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Officer, School Resource

Employer: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Location: Charlotte, NC

Employment Type: Full-time

Summary: The School Resource Officer will work with students, teachers and school administrators at his assigned location to insure the security and protection of school system personnel and property; perform preventive patrol of school facilities and apprehend and arrest suspects.

Essential Duties: (These duties represent a sample and may vary by position...

Works with all stakeholders to identify the root cause of problems and develop and implement log-term sustainable solutions. Confers with principal to develop plans and strategies to minimize dangerous situations.

Maintains a safe and secure environment on campus: Patrols assigned location to monitor and secure against theft and vandalism and issues verbal or written citations for violations. Patrols may be on foot or in a vehicle. Works with teachers, administrators and students to prevent juvenile delinquency. Searches for reported lost children or adults.

Prevents criminal activities and disturbances: Intervenes to resolve problems and prevent escalation. Reports unusual or suspicious activity or occurrences. Checks mechanical equipment including alarm systems and reports operating failures.

Responds to burglar alarms, detects points of illegal entry, apprehends and arrests suspects, preserves crime scenes, contacts proper authorities and testifies in court when required.

Detects and reports incidents of vandalism to proper maintenance personnel; may perform temporary minor repairs of school property to insure normal school operations.

Provides security to all personnel during special assignments including power failures, earthquake, fire, bomb threat, etc. directs building evacuations and provides crowd control.

Assists the public by providing directions and responding to questions. Directs traffic at peak traffic times as assigned. Assists CMPD with traffic concerns in and around school sites.

Completes appropriate forms and reports, maintains issued equipment, vehicles and uniforms in proper working condition.

Instills students with a sense of their rights and responsibilities as citizens and promotes positive attitudes regarding police functions

Performs related duties as assigned

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