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School Police Officer JobID: 1594

+ Position Type:

PROFESSIONAL - SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER/ SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER

+ Date Posted:

8/29/2025

+ Location:

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Position Definition: TheSchool Police Officerwill have the responsibility to protect and maintain a safe and secure school environment for educators and students. Relationship: TheSchool Police Officershall be directly responsible to the Supervisor of Special Education. Qualifications: Education/Experience:

+ Associates Degree in Criminal Justice or related field, preferred.

+ PA State Police Academy Training.

Skills/Knowledge:

+ Possesses the ability to work independently in assigned settings and in a team environment.

+ Maintains complete confidentiality.

+ Demonstrates the ability to make professional decisions.

+ Demonstrates the ability to learn, apply, and follow CLIU and SPS procedures, policies, and protocols efficiently and accurately.

+ Possesses excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by patience, understanding, and congeniality.

+ Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.

+ Possesses the ability to conduct a thorough and fair criminal investigation.

+ Possesses the ability to organize, plan, and manage job responsibilities in order to complete assignments with minimal supervision.

+ Possesses the ability to complete tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.

+ Possesses the skills to provide the highest level of customer service, with patience and knowledge of the Department’s services.

Physical:

+ Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, and communicate (vision, hearing, and speech) to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.

+ Exerting up to twenty (20) pounds of force occasionally and/or up to forty (40) pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

+ Ability to independently ambulate in and around office areas.

+ Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.

+ Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes.

+ Vision ability adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.

+ Ability to exhibit appropriate manual dexterity to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.

+ Ability to conduct a safety restraint protocol which requires:

a normal degree of flexibility;the ability to stand, walk, run, and shuffle for at least several minutes;the ability to kneel on one and two knees and then stand up;the ability to bend the trunk at 45 degrees and twist to either side;the ability to grasp firmly and raise hands above the head;the ability to learn and correctly demonstrate multi-step physical skills

Authority:TheSchool Police Officerwill have the authority to perform all functions listed below, in accordance with established policies and procedures. Functions/Duties/Responsibilities:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function/duty/responsibility at acceptable standards. In accordance with both state and/or federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon employee request. Essential:

+ Investigates and takes appropriate action of allegations of criminal incidents, in accordance with SPS protocols.

+ Provides law enforcement and police services to the school, school grounds, and school buses.

+ Acts as a liaison between law enforcement and school.

+ Acts as a role model to students.

+ Enforces state and local law ordinances; makes appropriate referrals to juvenile authorities or government agencies.

+ Prevents juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships with students.

+ Develops crime prevention programs and conducts security inspections to deter criminal or delinquent activities.

+ Establishes and maintains close partnership with school administration to provide a safe school environment.

+ Visible within the school community; attends and participates in school functions.

+ Builds a working relationship with student and parent groups.

+ Works with student support staff to assist students and provide services to students involved in situations where referrals to service agencies are necessary.

+ Assists in conflict resolution efforts.

+ Assists school counselor with truancy cases.

+ Initiates interaction with students in classrooms and general areas of school buildings.

+ Maintains effective working relationships with persons affiliated with the school district and persons from outside agencies.

+ Completes necessary reports and forms, in accordance with departmental procedures.

+ Follows work schedule as approved by Supervisor of Special Education.

Secondary:

+ Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor of Special Programs and Services, and/or designee.