Full Job Description: School Safety Officer (Police Officer)
Salary Grade: Hourly 16 ($19.00 - $25.19)
Tulsa Public Schools’ existing salary schedules provide career increment adjustments based on education/experience and/or years of creditable service. For more information about the salary for this specific position please review the Salary Schedule for the corresponding Salary Grade (listed above).
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Position Summary: As a campus police member serving as a key member of the school's staff, the School Safety Officer promotes a safe and orderly school environment protecting the welfare of students and staff. The School Safety Officer develops relationships with staff, administrators, and students to build a sense of awareness and security within the school community. The School Safety Officer also proactively interacts with students and administration with the aim of preventing safety issues and provides guidance in helping students make good decisions. In addition, the School Safety Officer secures buildings and property, investigates disturbances, maintains order during the school day and during special events and assists the school leaders in building a school climate that is safe, supportive, and joyful along with a culture of care and respect both from adults to students and students to adults. In emergency situations the School Safety Officer responds to the scene, provides first aid, and alerts additional police or emergency personnel as appropriate.
Minimum QualificationsSpecialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.:

• Must possess a valid, current CLEET peace officer certification, including annual firearms recertification, and must maintain certification throughout employment
• Possess a valid Oklahoma driver's license and have an acceptable driving record

Specific Training/Skills

• Must meet all employment standards to be eligible for employment as an Oklahoma CLEET certified peace officer set forth in state law, including but not limited to: o Must be at least 21 years of age and must be able to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or resident alien status
• Must have graduated from high school or GED equivalency
• Must pass a background investigation pursuant to the requirements of applicable state law.
• No felony convictions
• No domestic violence related convictions or convictions for crimes of moral turpitude
• Must not be participating in a deferred sentence agreement for a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic violence. Must not have any criminal charges pending in any court in this state, another state, in tribal court, or pursuant to the United States Code
• Evidence of successful completion of community police training or school-based community police training, with a focus on restorative justice practice experience preferred

Physical Requirements

• Must possess the physical strength and stamina necessary to chase and subdue fleeing persons and rescue victims; this includes being able to run long distances, jump, crawl (to function in confined spaces), climb, lift, drag and pull at least 165 pounds
• To establish fitness for duty, must successfully pass a physical ability/job task simulation test selected by campus police leadership prior to hire and regularly thereafter as required; an example of the simulation test that may be selected by the District includes the 2003 Physical Agility Test, as amended (a test that has been used by the Tulsa Police Department).
• Must be able to stand, stoop, sit and walk. Must be able to stand for long periods of time and walk much of the day while patrolling and interacting with students and staff on school property
• Must be able to occasionally lift light and heavy objects, use tools and equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, operate firearms and utilize the appropriate physical dexterity and force to apprehend suspects
• Capable of operating and maintaining a squad vehicle and related tools and equipment
• Must possess the visual acuity necessary to observe surroundings, identify persons, detect danger read licenses and tags and possess the aural acuity to understand conversations in quiet and noisy environments, understand radio transmissions, distinguish between car backfires and gunshots and determine the location of persons in distress

Other

• Demonstrated success in collaborating with community stakeholders in safety or related contexts
• Must not be a current user of illegal controlled substances or of any substance that would cause an inability or an impaired ability to safely perform the essential functions of the position
• Pass pre-employment drug screen and background check
• Must be flexible and available to work any/rotating shift (nights, weekends and holidays), including overtime as needed
• Basic or advanced school policing certification/training preferred