Class 3 Advanced School Resource Officer (SRO)

The Class 3 Advanced School Resource Officer is a sworn law enforcement officer, with arrest powers, who works within Beaufort County School District’s elementary schools. In this position, the Class 3 Advanced School Resource Officer, will receive specialized training on how to work with youth. This position’s work schedule will follow the same schedule as the administrative/teaching staff of the Beaufort County School District.

General Qualifications

South Carolina Code 23-23-60 (B) sets the minimum standards for law enforcement certification in South Carolina. Applicants must meet the following qualifications for employment:

• US Citizen
• 21 years of age minimum
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid S.C. driver’s license (upon hiring)
• Registered S.C. voter (upon hiring)
• Resident of Beaufort County (upon hiring)
• Fluent in the oral and written communication of the English language
• Clean criminal record: No felony, serious misdemeanor or convictions of any crime of moral turpitude
• Good credit history
• Good driving record: no DUI or DUS convictions in the past five years
• Candidates who have been in the military must have received an Honorable Discharge
• Must successfully complete the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office physical agility course
• Must be able to complete training program to receive Advanced Class 3 certification, as well as training through the National Association of School Resource Officers

How to Apply

Applicants can easily complete the online application HERE. Once you have completed your application, a member of the Recruitment and Staffing Office will contact you and ask you to provide copies of the following items as part of your application package:

• Birth Certificate (Proof of U.S. Citizenship if not born in the United States)
• High School or GED and College Diplomas
• Driver’s License
• Social Security Card
• Court-issued legal documentation supporting any legal name change (i.e., marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc.)
• If you have prior military service, a copy of your DD214 with your separation code and the type of discharge you received.
• A certified driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles from all states licensed over the past six years.
• If you are a former law enforcement officer, provide all training certificates.

Applicant Documents

• Personal Inquiry Waiver (must be notarized)
• Deputy Acknowledgement Form
• Hiring Board Questionnaire (completed and submitted online)

The documents can be submitted any of the following ways:

• E-mail
• United States Postal Service
• Drop off in person to the Sheriff’s Office located at 2001 Duke Street in Beaufort, South Carolina

NOTE: The Recruitment Office offers free Notary services. If the applicant would like to use this service, the applicant may bring the completed form to the Recruitment Office located at 2001 Duke Street in Beaufort, South Carolina.