School Resource Officer

## Overview **School Resource Officer Responsibilities** - Provide uniformed, visible police presence to deter violent acts/threats from inside and outside the school; - Will work with students, teachers, and school administrators to identify and address problems that make students feel unsafe on the school campus; - Address calls for police service in his/her assigned school when on-duty and at their assigned school; - Serve as a resource to school faculty and parents for programs concerning violence prevention strategies, delinquency prevention, gang awareness, gun safety, substance abuse awareness and prevention, school safety preparedness, crisis response readiness, after-school programs and other similar issues; - Promote a positive image of law enforcement to students, their parents, and the overall community; - Inform students of their rights/responsibilities as lawful citizens; - Confer with the principal to develop plans and strategies to prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations on or near campus; - To remain on the assigned school campus from school opening until school closing times unless otherwise required; - File criminal charges against offenders when legally appropriate. **DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES** - Demonstrated leadership ability; willingness to make timely and appropriate decisions; willingness to accept responsibility for successes and failures; ability to delegate authority and still control the operation; ability to work with others. - Good verbal skills; ability to communicate effectively with individuals and both small and large groups of people; ability to provide clear, easily understood directions. - Good writing skills; ability to prepare clear and concise written job reports, accident reports, material reports, etc. - Ability to read and comprehend written reports, training materials, etc. and to communicate this information to others; ability to provide on the job training to people who may have varying degrees of education and experiences. - Good skills with numbers, ability to accurately determine the quantities of material to order, material used, etc. - Basic knowledge of management skills required to plan the day's work and organize resources to obtain desired goals. - Good working knowledge of safe working practices and ability to apply them in work day situations. - Good working knowledge of the equipment tools, etc. used to perform daily work operations; familiarity with applicable maintenance procedures to keep equipment, tools, etc. in good working condition. - Ability to meet and deal tactfully and courteously with the public an to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials and other employees. - Ability to perform all duties of a police officer. - Ability to assume control of evidence at the scene of an accident or crime, pending further investigation. - Considerable knowledge of the techniques necessary to conduct preliminary investigations, make arrests, obtain witnesses, and take prisoners into custody and when necessary testify in court for traffic, criminal, and civil matters. - Ability to maintain records and to prepare reports in a neat, concise, and accurate manner; ability to perform other necessary clerical or administrative duties. - Considerable knowledge of modern police practices, techniques, and methods. - Ability to analyze and solve complex police problems. - Thorough knowledge of applicable local, state and federal laws. - Ability to write and speak effectively. - Thorough knowledge of county geography. - Considerable knowledge of developments in the theory, principles, and practice of educational techniques. - Ability to handle and maintain firearms safely. - Ability to work under limited supervision. **DESIRABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE** Must have at a minimum; five (5) years of law enforcement experience and be KLEC certified with the certification “in good standing” and in active (employed) or inactive (not…