Police Officer

6 days ago


Roanoke, Virginia, United States Roanoke County, VA Full time
Job Title: Police School Resource Officer

Join the Roanoke County Police Department as a Police School Resource Officer and play a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of students, staff, and parents in our schools.

Job Summary

This is a grant-funded position that requires a high level of physical fitness and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. As a Police School Resource Officer, you will be responsible for providing safety and security to the student, staff, parents, and grounds of Roanoke County Public Schools.

Key Responsibilities
  • Patrol assigned areas during scheduled shifts, observing for violations of traffic or other laws, issuing citations for violations.
  • Respond to radio dispatches and communicate effectively over police radio channels.
  • Ensure safe operation of assigned vehicles in emergency situations, congested traffic, inclement weather, and while operating a police radio.
  • Pursue fleeing suspects and effect arrests, forcibly if necessary, using approved maneuvers and/or weapons as applicable.
  • Use independent judgment in determining reasonable suspicion to detain and search, and probable cause to arrest a suspect.
  • Perform rescue operations at accidents, disasters, and other emergency situations.
  • Perform protective services in situations that may involve lifting, carrying, dragging, climbing, crawling, jumping, gaining entrance through barriers, directing traffic for long periods of time, and extinguishing small fires through the use of a fire extinguisher or other appropriate means.
  • Perform searches of people, vehicles, buildings, and outdoor areas that may involve walking for long periods of time and detecting objects by using body senses.
  • Operate issued firearms under conditions of stress and at levels of proficiency and certification as prescribed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
  • Gather and record information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informants.
  • Detect, preserve, and collect evidence and substances that form the basis of criminal offenses and infractions.
  • Ensure investigative and descriptive reports and sketches are prepared using appropriate spelling, sentence structure, grammar, mathematical computations, and symbols.
  • Transport prisoners and mentally ill persons using appropriate physical restraints.
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills with people by listening, providing information, mediating disputes, advising of applicable rights and processes, and maintaining composure when confronted with hostile views and opinions of suspects and others encountered in an antagonistic environment.
  • Provide testimony and evidence by conveying pertinent facts and details in court and other formal settings.
Requirements
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Three years of experience working in a police capacity.
  • Valid Virginia driver's license with a good driving record.
  • Current Virginia DCJS law enforcement certification or have been certified within the last sixty months.
  • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice related trainings to obtain SRO certification will be provided if needed.
Working Conditions

This position requires a high level of physical fitness and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate must be able to perform the job as described in the Physical and Environmental Demands section of this job description.

Benefits

Benefits are available to full-time positions only.


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