School Resource Officer

Primary Duties

• Provide law enforcement and police services to the school, school grounds and areas adjacent to the school.
• Investigate allegations of criminal incidents per police department policies and procedures.
• Enforce state and local laws and ordinances.
• Make appropriate referrals to juvenile authorities or other governmental agencies.
• Work to prevent juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships with students.
• Develop crime prevention programs and conduct security inspections to deter criminal or delinquent activities.
• Establish and maintain a close partnership with school administrators in order to provide for a safe school environment.
• Aid school officials with their efforts to enforce Board of Education policies and procedures.
• Ensure school administrator safety by being present during school searches, which may involve weapons, controlled dangerous substances or in such cases that, the student's emotional state may present a risk to the administrator.
• Assist school administrators in emergency crisis planning and building security matters.
• Provide a course of training for school personnel in handling crisis situations, which may arise at the school.
• Be visible within the school community.
• Attend in school functions.
• Build working relationships with the school's staff as well as with student and parent groups.
• Develop and implement classes in law related education to support the educational efforts of the faculty.
• Work closely with assigned school personnel in designing and presenting law-related topics and the role of police in our society.
• Work with guidance counselors and other student support staff to assist students and to provide services to students involved in situations where referrals to service agencies are necessary.
• Aid in conflict resolution efforts.
• Can protect the confidentiality of individual students to ensure that student treatment is fair and equal
• Serve as hall monitor, truancy enforcers, crossing guards if needed

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Provisions on the Board's Policy of Evaluation of Non Classified Personnel.