Title: 00645 - Security Officer

Hiring Range: $24,913 - $30,000

Pay Band:

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: WWW.NSU.EDU

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University’s Parking Services seeks a Security Officer II to assist with campus parking enforcement.
The successful candidate will:
1. Identify vehicles in violation of University parking codes.
2. Issue parking citations, install wheel-locks, and provide motorist assistance.
3. Assist with special events to include planning and coordinating placement of cones and reserve spaces for large or small events, daily and on weekends.
4. Ensure all lots are monitored daily for potholes or for posted signs in need of repair.
5. Assist customers with basic account information such as account balance and permit activity. Ability to work the front office to include: writing passes, answering the phone and some office work.
6. Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor at all times. Displays a positive attitude and communicates well with students, staff, and the general public.
EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrated the ability to install some parking signage.
2. Demonstrated ability to enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification and status, using the hand held computer system.
3. Demonstrated ability to ensures the accuracy of information and citations entered into the mobile app and provides pictures of parking violations.
4. Considerable experience in customer service to the NSU Community and visitors.
Assist University Police with working the Campus gates.
5. Demonstrated ability to work under all weather conditions; stand, walk and lift 10 lbs.
6. Demonstrated ability to work rotating shifts to include day, night, weekends and some holidays.
7. Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor at all times. Displays a positive attitude and communicates well with students, staff, and the general public.
8. Considerable experience in the security field required.
9. High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of training and education that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. As delignated above.

Special Instructions: 

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information:

Name: Office of Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.