Campus Safety & Security Officer – Patrols & Escorts

Position Summary

The duties are generally classified as:

• Providing safety and security services that will meet on a 24-hour basis the many diverse needs of an active college community.
• Checking for safety and security hazards before they occur.
• Offering necessary assistance in emergencies.

• Patrolling and checking all areas of the campus grounds and buildings for both potential and actual safety and security hazards.
• Investigating all accidents and other incidents, either criminal or non-criminal, and handling and reporting them appropriately.
• Being alert for the presence of suspicious persons and circumstances on campus.
• Regulating and enforcing traffic and parking policies.
• Being watchful for and reporting energy wastes, such as unnecessary lighting, and maintenance problems, such as nonfunctioning lighting.
• Providing advice and counsel to members of the college community on safety and security matters.
• Providing assistance to members of the college community and its visitors by providing escorts and battery boosts.
• Providing campus information and directions as needed.
• Providing other services or performing other duties as required by circumstances or instruction of the appropriate higher authority.
• Obey all laws, policies, procedures, and orders and likewise promptly execute the same.
• Receive records and service immediately all complaints and requests for service in accordance with Tougaloo College and Department of Public Safety orders.
• Maintain a courteous and respectful attitude toward all persons.
• Conduct searches, detain personnel, conduct surveillance, interview victims and witnesses.
• Respond to emergencies and calls for assistance.
• Give testimony in court or on-campus hearings.
• Maintain sensitive, confidential information in a secure manner.
• Properly operate and use departmental equipment, vehicles, etc.
• Maintain daily written duty log of activities and prepare written reports, as necessary.
• Monitor and check all vehicles and pedestrians entering the campus.
• Conform to all Standard and Special operating procedures listed herein.
• Monitor surveillance cameras and take appropriate action as required.
• Use Basic Computer Skills To Complete Required Reports.

• Must possess the required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience, and be able to demonstrate the essential functions of the job.
• Skill in resolving situations requiring the exercise of good judgment.
• Familiarity with radio communication equipment and usage.
• Skill in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to operate a computer at a moderate level.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with employees.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, visitors, and outside constituencies.
• Skill in problem solving and mediating conflict.
• Ability to direct traffic.
• Ability to maintain crowd control.
• Ability to recognize and report hazards and to apply safe work methods.
• Have a stable work history.
• Possesses essential psychological traits.
• Have well-developed interpersonal communication skills and professional composure to fit a collegiate environment.
• Must be drug-free.
• Possess a good moral character.
• Possesses a good driving record.
• Meet the department's standard on appearance and grooming.

• Required to work nights/weekends/holidays.
• The ability to stand for 8 hours.
• Able to walk, stoop, bend, run, and with no difficulty.
• Must be able to work in inclement weather or weather extremes.
• Requires physical skills to be able to walk, climb stairs, and make routine foot patrols.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.