Campus Safety Patrol Officer Rotating Shifts

• Location 1750 POWELL MILL RD, Spartanburg, SC, 29301, United States
• Job Category Staff
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

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Campus Safety Security Officers report to the Operations Lieutenant

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Rotating 12 Hour Schedule

Campus Safety Security Officers are responsible for following the core principles of Spartanburg Methodist College and the Campus Safety mission for providing a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, and students. Campus Safety Security Officers are required to work closely with Campus Safety Police Officers as well as individuals and groups within the College community to maintain an atmosphere that enhances the quality of campus life and reduces risks and vulnerabilities on the campus.

Campus Safety Security Officers must demonstrate excellent communication and decision‑making skills, as they patrol campus buildings, grounds, and parking lots; respond to calls for service; enforce College policies and state laws; and render services unrelated to enforcement.

• Protect life and property, and maintain a practical, working knowledge of Federal, South Carolina laws, and Spartanburg Methodist College policies, rules, and regulations.
• Determine when reasonable suspicion exists to detain a suspect, when probable cause exists to search and arrest, and to what degree force and what restraint may be used.
• Ensure that victims and witnesses are informed of their rights and responsibilities as mandated by law, and that they are treated with dignity and respect.
• Perform security patrol duties that include such things as working rotating shifts, foot patrol, and physically checking doors and addressing suspicious activity.
• Communicate information effectively to faculty, staff, students, and other persons in the SMC campus community, gather information, and interpret information received.
• Cooperate with other campus officials to implement college policies.
• Initiate and complete verbal, written, and computerized reports which include sketches, symbols, mathematical computations, and narratives.
• Maintain weapons and equipment in a state of operational readiness.
• Report maintenance concerns or safety hazards using the Maintenance or IT online reporting system.
• Respond as quickly as possible to any fire alarms, ensure that the fire department has been notified if appropriate, and assist in evacuating building(s) affected or threatened.
• Respond to any crisis or emergency that occurs and notify appropriate personnel/offices.
• Supervise any work‑study or intern students who are present during the assigned shift.
• Coordinate with other campus safety agencies in the enforcement of laws and ordinances on SMC property.
• Participate in assigned Higher Education Law Enforcement training designed for Campus Safety or Security Officers as assigned by the Chief or Operations Lieutenant.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.

• Knowledge of the criminal laws of the State of South Carolina and the rules and regulations of Spartanburg Methodist College.
• Ability to pass and maintain certification for First Aid/CPR/AED.
• Ability to solve problems and relate to faculty, staff, students, and other community members in a positive and professional manner.
• Recognize the cultural diversity of the campus community and ensure sensitive and equitable treatment of all citizens.
• Knowledge of and skill in utilizing computers, two-way radios, body‑worn cameras, and general office machines such as printers, copiers, and fax machines.
• Ability to learn and become proficient in the operation and use of personal computers utilizing MS Word, Google, Outlook, Colleague, Slate, E2 Campus, and Civic Eye.
• Maintain Daily Shift Reports (written and/or computerized) denoting occurred activities (e.g., accidents, significant incidents). Maintain other records as needed.
• Ability to work any shift as needed.

Campus Safety Security Officers may be exposed to a variety of environmental and weather conditions as they patrol campus. They may patrol on foot or in an assigned…