School Resource Officer

SUMMARY Perform a variety of law enforcement and crime prevention tasks, investigative work, special assignments, technical and administrative tasks in support of the Police Department. Counsels students and mediates hostile situations. Investigates offenses that occur on campus/school property. Arrests for offenses violating laws and ordinances. Questions suspects, witnesses and takes statements, serves warrants. Gathers intelligence, forwards to criminal investigations for potential problems. Conducts classroom instruction on laws and enforcement. Consults with school counselors regarding problems with students; make referrals when professional counseling, treatment, legal assistance and aid is necessary or needed. Counsels and advises students on responsibilities and procedures concerning criminal matters, abuse or child abuse. Provides security for outside school activities or events when needed. Meets with school personnel, students, and parents to discuss truancy problems. Teaches classes; prepares class outline for instruction. Responds to calls for service and complaints on campus/school property. Conducts routine preventive patrol in designated residential and business areas, and initiates contacts with both business operators and residents to establish open communications, gather and dispense information, and establish the presence of law enforcement within the community. Responds to calls for police service and takes action upon observing a circumstance or situation requiring police attention, i.e., responding to domestic disputes and disturbances, disputes among neighbors, juveniles, on-going criminal investigations. Interviews witnesses, victims, suspects, arrested persons, and informants to obtain pertinent information concerning accidents/crimes. Provides information to the public, victims, witnesses, and relatives concerning available services in the community. Provides assistance and service to the public, i.e., changing tires, directing traffic, unlocking vehicles, jump‑starting batteries. Responds to burglary and fire alarms, and robbery in progress calls, and performs initial building searches. Performs CPR at scenes, and performs critical emergency care, such as stopping excessive bleeding, during the interim when emergency medical personnel are en route. Conducts initial crime scene investigations, i.e., identifies and collects crucial evidence to be secured for processing, labels evidence with data for crime scene reconstruction, packages and stores evidence in a manner to protect chain of custody. Enforces State and local traffic laws to ensure safety, investigates motor vehicle accidents, and protects lives and property at all motor vehicle accident scenes. Identifies and issues municipal citations to violators of misdemeanor offenses. Enforces laws and apprehends misdemeanor and felony violators and fugitives; arrests and transports persons found to have committed a criminal act. Testifies in civil, traffic, and criminal court proceedings, ALR and Evidentiary hearings, and gives depositions. Performs considerable report and record maintenance duties, i.e., initial investigations, crime reports, felony reports, statements, arrest reports, warrant forms, inventory and search, property receipts and dispositions, misdemeanors. Attends in‑service training as directed to maintain current knowledge of changes in laws, new methods of enforcement, and other trends and developments in law enforcement. Assists fire personnel at the scene as directed. SUPERVISORY/BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES None KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of operational characteristics, services and activities of a comprehensive law enforcement program. Knowledge of administrative directives, policies and procedures of both the City of Aubrey and the Police Department. Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations. Knowledge of technical aspects of crime prevention and law enforcement including investigation and identification, patrol, traffic control, records management, and care and custody of persons and property. Knowledge of the geography of the city and the surrounding vicinity. Knowledge of the safe use of firearms and other modern police equipment. Knowledge of advanced law enforcement principles and the criminal justice system. Knowledge of operational characteristics, services, and activities of various police operations and programs. Skill in communicating clearly and concisely, both oral and written. Skill in planning, organizing, and managing time effectively. Skill in resolving a variety of situations characterized by conflict or danger. Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS High School Diploma or equivalency. Must be eligible for basic certification as a Peace Officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License. PREFERENCES Priority will be given to TCOLE certified applicants. WORKING CONDITIONS Operate department computer equipment to review records, inquire about different activities/programs and input various data. Operate patrol car, handgun, shotgun, baton, radar units, radios, computer, printer, etc. Work under stress and uses good judgment in emergency situations. Perform a variety of physically demanding maneuvers and activities while involved in law enforcement and rescue operations, including running, walking, stooping, bending, rolling, crawling, climbing, jumping, lifting, carrying, dragging, and safely operating assigned equipment and vehicles. Work under a variety of unfavorable conditions including exposure to gunfire, harsh weather, poor or no lighting, exposure to hazardous chemicals and smoke, extreme temperatures, all types of weather conditions, electrical hazards, armed and dangerous persons, communicable diseases, etc. Work irregular hours including weekends, holidays, and extended hours in emergency, disaster or other situations influenced by workload, staffing difficulties or equipment related repair problems. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Must pass pre‑employment drug test. Must pass criminal history check. Must pass motor vehicle records check. #J-18808-Ljbffr