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School Resource Officer Page 1 Chief Quinn Approval 10/05/2015
Revised 10-2021
City of Waukee
TASK LIST
Job Title: School Resource Officer Reports to: Sergeant
Dept/Div: Police Direct Reports: None
Pay Grade: P14 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
JOB PURPOSE: A Waukee Police-School Resource Officer will be placed within the educational
environment on multiple levels and venues providing guidance, counseling and support
where necessary to associate with and assist students, parents and school staff in legal
and police matters.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
(Order of Essential Functions does not indicate importance of functions.)
1. Establishes a positive working relationship between the community, schools and police department while
building trust and cooperation.
2. As a visible, active law enforcement figure addresses any law-related issues on school grounds.
3. Serves as a classroom resource for instruction in the areas such as: law related education, violence
diffusion, safety programs, alcohol and drug prevention, crime prevention and other areas as needed.
4. Works as a member of the faculty and administrative team to solve problems in the school community.
5. Becomes available to teachers, parents, and students for conferences on an individual basis.
6. Counsels in areas which may affect the educational environment and may be of a law-related nature.
7. Complies with and has excellent knowledge of all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
8. Performs all Essential Functions of a Waukee Police Officer when needed.
9. Performs other duties or assumes other responsibilities as apparent or assigned.
SUCCESS FACTORS:
1. Take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a systematic approach to decision making.
2. Create and participate in a team environment.
3. Display honesty, trustworthiness, dependability and respectfulness at all times.
4. Support all efforts to increase cooperation, communication, and collaboration between and among
departments, staff members and the community.
5. Understand and internalize the importance of seeking resolution to problems and concerns by bringing
them to the direct attention of supervisor in a timely manner.
6. Attend administrative, department, and team meetings as scheduled.
7. Continually seek and accept opportunities for personal and professional growth including practicing the use
of firearms.
8. Contribute to overall City effectiveness by providing critical staff support to task forces and by participating,
as necessary, in assisting all other teams.
9. Safeguard confidential information and uses it or discloses it only as expressly authorized or specifically
required in the course of performing specific job duties.
10. Attentive to the City’s and Department’s standards for customer service, accuracy, quality, efficiency and
all City and Department policies and procedure ensuring that all work performed meet those standards
while exhibiting consistent treatment of all staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High School graduate. AA/BA/BS preferred.
2. Four years of full-time law enforcement experience.
3. Bi-lingual and bi-cultural understanding preferred.
4. Must meet all minimum standards for Iowa Law Enforcement Officers per ILEA.
5. Complies with and has excellent knowledge of all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
6. Excellent knowledge of current municipal, state, and federal codes, laws and ordinances interpreting and
enforcing the same. Knowledge of the causes and prevention of delinquency.
7. Must possess and have the ability to maintain a valid Driver’s License.
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8. Must be able to obtain an Iowa Professional Permit to carry weapons.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must meet all minimum standards for Iowa Law Enforcement Officers per ILEA.
2. Ability to perform all essential functions of the position while wearing required protective equipment.
3. Able to lift, pull, push up to 100 pounds unassisted when necessary.
4. Be responsive to verbal and visible signs of distress and alarms.
5. Able to remember names, faces and details of incidents.
6. Able to effectively communicate orally (in person and over the telephone and in writing using electronic
devices and handwritten) in English with other employees, vendors and the community.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
1. Position requires outdoor work where heat, cold, precipitation, and the results of weather and nature may
be encountered.
2. Position requires travel within and outside of the City which imposes common travel hazards.
3. Will be exposed to emergencies, stressful situations, and significant work place pressure.
4. Standard work hours must be flexible, will include days, evenings, over nights and weekends, may be
greater than 40 hours per week, and may be called to report to duty at any time.
5. To successfully fulfill the essential functions of this position, employee must maintain standard work hours
within Waukee Public Safety building.
6. There is no residency requirement for this position.
I have read and understand the information contained in the Job Description. I understand that this Job Description is not intended and
should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Also, while this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Employer reserves the right to revise the functions and
duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed as directed by the Employer. I understand that I may be
required to work overtime, different shifts or hours, outside the normally defined workday or work week. I also understand that this job
description does not constitute a contract of employment nor alter my status as an at-will employee. I have the right to terminate any
employment at any time and for any reason and the Employer has a similar right.
Signature Date
The City of Waukee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, the City
will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, and encourages prospective employees and job
incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the Employer.