School Resource Officer; SRO

Job Summary

The School Resource Officer’s responsibilities include developing the best safety procedures for potential threats in the school and ensure the safety and well-being of the school administrators.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Promote educational programs/activities to increase each student’s knowledge and respect for the law and law enforcement function.
• Understand school policies regarding how to distinguish disciplinary infractions to be handled by school officials versus criminal activity that warrants SRO involvement.
• Act swiftly and cooperatively when responding to disruptions and criminal offenses at school or on school grounds, such as disorderly conduct by trespassers; the possession and/or use of weapons on campus; the possession, sale, distribution or use of alcohol or controlled substances; rioting or dangerous demonstrations; serious acts of vandalism; etc.
• Be a liaison for the school, police and probation, and the community to keep all informed of activities of others who may be at risk or inclined to cause problems or commit crimes.
• Detaining or arresting students who are breaking the law regarding to drugs, bringing weapons to school, or making threats to the school.
• Maintain positive work relationships and contact with students to prevent juvenile delinquency.
• Establish genuine rapport between students, faculty and parents while being available to students, parents, and faculty before, during and after school.
• Encourage input from the school and community to inform ongoing policies that promote a safe and inclusive school environment.
• Assist in the development of a Safe School Plan and crisis preparedness guidelines for schools and provide a safe, healthy, and secure environment on and in the immediate proximity of the campus.
• Familiarize themselves with the many issues confronting students, e.g., alcohol and drug use, gang involvement, weapons, bullying, and teenage suicide.
• Provide routine marked police car patrol and foot patrol during the most critical times to discourage unlawful and antisocial behavior.
• Provide intelligence to police and school officials relative to gang or drug activities and enforcement.
• Use discretion in handling confidential material and information.
• Use the resources provided for the prevention, observation, intervention, investigation, and reporting of unlawful acts.
• Give educational presentations to student body, faculty, administration, and other school-based groups relative to laws, the role of law enforcement and other applicable subjects.
• As needed, SRO should attend meetings, assemblies, and classrooms as often as possible and work in cooperation with school officials in building positive relationships.
• Grow professionally through study and participation in professional activities, including recommended SRO trainings, including the Missouri POST required/recommended SRO training/certification.
• Performs work per established rules/regulations/post orders/specific instructions; receives general administrative directions.

Travel requirements will vary with the assignment.

• Demonstrate ability to teach and engage with youth, such as past coaching or mentoring experience.
• Knowledge of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
• Knowledge of school safety technology in implementation K-12 school safety
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