EVSC School Resource Police Officer

Why Choose EVSC?

• Provide uniformed, armed security for an assigned schools, maintaining the security of the building and the safety and protection of students and school staff.
• Enforce State Laws by using general police powers. Assist school administrators and educators in the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the EVSC granted under IC 20-26-16-1
• Follow and abide by provided instructional training regarding law enforcement in a school environment.
• Coordinate efforts to promote pedestrian, school bus, and traffic safety at the assigned school.
• Monitor the building security and recommend improvements and upgrades.
• Serve as a school safety and security contact for school principals, administrators and employees and staff.
• Enforce school Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug prevention.
• Assist and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and officers.
• Respond to safety and security situations at all EVSC schools as needed.
• Maintain regular attendance.

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students and the school community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees’ policies.

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations and State Laws.
• Ability to write police related reports and complete school documentation.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, employees, parents, and the general public.

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Must have the ability to effect an arrest based on probably cause under Indiana code, and be able to use appropriate force up to and including lethal force.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• Required to stand and walk and run.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• The position requires interacting with students, parents, public and school administrators and staff.
• Responsible for safety and well-being of others.

• The noise level may vary depending upon the daily activities within the work environment, such as the number of people in the room.
• When visiting a building the noise level will be loud, in the office, quiet and at meetings, moderate.
• The work environment is frequently interrupted as the employee must meet multiple demands from several people.
• The employee must constantly work to meet essential duties and responsibilities as an EVSC Police Officer.
• The employee must drive and transport subjects from the school building to other sites, including YCC, VCCC, and student homes and other locations.
• The employee must work during school hours and occasionally during after school and extracurricular activities.