Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Patrol Officer (Armed)
Classification: Non- Exempt
Reports to: Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Salary Range: $18-$20/hour
North Central University Mission Statement
North Central University is a dynamic Christian learning community educating students for lives of service throughout society, the marketplace, and the church. In keeping with its Pentecostal heritage and mission, NCU models and expects excellence in both academic practice and Christian faith.
Position purpose
The Security Officer in the North Central University Campus Safety and Security Department is responsible for appropriately responding to emergencies, mitigating risk through proactive crime prevention and safety prevention measures, providing quality customer service, enforcing company policies, local, state and federal laws, and incident recording. This job description is general in nature to include responsibilities that are applicable to the different job roles in the Security Department.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to
Patrol within North Central patrol boundaries
- Complete patrol tasks as assigned per each shift worked.
- Proactively ensure campus safety and security while patrolling.
- Provide customer service
- Maintain knowledge of building names and addresses, street names, intersections, etc
- Provide incident reports to supervisor(s)
- Utilize virtual patrolling methods via the department camera systems.
- Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments as assigned.
- Report student concerns to the Student Development and Residence Life departments as outlined in the Departmental Communication Matrix
- Enforce trespassing policies and laws
Maintain access control systems
- Enforce polices regarding guests on campus
- Maintain high level of access control for exterior doors via door locks and card access system
Provide safety escorts within patrol boundaries
- Provide escorts (walking or vehicle) to NCU constituents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while on duty
Provide emergency service response and management
- Respond to large scale emergency service requests
- Respond to individual emergency services requests
- Provide on scene management of emergency situation until relieved by supervisor(s) or other local authorities
- Provide accurate and factual documentation via Case Reports and/or Event Logging during and after responding to an emergency situation
- Communicate with supervisor(s) and/or other local authorities
- Provide investigative services after incident
Maintain current and up-to-date officer training and standards
- Attend and participate in established weekly Security department meetings
- Attend and participate in certification training sessions
- Maintain current emergency response training and/or certifications
- Maintain current defensive tactics and other defensive tool certifications
- Maintain a current Minnesota Permit to Carry
Required qualifications/skills
- Security officer must have high school diploma. Preference given to those with relevant certifications, training, or degrees. Prior Military and L/E preferred. Must be at least 21 years of age; and they must be legally qualified for employment in the United States
- Applicants must posses or be able to obtain a Minnesota Permit to Carry, firearm, and relevant equipment, as well as department-selected firearms training certifications upon employment.
- Applicants may never have been: Convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction. Convicted of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude including the use and/or possession of a controlled substance within the seven years prior to beginning employment. Convicted of any law in any jurisdiction involving the sale, delivery, or manufacture of a controlled substance.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge and ability of the use of technological resources including a wide variety of computer programs and applications.
- Knowledge of proactive security measures
- Skill in observation and detail recognition
- Effectively communicate verbally or in writing, to include email
- Deliver quality customer service
- Lift and move up to 30 pounds of training equipment
- Make progress on projects amidst frequent interruptions
- Keep well organized
- Maintain composure, professionalism, and effectiveness in stressful situations and dealing with complaints from faculty, staff, students, and guests
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings, training sessions, and other departmental educational opportunities
- Participate in active training sessions such as Defensive Tactics, Detainment Techniques, and Firearms Training
- Show positivity throughout daily work and stressful situations
Working conditions and frequency ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Foot Patrol: Majority of the time walking or standing is required. Ability to wear 10 lbs. or more of uniform and equipment over several hours. Frequent use of legs and lower extremities.
- Vehicle Patrol: Involves a mix of sitting for periods of time and walking or standing for periods of time. Ability to wear 15 or more pounds of uniform and equipment over several hours. Requires repetitive motion of hands, arms, legs, and feet.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Position involves the use of multiple technologies, vehicular operations, firearms, defensive tools, and parking barricades and supplies.
North Central University employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The aforementioned statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position; rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the qualifications of the position. Job incumbents may be required to perform functions not specifically addressed in this job description.
Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Shift work,