School Resource Officer

North Gibson School Corporation; Princeton (IN); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

North Gibson School Corporation seeks a School Resource Officer appointed by the Princeton City Police Department to work on the school campus. The officer will be under the direction of the police department and must meet Indiana training requirements for school resource officers.

The role includes developing and implementing the schoolsafetyplan, preventing unauthorized access, and serving as a visible safety presence while collaborating with administrators, teachers, and students to maintain

Qualifications

• Appointed as a police reserve officer by Princeton City Police Department.
• Subject to the direction of Princeton City Police Department.
• Must obey rules and orders of Princeton City Police Department.
• Has completed training required of regular full‑time law enforcement officers.
• Has completed the minimum training requirements under IC 5‑2‑1‑9.
• Has received at least forty (40) hours of SRO training from approved programs.
• Training includes skills for campus security needs and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assist the school safety director in developing and implementing the school safety plan.
• Carry out additional responsibilities assigned to the SRO.
• Be a visible law enforcement figure on campus handling school code violations.
• Maintain the physical plant to provide a safe environment.
• Be a resource for students, teachers, and parents for non‑criminalijustice concerns.
• Make appearances before classrooms and groups as a speaker on safety topics.
• Share information with administration about safety concerns.
• Work with the superintendent to develop plans to prevent dangerous situations.
• Hold campus meetings with principal or designee weekly or as agreed.
• Cooperate in expulsion hearings when requested by the Superintendent.
• Follow school board policies that do not conflict with police policies.
• Take appropriate enforcement action against intruders as requested by the principal.
• Develop knowledge of students with behavioral/mental health issues for support.
• Wear department uniform and on‑duty weapon as required.
• Assist in security for school events.
• Assist district admin and police in staffing additional SRO positions.
• Authority to arrest, search, seize and carry weapon as allowed.
• Other safety duties as assigned.

Skills

Appointment as officer

Direction by police dept

Obey police orders

Training completed

40 hours SRO training

Campus security training

Job description

Qualifications of SRO

Throughout the term of this Agreement, the SRO agrees that s/he:

• A. Has been and will continue to be appointed as a police reserve officer by the Princeton City Police Department;
• B. Has been and will continue to be subject to the direction of the Princeton City Police Department;
• C. Has been and will continue to be required to obey the rules and orders of the Princeton City Police Department;
• D. Has completed all training required of regular full‑time law enforcement officers employed by the Princeton City Police Department;
• E. Has successfully completed the minimum training requirements established for law enforcement officers under IC 5‑2‑1‑9;
• F. Has received at least forty (40) hours of school resource officer training at the Indiana law enforcement training board established by IC 5‑2‑1‑4, the National Association of School Resource Officers, or another school resource officer training program approved by the Indiana law enforcement training board; and
• G. Has received training that includes instruction regarding skills, tactics, and strategies necessary to address the special nature of school campuses and school building security needs and characteristics.

Duties of SRO

The School and the SRO agree that the SRO shall be assigned the following duties and responsibilities:

• A. Toassistthe school safety directorwiththedevelopmentandimplementationoftheschoolsafetyplanthatdoesthe following:
  1. 1.Protectagainstoutsidethreatsto thephysicalsafetyofthestudents;
  2. 2.Preventunauthorizedaccesstoschoolproperty;
  3. 3.Secure schoolsagainstviolence andnaturaldisaster.

  TheSROshallconsultwithlocallawenforcementofficialsandfirstresponderswhen assistingwiththedevelopmentoftheschoolsafetyplan.

• B. CarryoutanyadditionalresponsibilitiesassignedtotheSROunderthisAgreementandto:
  1. 1.Projectagainstoutsidethreatsto thephysicalsafetyofthestudents;
  2. 2.Preventunauthorizedaccess toschoolproperty;and
  3. 3.Secure schoolsagainstviolence andnaturaldisasters;
• C. To be a visible law enforcement figure on the School campus dealing with law enforcement matters and school code violations originating on the assigned campus. As to school code violations, the SRO will take the student to the appropriate principal or superintendent's office for discipline to be meted out by school officials. An SRO should not directly engage in student discipline matters unless requested by an administrator due to the knowledge that a violation of Indiana criminal statute has likely occurred.
• D. Maintainthephysicalplantoftheassignedcampustoprovideasafeenvironmentastolawenforcementmattersandschoolcodeviolations.Thisincludesbuilding(s),grounds,parkinglot(s),lockersandotherpublicschoolproperty.Astoschoolcodeviolations,theSROwilltakethestudenttotheprincipals’orsuperintendent’sofficefordisciplineto bemetedoutbyschoolofficials.
• E. Tobearesourceforstudentswhichwillenablethemtobeassociatedwithalawenforcementfigure androlemodelin thestudents’ environment.
• F. Tobearesourceforteachers,parentsandstudentsforconferencesonanindividualbasisdealingwithindividualproblemsorquestions that are not related to day‑to‑day student/school disciplinary issues;
• G. Tomakeappearancesbeforeclassrooms,parentgroups,andothergroupsassociatedwithSchool,orcommunitygroupsthroughSchoolandasaspeakeronavarietyofrequestedtopics;
• H. To share informationwiththeadministrationaboutpersonsandconditionsthatpertainto schoolsafetyconcerns.
• I. To work with the superintendent or designee will develop plans and strategies to prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations which might result in student unrest;
• J. TheSROwillhavecampusmeetingswiththeprincipaland/ortheprincipal’sdesignee weekly,orasotherwisemutuallyagreed,tocoordinatedailyactivities.
• K. TheSROwillcooperateandparticipateasnecessaryinSchool’sexpulsionhearingprocessifrequestedbytheSuperintendentofSchoolsorhislegalcounsel.The Princeton City Police Departmentwillprovidecaseinformationand/ortestimonytotheSuperintendent,orhis/herdesignee,provided thecaseisnot apendingcriminalinvestigation.Incasesofactivecriminalinvestigations,theStateAttorney,orhisdesignee,willapprovesuchaction.
• L. TheSROwillfollowandconformtoallSchoolBoardpoliciesandprocedures thatdonotconflictwiththeestablishedpoliciesandproceduresestablished by the Princeton City Police Department for reserve police officers.
• M. Attheprincipal’srequest,theSROshalltakeappropriatelawenforcementactionagainstintruders,trespassers,andunwantedunauthorizedindividualswhomayappear.
• N. TheSROshalldevelopaworkingknowledgeofthestudentsthatmayhavebehavioral/mentalhealthissuesandassistschoolstaffandparentsindevelopingnon‑criminaljustice responsestobehavioral/mentalhealthissues.
• O. The SRO will wear approved department uniform, formal business attire or business casual with appropriate logos and name badges depending on the time of school year, with type of school activity or program, and the requests of the school and/or Princeton City Police Department. Further, the SRO shall wear his/her on duty weapon issued by the Princeton City Police Department while serving as SRO.
• P. Assist building and athletic administration in the employment of security for school events.
• Q. Assist district administration and the Princeton City Police Department in the employment and assignment of an additional SRO position using off‑day SRO‑trained officers.
• R. Under Indiana Code,theSRO shallhavetheauthorityto:
  1. 1.make anarrest;
  2. 2.conductasearchorseizureofapersonorpropertyusingthereasonablesuspicionstandard;
  3. 3.carryanauthorizeddepartmentweaponinaccordwithdepartmentpolicy;and
  4. 4.exercise otherpolicypowerswithrespectto theenforcementofIndianalaws.
  5. 5.other safety and security duties as assigned by the district and school administration.
• S. In the event the SRO is absent from work, the SRO shall notify the School Superintendant, building principal,ordesignee.