School Resource Officer (Tier 1)

MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

Position Title: School Resource Officer (Tier 1- LEO)

Reports to: Director of Safety and Security & Lead SRO

FLSA: Exempt (185 days & additional hours/days for assigned events (80 hours)

Summary of the position: Performs a wide variety of patrol, public assistance, and youth education duties according to established school policies and standard police procedures, making independent decisions and taking authoritative action in response to situational demands. A person receives indirect or occasional supervision with assignments.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and certified by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy as a Law Enforcement Officer (Tier 1 Graduate). Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Ability to meet all federal and state laws regarding possession and carrying of weapons.
• Considerable knowledge of community geography and police jurisdiction/boundaries.
• Working knowledge of and ability to effectively apply evidence collection/preservation techniques.
• Working knowledge of radio frequencies, codes, procedures, and limitations.
• Working knowledge of current training programs and ability to develop and direct training of school personnel.
• Ability to operate various law enforcement equipment, including computer, calculator, camera, fingerprint equipment, drug/narcotic identification kit, handgun, shotgun, and rifle.
• Ability to deal swiftly, rationally, and decisively with potentially violent individuals in precarious situations, and take authoritative action by applying appropriate discretion and common sense.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, and cultural diversities.
• Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and ability to prepare all required reports within department deadlines.
• Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of school information and reports according to state requirements.
• Ability to interview victims, witnesses, and suspects, provide advice, and comfort victims. Ability to prepare and deliver speeches, develop news releases, articles, and brochures, and effectively communicate with news media.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment.
• Ability to plan and layout assigned work projects.
• Ability to testify in legal proceedings/court.
• Ability to serve on 24-hour call for emergencies, occasionally work irregular and/or extended hours, evenings, weekends, and travel out of town for training, sometimes overnight.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and demonstrated safe driving record.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor issues involving school security and safety.
• Investigates crimes committed by juveniles on school properties.
• Enforces local, state, and federal laws by implementing effective policies for the prevention and investigation of crimes to protect the lives and property of the people.
• Presents educational programs in schools to reduce crime, drug abuse, and violence and to provide a safe school environment.
• Works with youth on prevention programs in the schools and the community.
• Responds to emergency calls that are initiated at the building level by school personnel.
• Monitors closed circuit television systems at the schools. Notifies appropriate officials of impending emergencies.
• Communicates with news media on a variety of issues. Prepares public relations materials, such as brochures and news releases.
• Organizes and participates in community events and neighborhood meetings. Serves as School Corporation liaison with elected officials, community leaders, and other law enforcement agencies. Mediates citizen complaints and helps solve problems.
• Gives detailed explanations of complaints or legal procedures to victims, witnesses, and offenders.
• Ensures and documents compliance with school regulations/policies.
• Gives testimony and presents evidence in legal proceedings.
• Serves on 24-hour call for emergencies.
• Stops vehicles to check for proper registration, to enforce traffic laws and speed limit laws, and to issue warnings and/or citations. Enforces parking laws and ordinances.
• Responds to traffic accidents, radios for emergency assistance, aids the injured, regulates and directs traffic, and escorts emergency vehicles.
• Conducts searches of suspects/arrestees and seizes weapons or contraband.
• Transports suspects to detention facilities.
• Inspects conditions of assigned vehicles and equipment and maintains uniform neatly and professionally.
• Investigates traffic accidents including identifying the owner of the vehicle, locating witnesses, measuring skid marks, collecting physical evidence, and photographing and diagramming the scene. Investigates citizen complaints, misdemeanor and felony violations for crimes against persons, children and/or property, and missing people.
• Investigates illegal possession, distribution, and sale of controlled substances.
• Locates witnesses of criminal activity and interviews and/or interrogates witnesses/suspects. Protects and/or counsels victims/witnesses.
• Checks status of, recovers, and inventories stolen property.
• Performs booking procedures of detained individuals, including fingerprinting, obtaining background and medical information, photographing, searching individuals, and accounting for individual’s money and personal property.
• Officers are required to follow all the expectations outlined for them in the SRO binder.
• Performs assigned duties in uniform.
• Performs related duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Considerations/Physical Demands:

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the district.

Position Description Written by: Director of Safety and Security and Director of Human Resources

Date Completed: 1/11/2017

Revision Dates: 2/21/2025

It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments); Public Law 94-142; and Public Law 93-112, Section 504.