Police Officer

Position Information

Position Information

Position Title:

Position Title:

Police Officer

Working Title:

Working Title:

Police Officer

Position Number:

Position Number: 002083

Full-Time Or Part-Time:

Full-Time Or Part-Time:
Full Time

Time Limited Position:

Time Limited Position:
No

Number of Vacancies:

Number of Vacancies: 1

Department:

Department:
Police & Public Safety

Posting Number:

Posting Number: 0401837

SHRA/EHRA:

SHRA/EHRA:
Exempt Professional Staff (EPS)

Job Category:

Job Category:
Professional

Hiring Range:

Hiring Range:
Commensurate with Education and Experience

Overall Position

Competency:

Overall Position

Competency:

Exempt Professional Staff (EPS)

Primary Purpose of the Organization:

The primary purpose of the Police and Public Safety department is to protect the life and property of the students, faculty, and staff on the campus of Fayetteville State University and to support the University’s core mission of academic excellence by providing comprehensive and professional public safety services, as well as convenient access to a peaceful and orderly campus community.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

Public Safety Officers perform law enforcement work at a university campus or other state facility. With full powers of arrest, positions enforce the laws of the State and United States Government. Positions have law enforcement authority ranging from traffic control to criminal investigations within a limited geographic jurisdiction. Work involves patrolling an assigned area to respond to complaints or calls and to detect violations in enforcing State laws and applicable regulations.

Duties include apprehending observed violators committing offenses, investigating violations or complaints in order to assess and handle cases, collecting and preserving evidence and the chain of custody, testifying in court proceedings, and performing related work. Positions may serve as a patrol officer, detective squad member, crime prevention officer, or, in some police organizations, lead officer on an assigned shift.

Minimum

Education And Experience Requirements:

Minimum Requirements for a Police Officer I:

• Police Officer I:
  Zero to two years of experience. Minimum of a High School diploma or GED . At least probationary certification from the NC CJETSC as a commissioned police officer and successful completion of the appointing agency’s designated field training program for newly appointed Campus Police Officers.

• Police Officer II
  :
  Minimum of High School or GED and two (2) years of experience as a sworn local, state, or federal law enforcement officer. Current certification from NC CJETSC as a commissioned police officer or certification eligible within an agency specified timeframe.
• Police Officer III :
  Minimum of a High School diploma or GED and four (4) years of experience as a sworn local, state, or federal law enforcement officer. Current certification from NC CJETSC as a commissioned police officer or certification eligible within an agency specified timeframe.
• Master Police Officer I: six (6) years of prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. Officer (a graduate or Juris Doctor degree reduces the minimum experience requirement by 1 year).

• Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of investigative techniques for misdemeanor and less serious felonies. Knowledge of the requirements for an arrest warrant, search warrant, and the warrant issue process. Knowledge of crime scene management and fingerprint lifting tools and techniques. Ability to recognize community problems and campus crime trends and initiate solutions and follow-up.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to relate to individuals and community groups and plan and conduct campus and community programs. Able to use proper questioning techniques and interrogation skills to obtain information from witnesses, victims, and suspects.
• Organizational Awareness and Commitment
  :
  Understanding of the Department’s vision,…