University Police Officer 1
Job No: 496001
Department: PUBLIC SAFETY
Local Title: University Police Officer 1
Budget Title: University Police Officer 1
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Security & Police
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
PBANYS
Job Summary:
The Department of University Police and Public Safety at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time University Police Officer 1.
University Police Officers enforce all New York State and local laws and the Student Code of Conduct on the grounds of the State University of New York. University Police Officers are charged with full police officer powers under Criminal Procedure Law, Section 1.20(34)(s) and are responsible for the performance of the full range of professional police duties.
University Police Officers assist other Local, State and Federal police officers with investigations and may collect evidence, question witnesses or testify in court in connection with alleged criminal actions.
University Police Officers are actively involved in campus communities and activities including educating community members on such topics as personal safety, risk awareness, crime prevention, alcohol awareness, sexual assault prevention and other community safety issues.
Positions are classified only in the State University of New York.
Illustrative Duties

• Patrols an assigned area on foot, on a bicycle or motor scooter, in a car or by other means to deter criminal activity by means of presence and witness and to detect fires and other dangerous situations.
• Responds to calls for assistance from fellow officers or from any member of the campus community to insure that persons and property are adequately protected; and may respond to situations involving but not restricted to burglaries, robberies, thefts, criminal trespass, assaults, criminal mischief, medical emergencies, accidents, vehicle and traffic violations, fires and unusual situations.
  • Reports to the scene of the crime, accident or other disturbance in order to halt crimes in progress, arrest violators, maintain order and arrange for the appropriate care of injured persons.
  • May apply resuscitators, administer first aid and summon ambulances.
  • Conducts initial investigations of incidents in order to preserve and gather evidence; interviews witnesses, complainants and suspects and confers with fellow officers to ascertain nature and severity of situation; reports results of investigations to supervisor as directed and may testify in court.
• Regulates pedestrian and vehicular traffic. May enforce vehicle and traffic laws in order to prevent dangerous situations from arising.
• Directs traffic at intersections, crosswalks and other critical points during peak traffic periods; stops persons violating the vehicle and traffic law; issues warnings, tickets and summonses; patrols parking lots and campus roadways; tickets cars parked in violation of campus rules.
• Controls the movement and activity of crowds at concerts, sports events and other gatherings; staffs entrance ways to prevent gate crashing and over-crowding of facilities; breaks up fights and other altercations, operates screening devices such as a magnetometer or x-ray machine to inspect individuals and carry in items for prohibited items.
• On assignment as Desk Officer.
  • Receives and interprets incoming communications, including, but not limited to radio and telephone calls, and e-mail messages from officers and other members of the campus community.
  • Dispatches officers to the scenes of incidents and irregularities.
  • Issues parking permits and collects fees and fines.
  • Utilizes electronic devices such as a personal computer, video recorder or camera to record and view information.
• On assignment to K-9 Corps.
  • May patrol high crime rate areas and shifts with a trained police dog.
  • Gives commands to dog to halt fleeing criminals, disperse crowds and guard arrested persons.
  • May give demonstrations to interested groups both on and off campus, of the uses, effectiveness and safety of police dogs as a law enforcement tool.
  • Responsible for care, feeding and maintenance of a police dog.
• Prepares a variety of shift summary reports, logs and records covering activities of a criminal or unusual nature and other security related activities.
• May deliver a variety of in-service training and/or community educational programs.
• Obtains proper certification and maintain re-certification in a variety of training areas, such as defensive tactics, use of force and firearms instruction.
• Serves as a Field Training Officer or as an instructor at a Basic Police School, Police Academy or other location as directed.
• Provides training and education to University Police personnel, other law enforcement officers, government personnel and the public, and engages in crime prevention activities such as, but not limited to Crime Prevention Surveys or Operation ID.

Required Qualifications:

• Promotion:
  • 1-year of permanent service as a University Police Communications and Security Specialist 1 or 2;
    • AND: 2-years of active military service with an honorable discharge or under conditions in the New York State Restoration of Honor Act AND 30 college semester credit hours;
      • OR: successful completion of a New York State Municipal Police Training Council approved Pre Employment Training Program AND eligibility to complete the second phase of such training program that has not lapsed AND 30 college semester credit hours;
      • OR: 60 or more college semester credit hours.
• Open Competitive:
  • will have qualified to sit for the Department of Civil Service University Police Officer 1 exam, based on the below qualifications, passed the exam, and based on score ranking, be reachable on an active certification canvass list;
    • 2-years of active military service with an honorable discharge or under conditions in the New York State Restoration of Honor Act AND 30 college semester credit hours;
      • OR: successful completion of a New York State Municipal Police Training Council approved Pre-Employment Training Program AND eligibility to complete the second phase of such training program that has not lapsed AND 30 college semester credit hours;
      • OR: 60 or more college semester credit hours.

Preferred Qualifications:
Work Schedule:
Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank:
SG-14
S alary Range:
As per civil service guidelines

• Hiring Rate: $59,298 Base Salary plus $1,613 Location Pay (Full-Time 1.0FTE)

E xecutive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
Advertised: August 13, 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
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