School Resource officer

Position Title: School Resource Officer

Reports To: Superintendent (or Assistant Superintendent / Director of Operations, as applicable)

FLSA Status: Exempt / Full-Time

Salary Range: (commensurate with experience and qualifications)

The School Resource Officer (SRO) performs law enforcement functions, teaching and counseling in and around the Blytheville School System in an effort to prevent juvenile delinquency, while coordinating activities with school supervisory personnel. This position is governed by city, state and federal laws, rules and regulations as well as department policy and procedures.

• Works on site in the Blytheville School System in conjunction with school officials and faculty to enforce the law, and take appropriate action against both juvenile and adult offenders; and attempts to maintain drug free schools by officer presence.

• Conducts investigations of violations of law that occur on the school campus; takes reports and conducts traffic control in school zones.

• Counsels with students, parents, teachers

• Participates in school sponsored functions both during and after regular schools hours, including sporting events, dances, meetings, rallies, etc.

• Serves as a positive role model for students.

• Conducts drug awareness and other essential programs for the students

• Maintains availability by radio or telephone for consultation

• Carry out duties in conformance with federal, state, county, and city laws

• Prepares a variety of reports

• Maintains contact with police supervisory personnel to coordinate investigative activities; provide mutual assistance during emergency situations and provide general information about department activities.

• Conducts preliminary investigations of violations of law that occur on the school

• Testifies in court when needed

• Performs other related duties as required

The School Resource Officer (SRO) has frequent contact with department personnel, businesses, the general public, civic organizations, community groups, churches, schools, news media, and other law enforcement agencies.

The position involves regular and irregular hours needed to perform law enforcement services. Work hours may be extended in the event of emergency, disaster, manpower shortage, workload, or work-in-progress. Exposure to danger is possible and carrying a firearm is required.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of law
• Knowledge of the criminal justice
• Knowledge of law enforcement administration practices and
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to organize, train and supervise subordinates
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations
• Ability to develop and use a variety of training
• Ability to develop lesson
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with school personnel
• Ability to conduct investigations
• Ability to present testimony in a court of law

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, controls or tools listed above; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Be 21 years old
• Possess a valid Arkansas driver’s license
• Possess a High School Diploma or GED
• Pass a Child Maltreatment Check
• Pass a physical agility test
• Pass an oral interview/review
• Pass a police background check