Police Aide

If Limited Term (End Date of Assignment, Project, or Grant)

Position Type

Position Type Staff

Job Family

Job Family Community Safety and Law Enforcement

# Hours Per Week 40

Be The Difference Begins with Great People.

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make the difference in the lives of students and faculty? We’re always looking for highly talented individuals to join our team – people who think big, care deeply, and believe in being the difference in their work and community.

We prioritize student success, access to education, and service in our work to educate well-rounded servant leaders who transform their fields, our society and the world. Our Catholic, Jesuit approach emphasizes student engagement with the world around them and formation of the heart and mind.

We believe in our mission:
The search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. These core values guide our relationships with our students, each other, and our community.

Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package including
medical, dental, vision, 403(b) with up to 8% university match, generous time off package, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement!For more information, please view our Total Rewards guide
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This is your next opportunity to join an organization that invests in their employees’ career journey by diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging a healthy work-life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing leadership training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion.

Police Aides are uniformed civilian employees who serve in an apprentice-style program designed to prepare them for a career as a Police Officer. Duties include administrative and clerical functions and assisting with various department tasks. The assignments are widely varied so that the Police Aide can experience a broad range of operational and administrative functions. Police Aides are required to meet established criteria by completing a prescribed course of study and a physical fitness program prior to being considered for appointment to Police Officer.

• Assisting citizens via telephone and in-person
• Answering and directing phone calls
• Performing administrative/ clerical duties such as typing, filing, data entry
• Assisting with Command Information Center duties (phone, radio, alarm monitoring)
• Assisting with Public Safety Officer duties (building checks, access control, transports)
• Assisting with department projects and special events

• Prior to being considered for appointment to the Police Officer position, Police Aides must meet minimum physical standards and complete 30 college credits prior to appointment.
• Must be at least 17 years old at time of application; and may not be more than 19 years old at time of appointment. (Individuals outside of this age group are encouraged to apply directly for the police officer position).
• Must be a United States citizen or must have resided in the United States for at least five years immediately prior to the date of application and be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
• Must possess a valid State of Wisconsin driver’s license within one year of date of hire, and at the time of appointment to Police Officer.
• · Must be physically able to perform Police Aide – and eventually Police Officer – training and job duties.
• Must successfully pass a Marquette University Police Department Background Investigation which…