Public Safety Officer

Job Description:

Basic Functions:

A University Public Safety Officer will promote lawful behavior and protect the welfare of students, faculty, staff and visitors as a uniformed presence on campus. A Public Safety Officer performs foot, vehicle and bicycle patrols of the university campus to monitor behavior, secure buildings and property, investigate disturbances, maintain order during events and enforce regulations. They will monitor the physical safety of campus buildings by locking and unlocking doors, patrolling university property or monitoring buildings using video surveillance systems, and reporting suspicious behavior.

Officers are also tasked with enforcing traffic and parking regulations and ticketing offenders in accordance with the university's parking policy.

In emergency situations, Officers will respond to the scene, provide first aid, and alert additional police or emergency personnel as appropriate. They maintain radio communication with other security personnel on campus, and at times with the Newport Police and Fire departments, helping to coordinate emergency plans. Officers will write and submit detailed incident reports to department supervisors or law enforcement agencies as appropriate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions/duties and/or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties and/or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar; related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Serve as primary guardian of University personnel and property.
• Reduce the opportunity for the commission of crime through preventative patrol and other measures.
• Patrol interior and exterior of administrative, academic and residential buildings.
• Makes log entries of broken windows, open doors, and other observations that require attention or repairs.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the assigned route of patrol, including location of residential, administrative and academic buildings.
• Special attention should be given to the location of fireboxes, telephone and other emergency operational services.
• Identify criminal activity and notify local police authorities of such activities.
• Operate the radio in accordance with FCC Regulations and departmental procedures, keeping radio equipment operational at all times and make frequent radio contact with Dispatch.
• Regulate University parking and traffic patterns.
• Serve as radio dispatcher. Dispatch campus patrols when necessary.
• Monitor police and fire department radio channels and emergency phone lines.
• Dispatch and supervise University campus transportation systems.
• Identify safety and security problems that are potentially serious in nature and report same.
• Lock and unlock buildings at specified times.
• Check the operating condition of the campus intrusion and fire alarm systems.
• Assist in fire safety education drills.
• Check on the operating condition of heating and hot water systems.
• Monitor Card Access and RAVE Guardian system, responding to alerts.
• Training additional security officers and serving as crowd control at special events.

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is classified as an "essential position". Employees who occupy an essential position ("essential personnel") may be required to be on campus during emergencies, when work and/or classes have been cancelled. Exceptions may apply and will be determined by the department/office supervisor on a case‑by‑case basis.

Licenses, Tools and Equipment:

• A valid driver's license
• Ability to successfully complete a physical and psychological examination upon request

Environmental Conditions:

• The incumbent may be substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• This position is subject to both inside and outside work and extreme cold and hot temperatures can be encountered. The potential exists where noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, oils and wearing a respirator might also be encountered.
• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to perform other job‑related duties requested by their supervisor.

Required:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in security, public safety or related field.
• Ability to read and transcribe data accurately.
• Must be able to prepare and type detailed reports and possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Must have ability to interpret institutional policies, plans, objectives, rules and…