Police Supervisor

Position Information

Division:
Finance and Administration

Department:
Police & Public Safety

Working Title:

Sergeant

Vacancy Type:
Exempt Professional Staff (EPS)

FTE: 1.0

Recruitment Range:
Commensurate with Education and Experience

Anticipated Hiring Range:
Commensurate with Education and Experience

Position #: 1446

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Months per year: 12

The primary purpose of this position is to perform first‑line supervisory law enforcement work in a university campus or other state facility setting. The employee in this position will serve as a Police Supervisor (Sergeant) and will serve in a supervisory capacity in a uniform patrol assignment or a senior criminal investigator in an investigative assignment. With full powers of arrest, the employee in this position will enforce the laws of the state and the United States government.

The employee will have law enforcement authority ranging from traffic control to criminal investigations within a specific geographic jurisdiction associated with state property. Work involves supervision and/or management of a unit of officers or other departmental personnel in their responses to routine calls, emergencies, and other law enforcement services provided. Sergeants evaluate appropriateness of officer responses; designate assignments; direct resources;

and interpret laws, ordinances and department policies and procedures.

Duties may include orientation and training of officers, inspection of officers and/or other departmental personnel on a shift, conduct pre‑shift briefings, review all reports and investigations completed during a shift, coordinate officer activity, administer discipline, conduct performance reviews, provide input concerning operational planning, serve as the incident commander for incidents and events, conduct and assign crime prevention and community engagement programs, complete required documentation, conduct primary and follow‑up investigations, and conduct other duties, as assigned.

Police Supervisors (Sergeants) report directly to the Senior Police Supervisor (Lieutenant). They work in conjunction with the Senior Police Supervisor to accomplish the day‑to‑day operational requirements of the department. They exercise general supervision and perform first‑line supervisory duties over an assigned unit of employees and/or an assigned specialized unit, such as investigations. They ensure the continuity of departmental operations outside of normal business hours and/or in the absence of a higher ranking officer.

Responsibilities include general police supervisory actions, including but not limited to managing and directing general patrol duties and traffic management functions for an assigned unit or squad; directing and managing the day‑to‑day operations of the assigned unit; ensuring appropriate staffing levels for daily operations and/or special events; assigning personnel to ensure departmental objectives are met; directing and managing personnel assigned to special events;

conducting, directing and managing initial investigations and follow‑up investigations, as assigned; conducting orientation and training of officers; conducting inspections of officers and/or other assigned departmental personnel; conducting pre‑shift briefings; reviewing all reports and investigations completed during a shift; reviewing and approving reports completed by assigned personnel to include officers’ daily rosters, time reporting documentation, incident/investigation reports, student conduct reports, vehicle maintenance logs, etc.;

coordinating officer activities; guiding police officers in community policing functions, including delivering and directing the delivery of crime prevention and community policing programs; administering discipline; conducting performance reviews; providing input concerning operational planning; serving as the incident commander for incidents and events; communicating effectively through interpersonal interactions and written documentation; ensuring compliance with departmental and university policies/procedures; attending and completing all mandated and/or assigned law enforcement,…