Drug Education Community Service Officer (Contract)

• Possession of a valid and appropriate California Driver's License and a good driving record.

• High school diploma or equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade;
• Completion of sixty (60) semester units from an accredited college or university.

• At least three (3) years of experience involving public contact work.

• Experience working for a law enforcement agency.

• Considerable knowledge of the education system and community organizations;
• Considerable knowledge of the public education theory and practice;
• Communication, presentation, and organization methods and skills;
• Drug prevention and education;
• Strong interpersonal and human relations skills;
• Strong community relations and/or communication skills;
• Proficient use of Microsoft and PowerPoint;
• Basic English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation;
• Modern office equipment, procedures, and preparation of business reports;
• Research techniques, methods, and procedures;
• Applicable State laws, City ordinances, procedures, and other regulations governing the department or area of assigned responsibility.

• Interact effectively with professional teachers, students, and community leaders;
• Supervise and monitor Drug Demand Reduction projects;
• Organize school and community education activities and lecture to students, teachers, and community leaders on related subjects;
• Plan and implement school and community intervention projects;
• Operate a police radio;
• Understand, interpret, and explain a wide variety of laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations;
• React quickly and calmly while exercising good judgment in all situations;
• Analyze situations and develop effective courses of action;
• Communicate effectively and professionally orally, in writing, and electronically in a clear, comprehensive manner;
• Perform difficult and complex assignments involving independent judgment;
• Follow oral and written instructions;
• Inspire public confidence through personal integrity, appearance, and actions;
• Use discretion and good judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information;
• Instruct the general public about crime prevention programs;
• Relate to and communicate with school-age groups;
• Operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Job functions are performed in office, classroom, and outdoor environments;
• Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment, kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and materials, and lifting light objects;
• Strength: light work-lifting, carrying, and/or pushing 25 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds in the office environment;
• Other physical requirements include clear verbal communication, feeling, finger dexterity, frequent grasping, and holding, reaching, talking, and balancing;
• Work in all weather conditions with the ability to work outdoors when over 100 degrees in the summer and the cold and rain during the winter months;
• Working conditions may include enclosed and confined environments with no windows, ability to attend periodic evening meetings or meetings outside scheduled shifts, may be assigned to work any shift, and may be required to work weekends and holidays.