School Resource Officer

Oak Point Police Department; Oak Point (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Oak Point seeks a School Resource Officer (SRO) to support the Little Elm Independent School District and Denton Independent School District in a fully commissioned capacity with the Oak Point Police Department.

The SRO educates students and staff on safety, reduces crime through education, and collaborates with school administration. This role may include night, holiday, and weekend shifts, with confidentiality in FERPA matters.

Responsibilities

• Enforces federal and state laws and local ordinances on campus and surrounding areas.
• Responds to radio calls for police services
• Conducts investigations and interviews witnesses, suspects, and victims
• Gathers evidence, preserves it, and prepares reports for court
• Provides crime prevention education and community policing initiatives

Job description

City of Oak Point Job Description

JOB TITLE: School Resource Officer

SALARY: $73,520

DEPARTMENT: Police Department

STARTING SALARY: DOQ

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

EFFECTIVE DATE: 8/24/2026

Cert Pay Incentive: Up to $4,000 (see certification pay below)

The selection process for School Resource Police Officer consists of several steps and is intended to produce the most current list of candidates who are qualified to become Oak Point Police Officers. The City of Oak Point does not fall under Civil Service.

The starting annual salary for a School Resource Officer is $73,520. For lateral entry program and salary, please see below.

1. Submit a City application
2. Panel Board Interview
3. Complete a Personal History Statement (PHS)
4. Background Investigation
5. Chief’s Interview
6. Job Offer
7. Physical and drug examination
8. Psychological examination
9. Onboard

Lateral Hire Program: A lateral Police Officer from Texas is eligible for a starting salary based on their whole years of police experience. Service time, for determining the starting salary, can include multiple agencies if breaks in service are less than thirty days.

JOB SUMMARY

The School Resource Officer is responsible for a variety of duties that are necessary to fulfill the Police Department’s mission. This position is a fully commissioned police officer with the Oak Point Police Department who works with and aids the administration and student body of the Little Elm Independent School District (LEISD) and Denton Independent School District (DISD). Serves as a consultant, instructor and problem solver and generally works to reduce crime through education and the promotion of positive police/student relations. During school breaks and holidays the employee will be assigned to the patrol division as needed. Must be willing to work nights, holidays, and weekends. Employees may also use available PTO during these breaks. This position operates under the terms of the interlocal agreement(s) between the City and LEISD/DISD, and the SRO must maintain the confidentiality of student information in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enforces federal and state laws and local ordinances. Performs a variety of duties relative to their assigned school and responsibilities such as identifying and apprehending criminal violators; ensuring the free flow of traffic on campus; presenting crime prevention programs. Performance is evaluated through observation, oral and written reports, and by results obtained.
• Responds to radio calls for all types of police services.
• Takes proper police action at scene of crime, administers first aid, gathers evidence, locates witnesses, and makes arrests; appears in court to present evidence and testify against persons accused of crimes.
• Ascertains validity of information or secures evidence for the arrest of persons alleged to have committed a crime.
• Interviews suspects, prisoners, complainants, and witnesses; takes information or secures evidence for the arrest of persons alleged to have committed a crime.
• Searches for and preserves evidence; interviews suspects, prisoners, complainants, and witnesses to obtain information about crimes; reports automobile accidents, interviews witness, takes information, and makes detailed reports.
• Issues citations and investigates traffic accidents within the campus boundaries while school is in session.
• Testifies in legal proceedings.
• Conducts investigations of criminal offenses, missing persons, and all public safety incidents.
• Intervenes and mediates in crisis situations and all types of disputes.
• Instruct students and staff members about methods and techniques that may help prevent citizens from becoming victims of crime.
• Develops and implements community-based policing strategies and programs.
• Participate in all assigned community events.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.
• Conducts foot patrol in areas within or in the vicinity of the geographical boundaries of the assigned campus to protect all students, personnel, and visitors. Patrol and other law enforcement duties of the SRO shall be performed, in part, with the use of department vehicles.
• Being a visible presence during the school day to assist school administration with general public safety services during school hours. The SRO shall not act as a school disciplinarian and will not assume that role; however, if the campus principal or staff person believes an incident involves a violation of the law or threat to public safety, the principal or staff person may contact the SRO who will determine whether law enforcement action is warranted and appropriate.
• Serve as a member of each campus “Safe and Supportive School Program Team,” which conducts behavioral threat assessments by reporting individuals who make threats of violence or exhibit harmful, threatening, or violent behavior and gathers and analyzes data to determine the risk level and appropriate intervention.
• Assists with the school district with its Emergency Operations Plan(s).
• Make the principal aware of any law enforcement action taken on the campus, as soon as practicable and in compliance with the law.
• Take appropriate law enforcement action against intruders and unwanted guests, at a principal or designee’s request, who may appear at the school and related school functions, to the extent that the SRO may do so under the authority of the law.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Police Chief or designee, in coordination with the District Superintendent, provided that the duty is legitimately and reasonably related to the services as described herein and is consistent with federal, state, and local law, department policies, procedu