Campus Safety - Campus Safety Officer

Description

Title: Campus Safety Officer

Department: Campus Safety

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Organizational Relationship: Campus Safety Supervisor

Schedule: 40 hours per week. Eligible for overtime assignments.

Job Purpose: Campus Safety Officers foster and maintain a safe and secure environment for the Wagner College community. Campus Safety Officers report directly to Supervisors and do not manage staff.

Duties/Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Respond to all calls for service, which include incidents in progress, fire alarms, medical and aided cases, and render aid as needed.
• Conduct preliminary investigations of incidents and complete written incident reports.
• Perform foot and vehicle patrols throughout campus.
• Parking enforcement. Patrol all campus parking areas on a regular schedule and ensure compliance with accessibility parking plans. Ticket cars in parking areas that are blocking thoroughfares or fire zones and facilitate access to mechanical or towing services as needed.
• Provide accessibility and evening safety transports.
• Enforce campus access control procedures.
• Complete daily log entries providing detailed information on all incidents.
• Maintain first aid proficiency requirements. Assist faculty, staff, students, and guests in basic first aid as needed. Contact emergency medical personnel when necessary.
• Deliver excellent customer service to Wagner College community members, visitors and guests.
  
  

Qualifications

Work Experience:

• Knowledge of security and law enforcement procedures and functions.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar capacity, preferably in a school environment
  
  

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, or related field, preferred
  
  

Certifications/Licenses

• NYS Security Guard License
• NYS Driver’s License
• Fire Safety Guard certifications
  
  

Desired Work Traits

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to prepare legible and accurate incident reports.
• Proficient in use of e-mail.
• Must be a team-player, able to work intuitively and independently.
• Strong organizational skills for multi-tasking and prioritizing responsibilities as situations arise in fast paced environment
• Demonstrated computer experience with Microsoft Office Suite; proficient with Excel
  
  

Communication/Interpersonal Skills

• Proficiency and compliance with radio communication procedure.
• Ability to communicate politely and effectively with the general public.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to engage diverse groups and work across campus populations, including and not limited to, staff, faculty, students, and the general public.
• Tact and diplomacy.
  
  

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

• If hired, employee must be or become a member of the Security Officers Union, Local One, and will be subject to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and Wagner College.
• Black-out dates apply for the following events: Orientation, Move-In, Move-Out, Commencement, Admitted Students Days, and Homecoming.
  
  

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.