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of Springfield Pay Grade: 215 FLSA Status: Nonexempt Bargaining Unit: SPA
Under the general supervision of the Patrol Community Services Sergeant, or other department supervisor, provides crime prevention instruction and personal safety awareness activities in community middle schools. Performs related duties as required. Essential Duties 1. Provides ongoing substance abuse education and avoidance techniques to students in middle schools throughout the City. 2. Facilitates Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) based activities, programs, and procedures. 3. Trains students in preventive practices that afford personal safety awareness and violence avoidance, in a formal classroom setting; provides mentoring and classes in anti-gang education. 4. Mentors and counsels students, to include regular attendance at school functions; provides a positive role model for students that is consistent and prominent in the school environment. 5. Serves as a liaison between the department, parents, and/or school district staff in all issues of mutual concern, that fall within the scope of the grant program; coordinates mediation and problem solving activities within the school environment. 6. Prepares and submits monthly reports of individual and unit daily work activity; completes special reports as required. 7. Operates department vehicles and equipment, to include police radios and computer systems. 8. Enforces specific ordinances and laws, and issues citations for infractions; coordinates with the Patrol Division regarding enforcement issues. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of the role of law enforcement, social services, and school systems in the community; knowledge of those issues that affect the behavior of adolescent students, with an emphasis on At-Risk students and their families; knowledge of the cultural characteristics of diverse populations; knowledge of interpersonal problem solving techniques; knowledge of research methods, to include data gathering, organizing, and reporting; ability to learn police operations sufficiently to perform the duties of the position; ability to learn to use department equipment, to include radios and the Law Enforcement Data System; ability to instruct adolescent students using verbal and visual formats; ability to provide a positive role model for middle school students; ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse population; ability to work with a minimum of supervision; ability to interpret the City Code and State law, as it relates to the duties of the position; ability to apply problem solving techniques in daily work locations; ability to facilitate community group/team meetings; ability to resolve conflict using mediation techniques; ability to communicate effectively in oral, written, and electronic formats; ability to interact harmoniously with coworkers, students, school staff and officials, other agencies, and the public; ability to travel as required. Experience and Training Completion, or equivalent, of a job-related two year college program, with coursework in law enforcement, psychology, or special education, and related experience, typically one year as an instructor or mentor in a special education or training program for adolescents. Additional education may be substituted for a portion of the experience, or any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Licenses and Certifications Appointees must have certification on the State of Oregon Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) or the ability to obtain a certificate within six months of the date of hire. Appointees must have a valid State of Oregon driver's license at the time of appointment. CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT Police Department employees hired after June 1986 must refrain from the use of tobacco products while on duty.
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