School Resource Officer

City of Lawrenceburg; Lawrenceburg (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The City of Lawrenceburg seeks a School Resource Officer (SRO) for the Lawrenceburg School District. The SRO serves as a resource for students, staff, and teachers, coordinating safety and law-enforcement activities within the school environment.

This full-time role requires strong community liaison skills and commitment to student welfare. The SRO will work 8-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday, with on-call duties and overtime as needed, starting on or after January 6, 2027.

Qualifications

• Must have a Valid Driver’s License.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must successfully complete Indiana Law Enforcement Academy training within 1 year of placement.
• Must meet and maintain Indiana Law requirements.
• Knowledge of law enforcement procedures, traffic, investigation, and data systems.
• Knowledge of criminal and traffic law; community resources.
• Ability to operate safely at high speeds and use weapons as required.
• Excellent communication with public in emotional situations.

Responsibilities

• Enforces Indiana laws and city ordinances; assists with school policy enforcement.
• Ensures safety and building security; collaborates on emergency plans.
• Investigates incidents on school grounds and assists in prosecutions as needed.
• Provides classroom law and safety education as approved by officials.
• Acts as liaison among students, parents, staff, and external agencies.

Skills

Law enforcement knowledge

Report writing

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Driving

Emergency response

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

The School Resource Officer (SRO) serves as a resource for the Lawrenceburg School District, providing support to students, teachers, and staff in all matters related to law enforcement, as a liaison between the school system and the Lawrenceburg Police Department.

Work Schedule: 8-hour day shift Monday - Friday. Subject to on-call and overtime.

Start date: On or after January 6, 2027

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to, the following:

• Enforces the State of Indiana criminal laws and City of Lawrenceburg ordinances; assists school officials with enforcement of school policy and regulations regarding student conduct.
• Protects persons and property on school premises; works through school administration to address concerns related to school safety, including building security, emergency response and evacuation plans.
• Investigates and assists in the prosecution of any violations occurring on school premises including, but not limited to, battery, sexual assault, drug use/sale, traffic infractions; gathers information concerning criminal activity involving students on or off school grounds; affects arrests as necessary and appropriate.
• Assists with traffic control during the arrival and dismissal of students.
• Complete accurate and complete reports of events that take place on school grounds including, but not limited to, criminal investigations, traffic related crashes and other significant events.
• Provides classroom instruction on law and law enforcement related matters, as approved by police and school administration.
• Speaks before parents and community groups on law enforcement and school safety related topics.
• Serves as a resource for students, enabling them to be associated with a law enforcement figure in the school environment. Provides guidance and consultation for students experiencing problems related to law enforcement; makes appropriate referrals.
• Meets with administrators, faculty, staff, parents, and students on an individual basis to deal with specific issues or problems related to preventing juvenile delinquency.
• Acts as a liaison between students, parents, school faculty and staff, child protective services, juvenile prosecutors, juvenile court, and probation officers; facilities communications between all parties.
• Maintains control of emergency incidents requiring law enforcement intervention, with assistance of the school principal, until relieved by police or fire department command personnel.
• Documents all action taken with students and parents in a formal setting and all relevant telephone conversations.
• Promote understanding and support for the School Resource Officer program.
• Coordinates and schedules security for football, basketball, prom, graduation, and other school events which require police presence, in conjunction with relevant school departments and staff members.
• Works with student assistance coordinator, school board and central office administration to develop, coordinate and evaluate new programs to meet school and department needs, such as K-9 search guidelines and policies, educational programs, and intervention programs.
• Serves on various committees dealing with the development or improvement of school guidelines.
• Assist other agencies with investigations involving assigned school; act as a liaison with other agencies and school systems in assisting with the development of similar programs at their agencies or schools.
• Assists with community-oriented policing programs while school is not in session. Including, but not limited to, summer camps, ordinance violations, park safety, and personal interactions with youth within the City of Lawrenceburg.
• Other duties may be performed as directed by the Assistant Police Chief.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Must have a Valid Driver’s License.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must be able to successfully complete and meet the training requirements of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy within one (1) year of placement.
• Must meet and maintain the training requirements prescribed by Indiana Law.
• Knowledge of law enforcement procedures and methods including traffic, officer safety, investigation, report writing, and data systems.
• Knowledge of criminal law procedures such as search and seizure arrests, interrogation, confession, evidence, crime scene protection, due process, and Court procedures.
• Knowledge of criminal and traffic law.
• Working knowledge of social service agencies in the community.
• Working knowledge of business, educational civic and social organization in the assigned area.
• Knowledge of Lawrenceburg School Corporation property including public access roads and entrances. Knowledge of school locations, classroom layouts, external facilities, and maintenance buildings.
• Knowledge of how to locate and use bus route mapping.
• Ability to operate vehicle safely even at high speeds under less-than-ideal conditions or weather.
• Ability to use weapons accurately and safely.
• Ability to use a two-way radio both for law enforcement and school functions.
• Ability to communicate with the public in situations which are highly emotional or hostile.
• Ability to observe and report observations accurately and in detail.
• Ability to establish rapport with individuals and groups of different ages, races, and values.
• Knowledge of departmental rules and regulations, and departmental general orders.
• Ability to appropriately respond to emergencies from off-duty status.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, sometimes in extreme weather conditions.
• Ability to pursue suspects by running, climbing stairs, forcing entry, scaling walls, and jumping fences, and ability to sustain physical effort in situations of personal danger or danger to others.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, reach.
• Applicants must successfully pass a physical agility test in accordance with the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy standard as outlined on the ILEA website, https://www.in.gov/ilea/physical-fitness-standards/

This is a Full Time position within the Union and includes a full benefit package including employer paid Medical, Vision, Dental, Employee Life, Short Term Disability; as well as participation in the IAM Pension Fund and Indiana Public Employee Retirement Fund Pension; paid Holidays; paid Birthday, and paid time off.

The City of Lawrenceburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ADA Compliant Employer. The City of Lawrenceburg does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, skills, ability, and merit.