Part-Time Public Safety Officer; Day Shift

Position: Part-Time Public Safety Officer (Day Shift)
Location: Swarthmore

Part-Time Public Safety Officer (Day Shift)

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Work type:
Part Time

Location:

Swarthmore

Categories:
Staff, Hourly (Non-Exempt), On Campus

Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. As one of the nation's finest institutions of higher learning, Swarthmore College is global in outlook and draws students from around the nation and world.

The 425‐acre campus is a designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails in the Crum Woods.

Who We Are:

Public Safety's mission is to provide a safe and secure learning, living, and working environment. The department endeavors to provide a prompt, professional presence while also instilling personal responsibility and accountability for the rules and regulations of the College and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We believe safety is a shared responsibility. We strive to meet and surpass our guiding principles that can be found here.

The Department of Public Safety is currently accepting applications for Part-Time Community Resource Officer (CRO)/Patrol. This is a part-time position with the expectation that you will be available on-call to cover staffing vacancies and assist during large events as needed. This position will be on call for the 7:00 am to 7:00 pm shift.

The opportunity:

The CRO is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of Swarthmore College students, campus property, community members, and visitors. The officer will be responsible for courteous and active engagement with the community. As an officer, you are the first responders to incidents involving the College and provide a service for routine and emergency calls to the College. You will conduct initial and follow-up investigations as needed and will respond to medical, fire, and intrusion alarm incidents.

You will also need to be able to have clear communication, verbally and written, for making reports on incidents and investigations.

In this role, you will also be responsible for the efficient and effective operation of the multi-faceted Swarthmore College Communication Center, which will require multitasking by controlling incoming calls and management of outgoing calls to other campus departments. Officers will be responsible for courteously providing information and assistance via telephone, radio, or in person to faculty, staff, students, and visitors of the College.

Officers will dispatch internal communications from the monitoring of CCTV, Access Control, from both fire and intrusion alarms, as well as key control of organizations' keys for campus use. Public Safety is a 24/7/365 operation requiring coordination of communication and/or responding to incidents under demanding emergency conditions, such as inclement weather, as an essential skill. Public Safety will also provide ongoing training in a variety of areas, such as CPR/First Aid/AED, Stop the Bleed, De-escalation, and Mental Health First Aid.

Essential Responsibilities

* Patrol the campus on foot, by motor vehicle, or bicycle to deter criminal and traffic violations, detect safety hazards, facilitate the safe movement of traffic, detect and investigate criminal activity, and provide general assistance to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Observe and report unsafe conditions, such as fire and safety hazards, lighting outages, and security violations.

* Promptly respond to reported incidents and calls for service and take appropriate action in the context of the situation and within the guidelines contained in the department's Standard Operating Guidance and Field Training program.

* Immediately respond to building fire alarms or to areas within buildings that are protected by intrusion, panic, sprinkler, or other assistance alarm equipment.

* Immediately respond to fire and medical emergencies, investigate, and request fire/EMS department support as needed.

* Document complete and accurate reports concerning incidents and calls for service, including the investigation and conducting of interviews to ensure thorough reports of criminal acts, vehicle, and pedestrian accidents, complaints from community members, injured persons, suspicious activity, etc

* Consistently enforce campus traffic safety and parking violations.

* Provide escorts and protection as assigned for students, employees, dignitaries, and movements of hazardous or highly valuable materials, and provide crowd control management duties at public events and direct motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic when large crowds attend special events, and other job-related duties as assigned.

Who you are:

* Excellent oral, written, and verbal…