School Resource Officer

POSITION: School Resource Officer DEPARTMENT: Police Department and Hardin School Districts 17H & 1 ACCOUNTABLE TO: Police Chief PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION: Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of duties involved with enforcement of laws and prevention of crimes; controls traffic flow and enforces state and local codes; issues citations; participates in and conducts a variety of criminal investigations; makes arrests; provides support and assistance to special crime prevention and law enforcement programs; and performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of law enforcement services and activities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Duties require the ability to retrieve and disseminate criminal justice information, conduct interviews, intervene in disputes, effect lawful arrest and testify in court. Also requires frequent dealings with DUI suspects/offenders, intoxicated individuals and persons with mental disorders. Must be able to properly use all weapons assigned by the Police Department. MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE: This position requires a knowledge of current law enforcement practices and procedures; knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances; knowledge of Montana State Laws regarding law enforcement and criminal law; investigative procedures, court procedures, patrol techniques, search and seizure laws, interview and interrogation procedures, firearms operation, drugs and drug abuse, use of intoxilyzer and other police equipment, and providing emergency medical aid. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: The Hardin Police Department's School Resource Officers intend to provide law enforcement services and law-related education to the designated schools within the Hardin School District. The SROs also act as liaisons between the schools, the community and the Police Department, as well as various agencies such as Department of Public Health and Human Service Child and Family Services Division, the Hardin District Court Juvenile Probation Department, and other intervention and counseling resources. Some of the more important significant goals and objectives shall include: - To keep our schools safe and secure, so that teachers can teach, and students can learn. - Provide students with a positive role model through the exhibition of Departmental values. - Interact with students in a setting that builds self-esteem and trust and reinforces the police as positive role models. - Interact with students, faculty, community, parents, and civic leaders to promote positive relations. - Provide a classroom resource for instruction, if and when needed. - Educate students about the law and the importance of individual responsibility as well as teambuilding and cooperation within our community. - Serve as a resource for the students, teachers, and parents. - Serve as a primary resource to students who are victims and suspects of unlawful or harmful activity in order to deter and protect them from further harm. - Partner with the faculty and administrative team to teach the importance of good safety practices through various educational programs. - Provide an active law enforcement figure on school grounds to deal with any law and safety/public order issues that may develop and take the appropriate enforcement action when necessary. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. The SRO serves as a visible deterrent to crime and a positive representative of the Hardin Police Department to students, faculty and staff. The SRO shall conduct visible patrolling of the exterior and interior grounds, particularly during the opening and closing of school. 2. The SRO shall assume primary responsibility for handling all calls for police service and coordinating the response of other police resources to the school’s buildings, grounds, and surrounding areas. 3. Criminal activity that comes to the attention of the principal or school staff shall be reported immediately to the ass…