike NISD's TCOLE-licensed police officers who have full arrest authority, NEISD Safety Specialists are not peace officers.
How does university security employment differ from K-12 in San Antonio?+
UTSA's Department of Public Safety employs both sworn TCOLE-licensed police officers — who have full peace officer authority on campus — and civilian roles including access control assistants, security system technicians, and public safety officers. UTSA's 42,000-plus students across the Main Campus in north SA and the Downtown Campus generate demand across all three security tiers: sworn law enforcement, civilian security, and contracted security through firms serving specific UTSA accounts. Alamo Colleges District DPS runs a 24/7 operation across five campuses (San Antonio College, Palo Alto, Northwest Vista, Northeast Lakeview, St. Philip's) with a dispatcher posting closing July 27, 2026 at 2222 N. Alamo St. For candidates interested in the TCOLE law enforcement pathway rather than civilian security, UTSA's Police Officer positions and NISD's sworn school police department are both accessible points of entry into school-based law enforcement in SA.
What is the work environment like in K-12 school security?+
School police at NISD describe their role as more akin to community policing than traditional law enforcement. NISD Police Chief Charlie Carnes has been with the district 32 years and emphasizes relationship-building with students as the primary function. 'Our officers do more than enforce the law — they build relationships and help shape future generations,' per the NISD police recruitment page. The work-life balance in school security is distinct from commercial or hospital security: school-year schedules with holidays and summers off (K-12), school-hours concentration of activity, and a mission oriented toward student safety rather than property protection. NEISD Safety Specialists work a 182-day school-year schedule. The physical demands are real — NEISD's posting notes potential exposure to outdoor weather, confined spaces, elevated areas, and occasionally 'violent and armed confrontations' — but the daily pace is structured around a school schedule rather than the 24/7 rhythms of hospital or industrial security.
Can I do school security in San Antonio with a Level 2 license rather than TCOLE?+
For contracted school security roles — Level 3 commissioned security officers serving a district that uses them to meet HB3 requirements — your Texas Level 3 license is the relevant credential. NISD opted not to go the armed contractor route, preferring sworn officers, but other SA-area districts and private schools may use contracted Level 3 officers. For private schools, San Antonio Academy of Texas actively recruits full-time security with benefits. For NEISD's Safety Specialist, you need to own an approved firearm and pass their background process — it's not a TCOLE peace officer role and not a standard Level 3 contracted security role. Contracted security firms (Allied Universal, Securitas, Prosegur) also serve school district accounts at the Level 2 level for unarmed functions like access control at elementary school lobbies, which is the entry-level school security track available without specialized school-district employment.
Overview

San Antonio School Security: 36+ Vacancies, HB3 Mandate, Structural Demand

San Antonio's school security market is driven by Texas House Bill 3 — the 2023 school safety law requiring an armed person at every Texas public K-12 campus — and the structural reality that SA's largest districts cannot fill their vacancies fast enough. NISD has approximately 36 officer vacancies at its 132 campuses. NEISD created an entirely new armed civilian role category to work around the sworn officer shortage. More than half of Texas districts were not fully compliant with HB3 as of the most recent Senate Education Committee report. Texas lawmakers responded with proposals to increase school safety funding by $400 million for 2026–2027.

The consequence for security job seekers is clear: school security in San Antonio is among the most persistently understaffed sectors in the city, and the political and legislative pressure to fill those gaps is only increasing. NISD is actively recruiting at nisd.net/district/police/recruitment. NEISD's Safety Specialist posting for 2026–2027 was reposted as recently as two weeks before this writing. EISD's Police Pay Plan P2 at $19.48/hr entry is accessible to candidates with security, military, or law enforcement backgrounds.

Higher education adds a parallel track. UTSA's 42,000-plus student enrollment at its Main and Downtown campuses creates year-round security demand. Alamo Colleges District's 24/7 five-campus DPS operation needs dispatchers and security officers continuously. Unlike K-12 school security, higher education security follows a year-round schedule rather than a school-year calendar — and university campus security experience at UTSA or Alamo Colleges builds credentials that transfer into both civilian security and school district law enforcement careers.

