Campus Police Officer

Location:Wellesley Hills, Framingham and Ashland

Mass Bay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students forlocal and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’seconomic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College isserved by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Locatedin Greater Boston, Mass Bay is a comprehensive, open-access community college,offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

The police officers of the Mass Bay Department of Public Safety are armed law enforcement professionals.

The ideal candidate will join avibrant educational community, and have a desire and ability to serve apopulation of students with various needs and backgrounds.

A part of the public safety department responsible for patrolling campuses and buildings, assisting college community members in a proactive manner,providing a police presence on campus as the eyes and ears for administration,conduct investigations as appropriate and working and acting in a manner toachieve crime prevention and community safety.

The Campus Police Officer shall perform duties in an honest and respectful manner to provide quality customer service and assistance.

• Patrol the buildings and grounds of the College on foot or in a patrol vehicle to ensure the security of buildings and grounds and to guard against trespass, theft, damage to property, fire, and injury;
• Enforce state laws as well as the rules and regulations of the institution; restrain or arrest suspects when necessary;
• Aid courts or grand juries in the prosecution of cases;
• Enforce College traffic and safety regulations;
• Investigate crimes, traffic accidents and other matters, identify responsible individuals or criminal offenders and criminal activity and where appropriate, apprehend offenders and participate in subsequent court proceedings;
• Protect state and federal constitutional guarantees;
• Facilitate the movement of people and activities;
• Identify problems that are potentially serious in nature to the College and law enforcement or government entities;
• Create and maintain a feeling of security in the community;
• Promote and preserve civil order;
• Provide other services on an emergency basis;
• Perform specific duties and responsibilities as required by the Chief of Police or his designee;
• Responsible for the efficient performance of all duties in conformance with the rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and orders contained in all manuals issued by the Department;
• Other duties as assigned within the Campus Police Officer classification.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. Asupervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of Mass Bay are expected to work collegiallyand collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

• Be eligible for certification as a law enforcement officer by the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST-C) after satisfying all requirements:

- Successfully satisfy all requirements and pass the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) prescreening process, including the physical fitness

and endurance tests (e.g., HRD Physical Abilities Test, Cooper Test);

- Successfully complete the MPTC approved basic police training academy or be eligible for an official MPTC exemption;

- Failure to meet the entrance requirements or to successfully complete the course of training shall result in dismissal or, for lateral appointment

within the bargaining unit, return to previously held position in accordance with the AFSCME Agreement;

- The candidate must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old on the day the training academy begins;

- The candidate must possess a high school diploma or have passed the High School Equivalency Testing Program (HiSET), formally known as the

GED;

- The candidate must have successfully…