School Resource Officer (SRO)

King and Queen County Sheriff's Office is seeking a full-time School Resource Officer.  The School Resource Officer is a vital position necessary to help ensure the safety and security of all students and staff of the school. This is a grant funded position with fringe benefits. The position also includes a take home vehicle.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for providing law enforcement expertise and resources required to assist the School Administrators in maintaining safety, order, and discipline within their assigned school.

GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK: 

This position is a full-time hourly position with fringe benefits. The full-time School Resource Officer is a sworn, uniformed law enforcement officer. The full-time SRO must also work deputy and court duties. The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office will provide the School Resource Officer with a take-home vehicle and must follow the vehicle take-home policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS:

• Providing safety and security to all students and staff of the school.
• Responsible for handling calls for service and coordinating the response of other law enforcement resources to the school.
• Patrolling the exterior and interior grounds, particularly during the opening and closing of school and during lunch periods.
• Provide a visible deterrent to crime while also bringing a positive impression of the Sheriff’s Office to students and staff in a non-confrontational setting.
• Responsible for assisting with training for the school administration in law enforcement and related areas.
• Provide security during school events.
• Handling all incidents that happen at the facility, including after-school activities such as sports events.
• Investigate incidents that happen in the school.
• Monitoring cultural and social influences and activities in an effort to identify emerging youth gangs.
• When asked and upon approval, make formal presentations to, or participate in, school-based community organization meetings such as Parent Teacher Association meetings or School Community Coalitions.
• Have an open relationship and strong communication between the School Administration and the faculty and staff of the school.
• Build positive relationships between law enforcement and the students and staff of the school.
• Proper disposal of illegal substances recovered by the school.
• Maintaining familiarity with the current version of King & Queen County Public School’s-Student Handbook.
• Maintain the confidentiality of student records consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding’s provisions relating to the Release of Student Information.
• Attending and providing testimony at school expulsion hearings upon request.

The School Resource Officer position can sometimes be high-stress and physically demanding. All sworn staff must complete a basic course and maintain skills and physical fitness. 

The following activities are expected of all School Resource Officers:

• Sit or stand for long periods of time for 4-8 hours.
• High level of stress for 8-12 hours daily.
• Bend, reach, climb, and run are often functions completed daily.
• Lift 0-25 pounds regularly.
• 25-30 pounds often.
• 50+ pounds occasionally.
• Data entry and clerical work for 4-8 hours.
• Effect arrests and the inherent danger that may occur is a daily risk.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

The School Resource officer must be law enforcement-certified with at least 2 years of law enforcement experience. They should show good communication skills and knowledge of the juvenile justice system. Within one year of appointments to the position, the SRO must be certified as a School Resource Officer and maintain the certification.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma and Certified Law Enforcement Officer. 2 years of law enforcement experience.  

Minimum Qualifications:

• 21 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s License
• LE certified
• CS/CP certified
• SRO basic certified with 1 year
• 2 years of experience in law enforcement
• Must work well with youth

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Certified as a School resource officer within one year of appointment

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

King and Queen County is proud to provide our full-time employees with the following comprehensive benefits package.  This schedule serves as an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions.  If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail.

Medical Insurance 

(Employer paid health benefits with no employee contribution for the employee only)

Health Savings Account (Employer makes monthly contributions to your account)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Leave Benefits

The County recognizes the many diverse needs of employees that require time off from work.  The following types of leave are provided to employees to assist with that work-life balance:

Annual Leave

Personal Leave 
Paid Holidays
Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
Civil Leave
Military Leave (in accordance with the Code of Virginia and United States Code)
Volunteer Leave (8 hours per calendar year)
Bereavement Leave

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is administered through Sentara Health and is free to all County employees and their household members.  It is a confidential program that is designed to help employees and their households resolve personal problems that can impact their job performance.  The EAP provides the employee with an assessment of the problem, consultations and referrals are provided when appropriate.

Pet Insurance

Cybersecurity Insurance

Educational Benefits

Virginia 529 College Savings Plan

Virginia Retirement Plan

King and Queen County participates in the Virginia Retirement System 

ADDITIONAL NOTES

All employees of the King and Queen County Sheriff's Office may be called upon to serve the citizens of the county in the event of a disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, flood, fire, and/or any other event classified by the county as an emergency.

King and Queen County Sheriff's Office is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer