School Resource Officer

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Wellness resources

Open Until Filled

School Resource Officer

Reports to: Sergeant, Lieutenant, CID

Salary (Grade): D.O.E

Status: Reg. FT(Non-Exempt)

Location: Winnebago Police Department, Winnebago NE

Job Purpose & Position Overview

Under the direct supervision of the Lieutenant, the SRO is responsible for providing law enforcement services to the citizens of the Winnebago Tribe in a timely, efficient and professional manner. Often working alone, the SRO must exercise independent judgment and discretion acting decisively during times of crisis and emergency. The SRO provides law enforcement and crime prevention functions, as well as involvement in school related activities and functions in the Winnebago School System, as a member of the Winnebago Police Department. The SRO may be required to work a rotation of various shifts as assigned, to include night, day, evening, holiday, and weekend hours with availability for call out on a twenty-four hours' basis.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the Winnebago Tribe's core mission, vision, and values.
• Enforce laws and ordinances.
• Investigate misdemeanor and felony crimes.
• Arrest offenders of the law.
• Respond to assistance requests from school staff regarding incidents included in job description, medical, and other emergencies.
• Assist in developing law related curriculum.
• Maintain order and interact with students and staff in a school setting.
• Perform any and all necessary law enforcement functions, including arrest, courtroom testimony, and crime investigation and prevention.
• Prepare a law related education curriculum and present lessons to students.
• Attend conferences with faculty, parents, and students when requested.
• Assist other law enforcement and court services personnel in connection with this position.
• Assists with the development and presentation of public educational programs and strives to maintain good public relations.
• Maintains personal police equipment.
• Performs a wide variety of law enforcement, crime prevention, and special duties or units as assigned.
• Operate and maintain department issued firearms.
• When working in the school resource officer capacity, the officer will be assigned duties consistent with the functions as a Winnebago Tribal Police Department officer and duties contained within the Patrol Officer job description.
• Other duties as assigned.
• The duties listed are only an illustration of various types of work performed. The omission of the specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the process.

Typical Skills and Abilities Include (but not limited to):

• Ability to rapidly acquire and demonstrate basic working knowledge of modern approved principles, practices, and procedures of police work within appropriate period of time
• Effectively and efficiently execute verbal and written instructions, comply willingly with such rules, regulations, procedures and policies
• Effectively and efficiently perform duties and deal with individuals under stressful conditions, including those involving physical violence
• Develop and demonstrate skill in the use of firearms, emergency vehicle operation, first aid, and other police related activities
• Maintain acceptable level of physical fitness and stamina to physically apprehend and restrain criminals/suspects while resisting arrest
• Safely operate police vehicles in accordance with traffic laws and police policies
• Operate computers in the processing of reports, records and documents; and ability to maintain confidentiality;
• Maintain knowledge, skills, abilities, and expectations contained within the Patrol
• Officer job description.

Additional Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of school campus policies and procedures
• Effective public speaking, interpersonal communication and organization
• Ability to effectively build rapport with school age children and teenagers
• Negotiation and persuasion
• Observation, perception, and reasoning
• Computer skills
• Conduct thorough investigations
• Produce accurate reports
• Make sound decisions under stress
• Certifications, Tests, and Examination
• Adherence to all certifications, tests, and examinations included in the Patrol Officer job description.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability and stamina to perform duties under adverse conditions
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Vision must be correctable to at least 20/40 in each eye.
• Ability to maintain all other physical demands contained in the Patrol Officer job description.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be eligible for certification under the Indian Police Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
• A citizen of the United States.
• Minimum of 21 years of age.
• A graduate of an accredited high school or has an acceptable high school equivalency certificate.
• No prior felony, serious misdemeanor or domestic violence related convictions.
• Is of good moral character.
• Must possess or be able to obtain, prior to hire, a valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
• All other minimum qualifications required as a Patrol Officer.
• Preference may be given to applicants with the following education, background and/or experience:
• Current certification from an accredited Law Enforcement Academy.
• Prior active full-time Active Duty, with an honorable discharge (Veterans Preference).
• One or more years of prior law enforcement or corrections experience at a department of a similar size.
• Three or more years of prior experience as a member of the Winnebago Tribal Police Department.

Education Preference:

• Associate's degree or completion of two (2) years of college coursework from an accredited college, university, or technical school in a criminal justice or related field.

Supervision:

The School Resource Officer works under the general supervision of the Lieutenant of the Winnebago Tribal Police Department. The officer carries out the regular work in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, school policy, rules, regulations, city policies and procedures, and previous training. Technical and policy problems or changes in procedures may be discussed with the supervisor dependent upon the situation encountered. Work is reviewed for technical adequacy, appropriateness of actions or decisions, and conformance with policy or other requirements unless there are adverse implications; and the methods used in arriving at the result are not usually reviewed in detail. The SRO is required to work a regular shift that includes work during the normal school year during times when school is in session and may be scheduled for other duties/functions as required. The SRO may be contacted at home for additional work requirements. The nature of the work is subject to unpredictable situations throughout the year.

Job Environment:

Position responsibilities require the use of extensive judgment and ingenuity to perform required law enforcement and crime prevention functions within the limits of guidelines that include departmental rules and regulations, federal, state, and local laws.

• Position is responsible for interpreting these guidelines for application to specific cases and in developing operational responses.
• Position requires the use of many different principles, techniques and practices common to law enforcement procedures, as well as the application of a variety of administrative principles and practices.
• Work is considerably complex in that potentially life-altering decisions must be made instantaneously.
• Position is responsible for determining the best course of action to be taken in a given situation.
• Position has constant contact with the school students and staff for the purpose of receiving and responding to calls for assistance, enforcing laws, conducting educational programs, attending and participating in meetings, responding to inquiries and complaints, and providing information and assistance.
• Position has daily contact with other law enforcement agencies, attorneys, suspects, witnesses, victims, professionals, various agencies, and organizations for the purpose of giving or receiving information, conducting research and investigations, coordinating activities, and/or providing information and assistance.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work environment included in the Patrol Officer job description.

Pre-employment Screening Applicants will be subject to written test, physical agility testing, full criminal background check, drug screening requirements, and post-offer physical examination. Applicants must display proper character and personality traits for law enforcement work as determined by psychological testing, references, and background checks.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal to light office work which includes the ability to lift up to 10 lbs.
• Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, phone, and various office equipment.
• While performing daily duties, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

Mental Requirements:

• Reading, writing, calculating
• Above average social interaction skills
• Reasoning/Analysis
• Works with minimal to no supervision

Language Requirements:

• Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
• Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations:

• All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Submit an application at a resume, cover letter, and two (2) letters of recommendation are required. Applications submitted after the closing date or without proper documents will not be considered.
• If claiming Native American or Veteran preference, please include pertinent documentation.
• Call Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io for further information.

As provided by Federal Law, all qualified Native American applicants shall receive preference over Non-Native American applicants. In the absence of qualified Native American applicants, consideration will be given to all other applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.


Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, as a sovereign Nation, is committed pursuant to its Constitution, to maintain, improve and protect the Tribe; To preserve its resources and cultural heritage; To create opportunities for its members to thrive and become economically and socially self-sufficient as individuals, families and as a tribal government; and, thereby, promote the harmony of traditional values, beliefs which will ensure a positive course of action for future generations

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