School Police Officer (Soaring Heights School): Part Time

Summary: This position is primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of students, employees, buildings and grounds of each school by enforcing applicable laws and exercising all lawfully authorized powers, including the power to cite and detain and by developing and maintaining positive relationships with students, families and employees through mentoring, respectful and courteous interactions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor best practices for screening students and visitors arriving at the school.
• Collaborate with system wide leadership to Implement and monitor safety protocols to minimize threats to the occupants of the building and grounds.
• Notify building leadership and organizational leadership of threats or conditions that could compromise safety.
• Initiate internal reports and service as the SHS lead when further investigations are warranted.
• Liaison with student's home school districts to provide information and reports regarding legal situations and investigations.
• Liaison with Pennsylvania State Police and local law enforcement agencies to conduct risk and threat assessments
• Liaison with maintenance and Executive Directors to assess and proactively address building safety
• Work with building leadership teams to create safety, security and emergency preparedness plans.
• Conduct threat and response training geared towards school safety.
• Regular monitor and communicate best practices from PDE and USDE regarding safe schools, funding opportunities and new initiatives.
• Participate in the Soaring Heights Policy and Procedure workgroup.
• Assist in enforcing student policies and procedures regarding safety.
• Regularly interact with students in a positive, mentoring and supportive way to build meaningful relationships.
• Assist in traffic and safety control around school property.
• Relay complaint and emergency request information to the appropriate agency emergency dispatchers.
• Assist Juvenile Probation Officers and/or Children and Youth Services caseworkers in activities on school grounds.
• Cite, detain and/or refer for additional investigation and/or prosecution of individuals for violations thereof in conformity with federal, state and local law as well as SHS policies.
• Ensure the security, safety, and well-being of all personnel, visitors and premises by regularly monitoring and patrol the building and school grounds.
• Completion of all desired trainings as designated by the company and/or licensing body
• Must exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality with regard to all company information
• Attend student support meetings and provide input as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

Will be responsible of the program director to ensure all responsibilities are implemented and followed.

Required Qualifications

Education, Licensure, & Experience

• Associate degree in related field
• 2-4 years experience in a security environment
• NASRO training, required
• Valid PA Driver's License
• CPR/First Aid Certified
• ACT 235 (PA Lethal Weapons Training)
• ACT 120 Certified (Municipal Police Training), required for new hires as of 2004

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound clinical judgment and excellent clinical skills
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis and or potential risk situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards and regulating body and compliance standards.
• Background in trauma informed care and expected to follow current best practice behavioral and clinical interventions.
• Knowledge of individual students Positive Behavior Support Plans, crisis plans, and clinical goals.

Physical Demands

The following outlines the frequency and type of physical activities involved: Sitting, standing, and walking are each considered occasional, occurring between 11-33% of the time. Working on ladders is considered a never-occurring task (1-10%), while climbing ladders is never required and climbing stairs is occasional. Twisting and bending or stooping are frequent actions, occurring 34-66% of the time. Squatting or kneeling and crawling are seldom required, with a frequency of 1-10%. Reaching is not specified for the left, right, or both hands. Working above the shoulders is frequent, occurring between 34-66% of the time, with variations in left and right-hand usage. Keyboard use is also frequent, with both hands involved. Wrist flexion and extension, forceful grasping, and fine manipulation are all frequent tasks, occurring between 34-66% of the time. Operating foot controls is a constant task, required 67-100% of the time. Vibrations are present, with high vibrations being constant, while low vibrations are not specified. Lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling are all frequent tasks, with a maximum weight of 50 lbs for each activity. These tasks reflect the physical demands and the frequency with which they are performed.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately loud. This position may require local travel. This position will be scheduled based on operational need & will be required to provide own transportation