Campus Safety Officer

Position Title

Campus Safety Officer

POSITION TITLE : Campus Safety Officer

STATUS : Part time

DEPARTMENT : Campus Police

DIVISION : President's Office

CLASSIFICATION : Non-exempt

UNION : TOSSC

REPORTS TO : Chief of Police through chain of command

PLACEMENT : Grade 105

HIRING RANGE : $20.40 - $21.62

Competitive starting pay is dependent on education and experience. JJC offers regular full-time positions a variety of fringe benefits including health insurance, retirement benefits, holidays, personal time, and other discounts / reimbursement for classes.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Joliet Junior College is an AA / EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

Campus Safety Officers are non-sworn safety / security officers who maintain a highly visible professional presence on the campus in order to provide various types of immediate assistance to students, employees and visitors. They perform constant foot patrol, climb stairs, sit or stand for long periods of time, work during inclement weather, and function at multiple campus locations following the protocols of each site.

They project a professional image and pleasant personality at all times.

• Maintain high visibility on campus locations; act professionally and exhibit a pleasant personality in public.
• Assist students, staff, and visitors; create a customer-friendly environment and suggest improvements to customer service.
• Monitor the campus for building and patron safety; advise appropriate personnel of situations and take appropriate actions, including asking unauthorized individuals to leave the building/grounds and advise on parking violations.
• Open and close buildings, offices, classrooms, and other rooms; report and lock doors.
• Escort patrons to their vehicles upon request; assist with jump-starting disabled vehicles, locked keys, etc.
• Make routine patrols of parking areas and advise on lighting, overnight vehicle issues, parking violations, and unsafe or unusual conditions; report and prepare incident reports.
• Maintain knowledge of all campus facilities and operations, staff, vehicles, and communication sources; assist with the administration of college policies and regulations.
• Monitor campus ingress and egress; question patrons about property removal and report theft.
• Respond to all requests for assistance and emergency calls according to the nature of the emergency; assist campus, local police, and fire authorities.
• Direct traffic as needed for graduations or other special events.
• Serve as a trainer and mentor for new Campus Safety Officers; assist in the training of evacuation plan sector leaders. Assess training efforts and advise on improvement areas during post‑training analysis.
• Cross‑train to work dispatch center as needed; process emergency requests for service and dispatch emergency police, fire and other public safety equipment.
• Participate in achieving departmental and college goals and objectives.
• Assist in management of any public health matter where enhanced PPE state mandates are in effect or ordered by the state, college or designee.
• Obtain and maintain required certifications as required by the college or designee.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must pass a complete personal and criminal background check.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to operate cars and 15‑passenger vans.
• Must be able to walk stairs and conduct prolonged foot patrol indoors and out in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to assist with the rescue of injured or ill persons or the arrest of criminal offenders.
• Must be able to work varying shifts at all Joliet Junior College campuses.
• Must be willing to be trained in CPR, AED, first aid and other emergency response as needed.
• May be required to cross‑train to operate the Dispatch Center.
• Must successfully complete an in‑house, field training program.
• May be required to complete training in the use of OC…