Position Summary

Provide for the safety and well-being of the faculty, staff, students and visitors. Provide a secure environment through crime prevention and control, criminal investigation, traffic, and parking supervision, disaster coordination, maintenance of public order and other related services. The Campus Police Officer is directly responsible to the Chief of Police.
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience according to ACCS Board of Trustees Salary Schedule E2/03.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide campus security, law enforcement protection, and assist in civil defense preparedness.
• Provide foot and vehicular patrol of campus.
• Provide security for personnel, real property, and equipment.
• Safeguard students, faculty, staff, authorized campus visitors, college property, buildings, and equipment.
• Respond to and investigate all incidents on campus including but not to limited to motor vehicle accidents, criminal, security and safety, and college violations.
• Document and preserve evidence.
• Provide victim and witness assistance.
• Provide legal testimony.
• Provide security to college community, as requested, including but not limited to escorting personnel to vehicle late at night, acting as a witness at meetings involving potentially irate personnel or students and escorting employees upon termination, all while maintaining the confidentially of the situations.
• Lock and unlock offices and buildings as requested by authorized personnel.
• Enforce criminal and traffic laws, making arrests, and issuing summons as required.
• Respond quickly in emergency situations.
• Make emergency notifications.
• Respond to fire alarms and advise fire department when necessary.
• Abide by and enforce College and ACCS Board of Trustees policies and procedures as well as local, state, and federal laws.
• Monitor authorized student activities and other events on campus to ensure security, safety, and adherence of College policies.
• Issue parking decals and student identifications.
• Issue tickets to violators of campus parking regulations.
• Prepare accident and crime reports.
• Serve as primary investigator of on campus incidents.
• Carry approved weapon and maintain a satisfactory and proficient level of performance.
• Work flexible hours.
• Maintain annual firearm qualification(s) as required by the APOST Commission.
• Maintain the number of hours of continuing education, annually, as required by the APOST Commission.
• Responsible for security of Hurricane Evacuation Shelter when activated.
• Prepare and maintain the Campus Safety and Security Survey to be in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.
• Prepare and update the Annual Campus Security Report.
• Provide campus security for all campus functions.
• Serve on college safety committee.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior, loyalty, honesty, and integrity, both on and off the campus.
• Participate in staff, division, and committee meetings as assigned.
• Actively participate in division/college committees and campus activities.
• Perform other duties as required by the President, Executive Director of Financial Services and Chief of Police.

Qualifications

• A minimum of high school diploma or GED Certificate is required.
• Valid Alabama Driver’s License is required.
• Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Certification (APOST) is required.
• A minimum of one (1) year full-time related work experience is required.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and must submit a completed application through the online application systems to be considered for this position. Submission of a completed application packet is the responsibility of the applicant. To be considered for an interview, (only complete application packages will be given consideration for employment, incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview). The applicant must submit the following:

• A completed official College employment application
• A current resume
• Written verification of minimum, required work experience from a current or previous employer. Verification must include employment dates, job title, indicate if the employment was full-time or part-time, and be on official letterhead with an authorized signature.
• Copy of unofficial or official transcripts. (Transcripts must confirm applicant meets educational requirements.) Copies of High School diploma will not be accepted.

Sick Leave
All regular full-time non-instructional staff earns one day of sick leave which is the equivalent of 8 hours of sick leave per month. Unused sick leave is rolled over to the following year. Upon retirement, employees are allowed to convert unused sick time into service time for the purpose of retirement. Further retirement benefits may be found on this page under Alabama Teacher's Retirement.

• Single $ 30
• Family (without Spouse but with dependents) $ 207
• Employee Spouse (no dependents) $ 282
• Family (with Spouse and dependents*) $ 307

• Includes $100 per month spousal surcharge Note: The spousal surcharge does not apply to spouses who are independently eligible for PEEHIP.

• Member $ 50
• Spouse $ 50

• Member $ 50
• Spouse $ 50

• Cancer, Indemnity, and Vision Single or Family (cost per plan) $ 38
• Dental Single $ 38 Dental Family $ 50

• 1/3 waived after 1st year
• 2/3 waived after 2nd year
• 3/3 waived after 3rd year