Lieutenant

Job no: R

- Position Title:

Lieutenant Faculty or Staff:
Staff Full Time or Part Time:
Full time In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote:
In-Person Minimum Starting Rate of Pay: $93,913.00 Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date:

12/01/2026

Job Description:

The rank of Lieutenant is an executive command-level position responsible for maintaining operational efficiency, discipline, fiscal responsibility, and professional integrity across all department operations. Acting as the Watch Commander in the absence of senior directors, the Lieutenant exercises full decision‑making authority, maintains strict administrative and policy oversight, enforces POST‑C standards of conduct, and upholds the mission and core values of Mount Holyoke College.

This position establishes operational command authority, administrative responsibilities, physical expectations, and statutory compliance requirements for the rank of Lieutenant within the Mount Holyoke College Department of Public Safety and Service, ensuring full compliance with the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission certification mandates.

• Operational Command & Watch Command Authority:
  Exercise operational authority over department personnel and campus facilities during assigned tours of duty; maintain real‑time situational awareness by actively monitoring field operations and dispatch activity. Oversee roll call procedures, clarify directives, assign patrol sectors, and resolve operational ambiguities. Ensure shift coverage meets departmental minimum staffing requirements. Perform campus patrols as necessary to maintain command visibility and support operational readiness.
  
  Compile, review, and distribute the daily Watch Commander Report to Senior Command Staff and designated administrators summarizing all shift activity, incidents, and arrests.
• Emergency Management & Critical Incident Response:
  Authorized and designated to issue emergency mass notifications (e.g., active threat, armed robbery, hazardous material leaks, explosions) to alert the campus community. Determine whether immediate transmission is required due to an imminent threat or if a brief delay is appropriate to consult senior administrators. Execute mandatory command notifications (pursuant to Policy 003), ensuring immediate contact with the Director and Associate Director for major crimes, serious injuries, significant campus disruptions, or use‑of‑force incidents.
  
  Coordinate, plan, and supervise safety, parking arrangements, and logistics for major campus events, athletic competitions, and VIP visits.
• Administrative, Fiscal, Dispatch & Investigative Oversight:
  Manage shift overtime budgets, detail billing accounts, and departmental equipment procurement for assigned divisions. Direct and supervise investigative and evidence functions. Ensure proper chain of custody, evidence security, and timely assignment of felony/complex cases to investigators. Provide direct oversight to the Manager of Dispatch Operations; monitor dispatch workflows, address operational bottlenecks, and ensure communications compliance. Review and approve all incident and operational reports filed during the tour of duty to ensure accuracy, completeness and policy compliance.
  
  Conduct impartial internal affairs investigations into administrative or citizen complaints against personnel as assigned by the Chief of Police, maintaining compliance with POST‑C reporting requirements for officer misconduct. Manage department schedules for patrol, dispatch, parking enforcement, and special event details, ensuring fiscal efficiency and compliance with collective bargaining agreements or staffing policies. Oversee the Field Training Officer (FTO)…