2025-2026 School Police Officer, 9 Months
2025-2026 School Police Officer, 9 Months
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Job Description
Job Title: School Police Officer
Department: School Police Services
Pay Grade: SP51
FLSA Status: NonExempt
Reports to: Director III School Police
School Police is a 24 hour 7 day a week 365 day a year operation. Working hours could vary.
GENERAL PURPOSE
Responsible for providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for the safety and welfare of students during classroom and nonclassroom activities; minimizing the frequency and/or severity of harmful incidents; and communicating observations and/or incidents that have a potential impact on the general wellbeing of students school personnel and/or visitors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Analyze activities that may be in violation of school policies and/or an indication of possible criminal activity assisting administrators communicating corresponding information necessary for determining action and/or providing documentation.
- Conduct routine proactive patrol of schools and areas surrounding and inside designated District buildings.
- Assist the administrative team for the purpose of researching incidents and investigating law violations.
- Communicate safety and security policies and enforcement procedures to students staff and visitors ensuring their understanding of such information and the potential consequences of violation.
- Interact with other school and District personnel representatives of local law enforcement agencies visitors parents students etc. providing information and/or taking action regarding investigations criminal activities gang activities vandalism etc. for the safety and security of the school site.
- Intervene in potential conflicts and emergencies minimizing disruptions of campus activities and/or injury to involved parties.
- Effect arrests requiring knowledge of state statutes handcuffing procedures Miranda Warning procedures and interviewing arrestees.
- Safely transport prisoners and civilians in patrol vehicle.
- Maintain a variety of files and records ensuring the availability of information for future reference and/or audit for compliance to established policies.
- Monitor student behavior during and between assigned periods during extracurricular and other student maintaining a safe and positive learning environment and secure facility.
- Prepare a variety of documents providing written reference and/or conveying information.
- Recommend policies procedures and/or actions to school administration providing information and/or direction for ensuring campus security.
- Refer incidents including personal injuries altercations suspicious activities law violations etc. to appropriate site personnel or outside law enforcement agency ensuring followup in accordance with administrative site security and student safety guidelines.
- Prepare for court appearances by familiarizing self with case report and testimony procedures.
- Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources regarding campus security issues providing information direction and/or referral for addressing inquiry.
- Respond to a variety of situations taking the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
- Maintain a safe and working patrol vehicle including scheduling routine maintenance ensuring a neat and clean vehicle appearance testing incar equipment and safe driving techniques if assigned a School Police vehicle.
- Ensure uniform and equipment are clean functional and within policy standards.
- Perform other related duties as required/assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or its equivalent.
Certificates Licenses and Other Special Requirements
- Must have Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.
- Must be up to date on statutory required training.
- Must pass a Drug Test.
- Post Offer Job Related Physical Ability Test.
- Post Offer Job Related psychological Screening Clearance.
- Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance the results of which must satisfactory to the District required.
- Possession of a valid Drivers License with evidence of insurability.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of basic math; read a variety of manuals write documents following prescribed formats and/or present information to others; and analyze situations to define issues draw conclusions and create action plans.
- Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include methods of investigation; and record keeping.
- Skill to perform multiple technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
- Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job including: administering first aid; operating standard office equipment and using pertinent software applications; operating firearms pepper spray and police car during emergency incidents; and preparing and maintaining accurate records.
- Ability to schedule a number of activities meetings and/or events; gather collate and/or classify data; and use jobrelated equipment.
- Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.
- Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.
- Ability to perform under emergency conditions in situations where critical decisions are necessary.
- Ability to multitask during emergencies; setting priorities; working with detailed information/data; working with frequent interruptions.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Work environment is primarily inside where the noise and temperature levels are moderate. Could also be under temperature extremes and under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
- The work is medium work that requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must possess the physical ability to perceive the nature of sounds make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes express or exchange ideas by the spoken word substantial movements (motions) with the hands wrists and/or fingers and discern letters or numbers at a given distance.
- Additionally the following physical abilities are required: balancing climbing crawling crouching feeling grasping handling hearing kneeling manual dexterity mental acuity reaching repetitive motion speaking standing stooping talking visual acuity and walking.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
