Under the general direction and supervision of the Safety & Security Coordinator, The Public Safety Officer will act as a resource for safety and security concerns at their assigned location(s) and provide for the safety and welfare of staff, students, and visitors. The position is primarily responsible for monitoring behavior, visitors, and visitor access, securing buildings and property, investigating disturbances, maintaining order during events, enforcing safety and security policies and procedures to visitors, students, faculty, and staff, patrolling buildings and grounds, addressing parking and traffic situations, issuing violations, and providing professional responses to safety or security situations.
This position will monitor the physical safety of campus buildings, visitors, and doors, patrol or monitor using surveillance systems, respond to calls or emergency situations, and report suspicious behavior. Ability to deal with individuals and situations in a respectful, professional, calm, tactful, and firm manner. Ability to patrol campus grounds, review and address parking and traffic issues. This is a part-time regular position.
All Public Safety Officers must abide by the following rules:
- Obey all College policies, procedures, and operational guidelines.
- Do not consume alcoholic beverages while on duty and shall not engage in illegal drug use at any time nor report for duty impaired by any substance.
- Do not willfully neglect duties, sleep during an assigned shift, or “hang out” in the office.
- Do not make personal calls or conduct personal business while on duty, unless it is of an emergency nature (i.e. family emergency) or while on break.
- Public Safety Officers will be expected to learn the layout of the campus, names of buildings, assigned parking lots, and the color of the parking permit for that lot. They must review and address parking and traffic violations and issue warnings and citations according to campus procedures and respond to safety and security concerns.
- Public Safety Officers shall be dressed in a supplied uniform that is neat and clean. They will have good hygiene with an overall professional look.
- Maintain a positive, professional attitude at all times.
- Use only the minimum necessary force to accomplish the security objective. Do not use unnecessary force or violence when dealing with any person.
- Do not share personal information of students, staff, or faculty.
- Communicate and follow the direction of Campus Administrators to ensure proper security and safety measures are implemented as related to students, employees, facilities, and property.
