School Police Officer

Highlands School District; Florida; Presencial; USD 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Highlands School District is seeking a School Police Officer to provide law enforcement for district schools and protect students, staff, and property to create a safe learning environment.

The role emphasizes patrols, investigations, and coordination with local law enforcement, with emphasis on residency rules, truancy handling and safety supervision during school operations.

Formación

• Education Level: High School.
• Act 120 or Act 2.
• Basic SRO authorized by PDE.
• Experience: 2-3 Years.
• Experience Details: Police or Security Experience.
• Experience with technology that is compatible with district-wide systems and a data management system.

Responsabilidades

• Provides diligent patrol to district schools and property to deter crimes.
• Enforces Pennsylvania Crime Codes by making arrests or issuing citations on school property.
• Responds to emergencies at district buildings or on school buses.
• Acts as liaison between the district, local communities and law enforcement agencies.
• Enforces residency attendance rules and policies.
• Conducts investigations of residency and truancy cases.
• Prepares related truancy citations as required.
• Investigates crimes and employee misconduct, ensuring evidence is collected and preserved.
• Provides supervision of students' behavior during arrival and dismissal.
• Contributes information to disciplinary referrals, reports and logs.
• Monitors traffic and parking around district property.
• Follows school policy, regulations, and state/federal laws.
• Ensures safety and security of students, staff, visitors and property.

Conocimientos

Police experience

Security experience

Tech systems familiarity

Educación

High School diploma

Act 120 or Act 2

SRO authorization by PDE

Descripción del empleo

Position Information

• Position Type: Security / Security - Seasonal
• Date Posted: 10/7/2026
• Location: Highlands - All Buildings
• Date Available: As soon as possible

SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER

Job Summary

To provide law enforcement to district schools and protect students, employees and property in order to create a safe and secure learning environment.

Essential Functions

• Provides diligent patrol to district schools and property in order to deter crimes against students, staff or property.
• Enforces Pennsylvania Crime Codes by making arrests or issuing citations for violations on school property.
• Responds to emergencies at district buildings or on school busses.
• Acts as liaison between the district, local communities and local law enforcement agencies.
• Enforces school district residency attendance, rules and policies.
• Conducts investigations of residency and truancy cases.
• Prepares related truancy citations, as required.
• Conducts investigations of crimes and cases of employee misconduct, ensuring that evidence is collected and preserved.
• Provides supervision of students' behavior, including arrival and dismissal.
• Contributes information, as necessary, to disciplinary referrals, reports and logs.
• Monitors traffic and parking on and around district property.
• Performs in accordance with school policy, administrative regulations, state and federal laws.
• Provides for the safety and security of students, staff, visitors and property in accordance with policies.

Additional Duties

Performs relatedduties as required.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard school building environment.
• Ability to separate students or others involved in altercations.

Qualifications Profile

• Education Level: High School
• Education Details: Act 120 or Act 2
• Basic SRO authorized by PDE
• Experience: 2-3 Years
• Experience Details: Police or Security Experience
• Experience with technology that is compatible with district-wide systems and a data management system

Work Schedule

The School Police Officer position is understood to be a full-time, school-year position, which requires a minimum of eight hours work each day, five days per week, or 195 work days per calendar.