Moore County Schools Police Officer-Multiple Positions presso Moore County Schools

Reports to: Chief of Police for Moore County Schools

Supervises: None

Term of Employment: 10, 11, or 12 months

Salary: School Resource Officer: 68

School Resource Officer: Corporal-69

School Resource Officer: Sergeant-70

School Resource Officer: Lieutenant-71

School Resource Officer: Captain-72

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

• Certified Law Enforcement Officer through North Carolina Justice Academy

• Experience in law enforcement preferable

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensures the safety and wellbeing of students and faculty at their assigned schools
• Provides training to students and staff on lockdown procedures, safety, drugs and gangs
• Maintains a safe learning environment for all students, teachers and staff
• Confronts any threat that may appear on campus; authorized to make arrests
• Investigates potential criminal acts occurring on campuses and maintains respective case files
• Accepts responsibility as the only acting law enforcement on the property
• Provides and appoints, as necessary, any law enforcement presence required at sporting events and extracurricular activities
• Acts proactively in dealing with situations that require security/law enforcement involvement as they arise
• Serves as a liaison between the school and other law enforcement agencies, including the courts and social services
• Independently determines daily work schedule, exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance
• Advises school administrators on how to improve safety at their schools
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Physical and Cognitive Requirements: 

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to this job classification within Moore County Schools.

Work in this classification is considered medium physical work requiring the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Must be able to:

• Prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence in all
• Speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
• Respond adequately to inquiries or complaints
• Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form
• Communicate effectively and efficiently in all languages required by the job using whatever communication device or system is required (telephone, portable radio)
• Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
• Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
• Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
• Operate a motor vehicle
• Operate/use a variety of communication machines/equipment/devices
• Walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel and crouch
• Work in various inside and outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, job hazards and atmospheric conditions
• Observe general surroundings and activities
• Hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels
• Use communication by means of spoken word to express or exchange ideas
• Safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized personal protective equipment