Police Officer - Traditional

About the Job

Police Officer Job Description

Job code: 6912

Police Officers are responsible for patrolling property owned, leased, or operated by the Regents of the University of Minnesota; providing a safe environment for University students, staff, faculty, and visitors; responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service; enforcing applicable statutes and ordinances; providing emergency medical assistance; working with the University community to increase safety through collaboration, problem-solving, and education; and other duties as assigned.

Police officers may also be assigned to investigative or other specialty assignments such as bike patrol or motorcycle patrol.

• Patrolling property owned, leased, or operated by the Regents of the University of Minnesota (specifically the Twin Cities campus)
• Providing a safe environment for university students, staff, faculty, and visitors
• Responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
• Enforcing applicable statutes and ordinances
• Providing emergency medical assistance
• Working with the University community to increase safety through collaboration, problem-solving, and education.
• Other duties as assigned, including investigative or other specialty assignments such as bike patrol or motorcycle patrol.
• This job may be designated as essential.
• 50% - Patrol assigned area on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or patrol car while interacting with the community and delivering service.
• 20% - Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
• 10% - Direct automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic on or near campus.
• 5% - Administer medical treatment when necessary.
• 5% - Traffic enforcement in and around the University area; arrests violators of local ordinances and State and Federal statutes.
• 5% - Work with the University community to increase safety through collaboration, problem-solving, and education.
• 5% - Other duties as assigned.

* = Essential Functions of Position

The work is primarily performed on a large and urban university campus. Police officers work in demanding and extreme physical environments and may be required to be in dangerous situations that pose a risk to their personal safety and health, such as incidents involving the threat of, or actual use of, a dangerous or deadly weapon by another individual. Police officers must be able to work at all times of the day and every day of the year.

They must also be able to work in various types of weather and disaster conditions. They must have the ability to act with authority in stressful situations to keep and/or maintain the peace. Police Officers may have to lift heavy objects and individuals, run after individuals, climb fences/walls and stairs, and operate a motor vehicle in extreme conditions.

Pay Range: $38.36 - $54.87
, based on experience, with rate increases after 12, 24, and 36 months of service.

Time Appointment
: 75%-100% Appointment

Position Type
:
Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
  
  Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume.

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