Overview & Duties
Role Overview

What School Security Officers Do in San Antonio

K-12 school security in SA's major districts is primarily sworn law enforcement work — NISD and EISD employ fully TCOLE-licensed police officers with full arrest authority, not civilian security contractors. A day for an NISD school officer means student relationship-building as much as patrol — Chief Carnes describes it as community policing, not traditional law enforcement. Officers are assigned to middle and high school campuses (two officers per NISD high school, one per middle school), respond to incidents, handle traffic in school zones, and serve as visible deterrents and trusted adults in the school community.

NEISD's Safety Specialist model is different: armed presence without peace officer authority. Specialists patrol the campus, operate security systems, and provide armed response capability to meet HB3's mandate without the TCOLE credential requirement. The role is more operational than relational — focused on access control, patrol, surveillance system operation, and armed readiness rather than the community policing emphasis of the sworn officer model.

At the higher education level, UTSA DPS sworn officers handle the full range of university law enforcement — from student conduct incidents to major crime response — while civilian security roles focus on access control, event security at UTSA Roadrunner athletic events, and CCTV monitoring across the multi-building campus.

Duties

Common Duties & Responsibilities

  • NISD school police patrol — campus assignment (2 officers per high school, 1 per middle school), student relationship-building, incident response
  • Traffic control and school zone enforcement — NISD officers issue citations and have radar units monitoring school zone speeds
  • NEISD Safety Specialist — armed campus patrol, access control, surveillance system operation, HB3 compliance at elementary, middle, and high school campuses
  • EISD Police Pay Plan P2 — campus security and patrol at $19.48/hr entry, own police department
  • Contracted Level 3 security at districts using armed contractors for HB3 compliance
  • Elementary school lobby access control (Level 2 unarmed contracted security) — visitor sign-in, camera monitoring, campus access point management
  • UTSA DPS — sworn law enforcement, campus patrol, event security at Roadrunner athletic events, 42,000+ student campus
  • Alamo Colleges District DPS — 24/7 dispatch and patrol across 5 SA campuses; dispatcher posting closes July 27, 2026
Compensation

Typical Pay in San Antonio, TX

SA school security: NISD sworn police avg $34/hr ($70,629/yr), range $27–$43/hr (Glassdoor April 2026). EISD P2 entry $19.48/hr. NEISD Safety Specialist P2 (182-day school-year schedule). ZipRecruiter SA school security avg $22.77/hr, range $18.12–$26.11/hr (May 2026). University: UTSA and Alamo Colleges follow UT System and district compensation.

Entry Level
$19–22/hr
~$35k–46k/yr
Experienced
$22–28/hr
~$46k–58k/yr
Lead / Senior
$28–43/hr
~$58k–90k/yr

NISD has ~36 sworn police vacancies across 132 SA campuses — TCOLE required, actively recruiting at nisd.net. NEISD Safety Specialist 2026-2027 posting active — own firearm required, Pay Grade P2. EISD $19.48/hr entry. HB3 created structural school security demand SA hasn't fully filled.

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Requirements & Schedules
Requirements

What You Need

  • TCOLE Basic Peace Officer license for NISD, EISD, and UTSA DPS sworn positions — not a security license; requires academy training
  • Texas Level 3 Commissioned Security Officer license for contracted armed school security under HB3
  • Texas Level 2 for unarmed contracted school security (elementary lobby access control, etc.)
  • Minimum age 21 for NEISD Safety Specialist and most school district law enforcement positions
  • Own approved 9mm pistol + 3 magazines (10-round minimum capacity) for NEISD Safety Specialist — partial reimbursement after training
  • Extensive fingerprinting and background check at all school district employers — felony convictions are disqualifying
  • High school diploma or GED minimum for all positions; some college preferred at NISD
  • Military, law enforcement, or security experience strongly preferred at all SA school district employers
Schedules

Typical Schedules & Environments

  • NEISD Safety Specialist: 182-day school-year schedule — follows the academic calendar with summer off
  • NISD police: year-round department with 24/7 operations — school-year heavier but department operates continuously
  • EISD: follows school district calendar and police department operational needs
  • UTSA DPS: year-round 24/7 operation across Main and Downtown campuses
  • Alamo Colleges DPS dispatcher: 24/7 all shifts, all days — current posting notes must be able to work all shifts
  • Contracted Level 3 school security: follows school-year calendar per district contract
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