Job Description
School Resource Officer (SRO)
Reports to: Assistant Superintendent of Operations
Pay Grade: 12 months
Department/School: Operations
Date Revised: April 20, 2023
Primary Purpose: Facilitate, promote, and help maintain a safe, secure, and nurturing school learning environment that is flexible in meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of each student. By establishing a working relationship with school personnel, a cooperative effort to prevent juvenile delinquency is formed. Having law enforcement officers on campus is intended to promote positive attitudes regarding the role of law enforcement in society and inform students of their rights and responsibilities as lawful citizens.
Qualifications
- Certified law enforcement officer per Mississippi State Law.
- Minimum of three years experience in a law enforcement related field.
- Special interest and understanding of juveniles, Juvenile Law, constitutional protections, and their problems and concerns.
- Strong, effective leadership abilities.
- Positive, initiative-taking attitude; excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills; ability to resolve conflicts; verbal, written communication.
- Knowledge of city, county, state, and federal laws.
- Initiative-taking; ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to interact effectively and productively with the Police Department, courts, school staff, students and parents.
- Experience in and knowledge of drug and gang awareness.
Major Responsibilities and Duties
- Act in accordance with the recommended TRIAD roles of 1) law enforcement officer, 2) teacher, and 3) informal counselor/mentor, but do not enforce school rules or policies or become involved with matters that are strictly school discipline issues.
- De-Escalation Training for all district employees.
- Promote safety in and around the school by reducing crime and fear of crime, and by coordinating both parties' efforts to provide a safe and nurturing school learning experience that is flexible in meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of each student.
- Facilitate and participate in violence prevention activities that are developed by school administrators and teachers.
- Provide information and give presentations to students, staff and parents to support and empower schools to be welcoming centers of family and community engagement.
- Appear and testify in court proceedings and school suspension review and expulsion hearings as necessary, unless said appearance and/or testimony would interfere with any pending or reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings and/or criminal investigation.
- Be proactive regarding patterns of delinquency, street gang membership and activity and problem areas around the school to strive toward prevention, operational excellence and efficiency.
- Assist school personnel with managing escalated and agitated individuals, crowd control and vehicle traffic patterns to strive toward prevention, operational excellence and efficiency.
- Maintain open communication with school personnel in an attempt to identify individuals or conditions that could result in delinquent behavior, formulate prevention plans and identify proactive solutions.
- Maintain a record of reported criminal incidents and arrest activities for the specific school designated for the reporting officer.
- Attend regular law enforcement professional development and training.
- Report to work at the designated time and notify supervisor at the earliest possible time when unable to work.
- Maintain pleasant working relations with fellow employees by showing consideration for others, patience, respect, self-control, and other desirable character traits.
- Maintain desirable relations between School Board and community.
- Maintain certification in the National Association of School Resource Officers Training program.
- Maintain certification for de-escalation training.
- Adhere to all School Board policies and district procedures.
- Maintain the confidentiality of student records.
- Assist with the development of school crisis, emergency management, and response plans.
- Perform other duties as required.
Working conditions Mental demands/Physical demands/Environmental factors
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Limited travel is required.
- Occasional prolonged and irregular hours.
- Be comfortable performing multi-faceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
- Stand, walk, crouch, and do moderate lifting up to 40 lbs.
Evaluation Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Holmes County Consolidated School District Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Job Tags
Flexible hours