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Police Corporal - Detective

Inside Higher Ed
Savannah, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
Job Title: Police Corporal - Detective

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 296629

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information

Department Specific Tasks And Responsibilities

  • Conducts initial and follow-up investigations of criminal incidents
  • Interviews with people in connection with criminal incidents and students conduct violations, including victims, witnesses, and suspects
  • Secures crime scenes, collects, establishes chain of custody, and preserves physical evidence
  • Provides investigative guidance to Uniform Patrol as needed
  • Conducts surveillance and develops leads
  • Effectively relates with the public and representatives of other law enforcement agencies in coordinating activities and resolving problems
  • Subject to providing patrol shift coverage or supplemental patrol surge staffing and being dispatched to calls for service

Department Specific Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Have begun working towards intermediate/advanced certifications
  • Training as it relates to investigations, narcotics, crime scene processing
  • Able to be on-call
  • Additional essential skill sets include excellent customer service-based skills, to include ability to communicate effectively and efficiently both orally and in writing
  • Able to demonstrate proficiency in widely used and contemporary computer-based applications

Job Summary

Mentors, leads and assists with supervision of staff of the University police department as an entry-level member of the leadership staff assigned to a specific operational area of responsibility. In the absence of the assigned supervisor, responsible for supervising enforcement duties involving general and criminal regulations and institutional rules and regulations to provide for the protection, safety, and welfare of students, employees and property within the areas under the control and authorized jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: -

  • Provides oversight for the management of assigned sworn and non-sworn personnel positions
  • Responsible for supervising enforcement duties involving general and criminal regulations and institutional rules and regulations
  • Provides for the protection, safety and welfare of students, employees and property within the areas under the control and authorized jurisdiction
  • First line report for reviews and approvals, in the absence of the Sergeant
  • Trains and evaluates assigned personnel
  • Exercises authority positively while maintaining discipline within the department
  • Serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act)

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and at least 21 years of age

Other Required Qualifications

Current, valid and unrestricted driver's license

Current Basic Law Enforcement Certification from the Georgia P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training Council) or the ability to obtain certification within one (1) year of employment

Required Experience

Three (3) years of sworn law enforcement experience

Excellent track record of self-initiated activity

Must provide the highest level of customer service

Must be articulable and well organized when creating reports

Must be able to work in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

POST Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, or Managerial Certificate, POST Instructor Certification, POST Designated Instructor Certification, Other Specialty Certifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

An undergraduate or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience

Previous supervisory experience preferred

Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Must be committed to and demonstrate successful engagement of the community oriented policing philosophy

Must be able to fulfill all the essential duties of a police officer and to perform the functional role of lower ranks as required

May be expected to serve as a Field Training Officer

May be reassigned to another operational area or section of equal rank

May be required to attend a law enforcement training program at the state, region and/or national level

Able to effectively relate to the public and representatives of other law enforcement agencies

Able to work scheduled shifts (typically 12 hours)

Able to continuously wear and properly gait while wearing the assigned equipment and equipment belt (typically twelve (12) to twenty-five (25) pounds)

Able to maneuver in and out of assigned KSU patrol vehicle(s) throughout the shift

Able to act on and respond to physical altercations

Able to occasionally lift and/or pull one hundred and fifty (150) to three hundred (300) pounds

Able to conduct foot patrol as scheduled, typically three (3) hours per shift

Able to provide patrol shift coverage or supplemental patrol surge staffing and being dispatched to calls for service

Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

Skills

Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills

Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)

Strong attention to detail and follow up skills

Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 50% - 74% of the time

Background Check

  • Standard Enhanced
  • MVR
  • 9 Panel Lab Drug Test
  • Psychological Evaluation

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening

results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

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