Patrol Officer

Location: Tigerville

Office of Campus Safety and Security

Position Summary:

Responsible to conduct patrols on North Greenville University (NGU) campuses to ensure security of buildings, students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Responsible to respond to requests for assistance and emergencies. Responsible to enforce vehicle and traffic regulations. Provides escort services, and other basic public assistance services as needed, and performs routine security and public safety patrol duties within assigned area. Remains alert to emergency situations and provides first-line response, emergency management, and/or referral if required.

Responsibilities:

Patrols assigned area on foot, in assigned patrol vehicle, or other specialized vehicle to ensure personal, building, and equipment security.

Examines doors, windows, and gates to ensure security; uses University keys to open and close buildings; monitors closed buildings for unauthorized persons and/or suspicious activities.

Informs and warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles.

Provides escort services for visitors, students, staff, and faculty, as necessary; provides other public assistance, such as lockout services, jump-starts, and routine information.

Provides parking assistance and crowd control for events on campus.

Watches for and reports irregularities, such as security breaches, facility and safety hazards, and emergency situations; contacts emergency responders, such as other law enforcement, fire, and/or ambulance personnel, as required.

Remains alert for the presence of unauthorized persons and/or security code violators; approaches suspicious persons and/or notifies other law enforcement as appropriate; may confront and/or detain violators, as required, until other law enforcement support arrive.

Performs periodic checks of emergency equipment (i.e. VISIPLEX) to ensure proper functioning; reports malfunctions as required. May provide safe and efficient transportation to university employees and/or visitors, as requested, using department assigned vehicles.

Patrols and monitors campus streets/roads, parking lots/areas to provide public security and assistance. Maintains security controls for issued university keys; safeguards and controls issued University equipment. Prepares routine/standardized reports which means that incident documentation/report writing is a requirement of job responsibilities.

May provide specialized security in other complex operational areas, requiring specific knowledge of the operating environment.

Attend training and administrative meetings as required by the department.

Serves as Campus Law Enforcement/Security Authority as outlined by the Clery Act.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment:

Possession of a valid South Carolina driver's license is a requirement for this position.

Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS with or without reasonable accommodations

Hearing:
Ability to hear sufficiently to ascertain threats to the campus and communicate with students, visitors, co-workers, and vendors

Vision:
Ability to see sufficiently to identify at close, distant and in peripheral line of views to identify and describe threats to campus and have depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Dexterity:
Grasping, feeling, writing, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems

Mobility:
Stand for long periods of time and run for short distances; move easily between buildings and all areas on campus

Talking:
Frequently convey detailed, accurate, and important information in a manner that can be clearly understood

Cognitive/Emotional:
Ability to critically think and concentrate. Must be able to adapt and respond quickly to the needs of students, faculty, and co-workers.

Physical Strength and Stamina: requires lifting, carrying, and/or pushing up to 50 lbs.; climbing up to 3 flights of stairs; occasional running distance up to ½ mile; and standing and walking for extended periods of time in extreme weather conditions in required duty attire. Must be able to work for extended hours…