School Constable (Temporary Full-time for the 2026-2027 School Year)

Please note that this is a full-time, temporary position for the 2026-2027 school year only. 

Contract Start Date: 9/1/26
Contract End Date: 6/30/27

JOB TITLE:  School Constable, Temporary Full-time for the 2026-2027 School Year
LOCATION: Sussex Central Middle School
SALARY: https://www.irsd.net/salary-scales

*Internal transfers are not eligible at this time of the school year per collective bargaining agreement
 

As a Constable you are privately employed by the IRSD but commissioned by the State Board of Examiners of Constables. You have full authority to detain anyone on IRSD property, as long as the full service police agency which has primary law-enforcement jurisdiction is notified.

Summary of Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for the safety and well being of students, staff, volunteers and visitors and school facilities and assets at the assigned school location.  Duties include the supervision and monitoring of students within and outside the school building, enforcing appropriate student behavior, communicating with students regarding issues and/or behavior, escorting students and/or unauthorized visitors, assisting with bus, recess and/or lunch duty, assisting with fire drills, school safety drills, other threats and assisting in the removal from classroom of disruptive students.


Reports to:    Building Administrators

Minimum Qualifications:

• 20 years of experience in a local, state or federal law enforcement agency or a current Constable with an active commission by the State of Delaware Board of Examiners of Constables preferred (*see footnote below).
• State of Delaware Constable Certification or eligibility for Delaware Constable Certification.
• Successfully pass criminal background check and MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory).
• Successfully obtain yearly Constable License from the State of Delaware.
• Successfully obtain Constable Training Certification from the State of Delaware.
• Successfully obtain a license to carry a firearm from the State of Delaware for a Constable.
• Successfully complete any additional training or education as needed.
• Successfully qualify Firearms Certification for three qualifying shoots per year.
• Constables for the remainder of their term shall meet all requirements related to firearms training, and all requirements related to any additional training.
• The Board of Examiners may require commissioned constables to receive such additional training or education as it deems necessary.
• Be approved by the Board of Examiners, a constable applicant shall meet the minimum standards established by the Board and shall participate in such other training as the Board requires.
• Has separated in good standing from law enforcement agency.
• Possesses the physical stamina required for patrolling the school campus.
• Possesses or is willing to obtain first aid and CPR certificates.
• Has demonstrated evidence of good habits in job attendance and punctuality.
• Clean Criminal Background Check, TB Test, and Child Protection Registry Clearance Must be completed prior to start of employment
• Employee will be required to work in-person/in the building for the position.

**Please note that military, State Constable, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, any Security Force/or a State Agency or other Governmental Units, Part time or seasonal LEO 's, US Marshall, US Air Marshall, Probation & Parole and Department of Correction experience does NOT qualify as law enforcement experience. Please refer to the Constable Rules & Regulations and the DE Code which can be found on the DSP website. 



Primary Duties:

• Follows directives of building and district administrators
• Serves as the lead on the building's comprehensive school safety plan.  Works with building administrators and staff in the event of an actual crisis.
• Assists building administrators with fire drills, evacuation drills and bomb threats.
• Monitors the interior and exterior of the school building and campus before, during and after school to ensure the safety and welfare of students, staff, volunteers and visitors and to ensure the security of school facilities and assets.  Is responsible for validating that exterior doors are secure throughout the