Constable

Silver Lake, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Type:
Safety Security and Operations/Constable

Date Posted:
9/30/2025

Location:
Silver Lake Elementary School

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
10/06/2025

Constable
Silver Lake Elementary School

POSITION OVERVIEW
Under direction of the Building Principal District Administrators and Lead Constable Constables will be armed and will be assigned to an individual school or a campus. They will plan an important role in supporting school administrators to ensure the safety and security of the students and staff in their individual buildings.

SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this role can be found in the provided link:Salary Scales

TRAINING
Appoquinimink School District may require you to be trained in Safety-Care or a similar competency-based crisis prevention intervention training program as a condition of your continued employment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all the responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:

Follows directives of the Lead Constable building and District Administrators.
Serves as the lead on the building/District comprehensive safety plans. Works with building/District Administrators and staff in the event of an actual crisis.
Assists building administrators with fire drills lock down drills and bomb threats.
Direct control or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Monitors the interior and exterior of the school building and campus before during and after school to ensure the safety and welfare of student staff volunteer and visitors and to ensure the security of school facilities and assets. Is responsible for validating that exterior doors are secure throughout the school day.
Provides crowd control in hallways parking lots and cafeteria playground and or gathering spaces and intercedes in fights and other disturbances.
Watches for disturbances fights unauthorized visitors and/or criminal activity. Assesses danger and intervenes to halt or prevent fights disturbances and diffuses threatening or confrontational situations between students and others.
Help to ensure order is restored and students are unharmed.
Assists building administrators with student incidences including but not limited to bullying fights thefts weapons and substance abuse.
May give guidance to district administrators with investigations as needed.
Maintains familiarity with the Student Discipline Code.
Communicates with students and staff to discuss altercations behavior and/or progress and to provide reinforcement of expected behavior.
Assists SROs and local and state law enforcement agency when required.
Escorts unauthorized personnel from the school campus as needed.
Attend ongoing training to maintain skills and safety practices.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Manage and maintain building Navigate360 and RAVE platforms.
Monitor the building camera system periodically throughout the day.
Coordinate all communications/activities with community police agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Below are the qualifications for this position:

Minimum 10 years of experience in a local state or federal law enforcement agency preferred.
State of Delaware Constable Certification or eligibility for Delaware Constable Certification.
Successfully pass criminal background check and MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory).
Successfully obtain yearly Constable License from the State of Delaware.
Successfully obtain Constable Training Certification from the State of Delaware.
Successfully obtain a license to carry a firearm from the State of Delaware for a Constable.
Successfully complete any additional training or education as needed.
Successfully qualify Firearms Certification for three qualifying shoots per year.
Constables for the remainder of their term shall meet all requirements related to firearms training and all requirements related to any additional training.
The Board of Examiners may require commissioned constables to receive such additional training or education as it deems necessary.
Be Approved by the Board of Examiners a constable applicant shall meet the minimum standards established by the Board and shall participate in such other training as the Board requires.
Has separated in good standing from the law enforcement agency.
Possesses the physical stamina required for patrolling school campus/district properties.
Possesses or is willing to obtain first aid and CPR certificates.
Has demonstrated evidence of good habits in job attendance and punctuality.
Clean Criminal Background Check TB Test and Child Protection Registry. Clearance must be completed prior to start employment.
Experience working with school aged children - between the ages 14 - 18 preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly talking expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment. Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

All persons employed by the Appoquinimink School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test.
Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Drivers License) documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A. completion of I-9 form and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS DISCLOSURE
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills experience education and licenses for the job and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

NON-DISCRIMINATION DISCLOSURE
The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity equity and inclusion in its educational programs services and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring training assignment promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race creed color religion national origin age sex sexual orientation domicile marital status handicap or any other characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

EVALUATION
Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the negotiated contract between the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education and the Appoquinimink Education Association Affiliate of DSEA/NEA.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Visit us at
Locate job of interest
Select apply
Create a username and password to complete the application. Please keep track of this information so that you will be able to log in and edit or review any applications you submit.

Position Type:Safety Security and Operations/ConstableDate Posted:9/30/2025Location:Silver Lake Elementary SchoolDate Available:ASAP Closing Date: 10/06/2025Constable Silver Lake Elementary School POSITION OVERVIEW Under direction of the Building Principal District Administrators and Lead Constable...