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CAMPUS SAFETY - Security Officer

Job Classification

  Hourly Full-time (35-40)

Position summary

The responsibilities of this position are to fulfill the needs of a Security Officer, capable of working in the Patrol or Dispatch Division. Primary responsibilities will be Patrol and secondary responsibilities will be Dispatch. This position is considered an essential employee and will be responsible to work a shift schedule that can include; working during a section of a 24 hour day, working weekends and holidays, including during Sabbath hours.

This posting is for a primary role in Patrol working an afternoon shift.

Qualifications summary

This position requires employees who perform well under high-stress situations and have excellent customer service skills. They must be detail oriented and capable of managing their daily tasks with little to no supervision. They must have great communication skills both verbally and in writing.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities



Supervisory responsibilities

While this position does not provide employee correction or evaluation, they are responsible to provide the campus with direction in relation to emergencies or enforcing University policies.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



In addition to the subsections below:





Education, Experience, and/or Certifications



Must have or be capable of obtaining certifications:



Additional cross-training and certification with Patrol is preferred. Must be capable of obtaining certification in: 



Leadership & Received Direction

Once trained, this position should function with limited direction and be responsible to identify daily tasks for the completion of their duties.



Mathematical Skills



Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, distances, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to calculate statistical data.



Other Skills



To effectively complete their duties, must have skills in:




Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Computer Skills



Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.



Proficient in other evidence-based applications used for card access, alarm systems, and security cameras.



Equipment/Software Used



Interpersonal interactions

An employee's interactions represent the office, the University, and the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Their interactions must be befiting of both their responsibility and that which they represent.



Employees will routinely interact with individuals on campus, both employees/students as well as community members accessing the property.



Through these interactions employees are required to enforce University policies through verbal direction, public education, or other enforcement. This can include interacting with individuals who may be suspected of committing a criminal act and/or violation of University policy.



During these interactions employees must also be capable of:



Physical demands

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to use other senses to talk, hear, taste, and/or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, jump, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee will also be required to work in/be exposed to, all weather conditions associated with the State of Michigan.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



While it is impossible to predict all situations that someone might encounter while performing their duties, it is understood, that employees are expected to conduct security patrols at all hours of the day and night, during many different types of weather conditions. During these common activities an employee might be confronted with potentially dangerous situations associated with security type work.



In the completion of these activities an employee will have access to a patrol vehicle and office.



While completing these duties, the employee will be walking through campus grounds including sidewalks, parking lots, roadways, grass areas, and wooded trails. The employee will also be accessing buildings, from common spaces to classrooms, labs, mechanical/electrical rooms, residential spaces, roof-tops, or any other area belonging to the University. The employee may also work at a desk for 8-12 hour shifts.