SRO DIOCESE PART-TIME
Job Summary
The School Resource Officer Unit, in cooperation with the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, and the Catholic Diocese of Evansville, provides assistance to students in the areas of safety, law enforcement, and good citizenship. The officers assigned to this unit investigate crimes committed by students and provide students with a proper role model for good citizenship, counseling when requested on personal and family problems, and information on a wide range of subjects.
This position is a starting annual salary of $53,000.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Ability to
- knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students and the school community.
- Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
- Ability to perform duties with awareness of all Evansville Police Department policies and guidelines.
- Work collaboratively with school employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment.
- Be successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment.
- Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement.
- Exude a positive and dependable work ethic.
- Be highly organized with attention to detail.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations and State Laws.
- Ability to write police related reports and complete school documentation.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, employees, parents, and the public.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Education and Experience
- A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a sworn police officer, with prior law enforcement employment ending no longer than six (6) years from date of appointment to the EPD.
- Must have successfully completed the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for employment as a law enforcement officer.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
- The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Noise levels may vary depending upon the daily activities within the work environment, including the number of people in the room.
- Work environment is frequently interrupted, requiring the employee to meet multiple demands from several people.
- Employee must constantly work to meet essential duties and responsibilities as an EPD Police Officer.
- Employee must drive and transport subjects from the school building to other sites, including YCC, VCCC, and student homes and other locations.
- Employee must work during school hours.
- The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must have the ability to effect an arrest based on probably cause under Indiana code and be able to use appropriate force up to and including lethal force.
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
- Required to stand and walk and run.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The position requires interacting with students, parents, public and school administrators and staff.
- Responsible for safety and well-being of others.
Position : 1901997
Code : 1-64
Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location : POLICE CIVILIAN
Posting Start : 07/08/2026
Posting End : 12/31/9999
