Police Sergeant

The Division of Public Safety is now accepting applications for Police Sergeant to perform supervisory police work which involves responsibility for supervising and assisting in the management of police patrol, criminal investigation, training, and general daily supervisory duties. This position frequently participates in the work performed by subordinate Police Officers and assumes complete charge in the event of the absence of a superior officer.

Please note:

You must have a current Police Sergeant register score to be eligible for these vacancies.

• Assist superior in planning, organizing, directing, staffing, coordinating, and reporting activities of subordinate Police Officers assigned to a police patrol shift/unit to assure compliance with Written Directives and effectively meet the mission of the police department.
  • Assign and brief police officers at the beginning of a shift.
  • Patrol the University community observing, supervising, and instructing subordinate officers.
  • Respond to police incidents requiring supervisory coordination.
  • Provide effective emergency response and take charge of incident control at major incidents in the absence of a senior officer.
  • Assist and instruct subordinate officers during investigations or difficult or unusual incidents.
  • Review and approve the work of assigned subordinate police officers.
  • Evaluate the performance of subordinate employees and identify and meet training needs if appropriate.
  • Schedule, or assist in scheduling, subordinate Police Officers to provide appropriate staffing levels for vacations, sickness, court appearances, special events, etc.
• Assist in the supervision of telecommunicators, security guard officers, and student patrol officers.
• Perform the functions and duties of the superior officer during scheduled and non-scheduled absences.
• Assist in the supervision or, in the absence of a superior, command special event details such as sporting events, concerts, parades, etc.
• Assist in staff studies and program development/coordination of activities and directives pertinent to the activity group.
• Act as a campus security authority as defined by the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, including completing training and timely reporting to the University of Illinois Police of Clery Act crimes.
• Act as a responsible employee under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which includes timely reporting of incidents of sexual harassment/misconduct to the University of Illinois’ Title IX coordinator.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Physical requirements:

good physical condition with occasional intensive and demanding physical exertion; ability to perform defensive tactics; work hours may exceed ten‑hour days or forty‑hour weeks.

Work environment: a risk of personal danger and harm; some work is completed in the office, but most is done in the field; work may involve all kinds of weather at all hours in dangerous and adverse conditions.

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• No record of convictions of a felony or misdemeanors as identified in the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705 et seq.) or a crime involving moral turpitude.
• Eligibility for bonding, if required by the employing institution.
• Successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Officers’ Training course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, if required by the employing institution.
• At least 21 years of age upon employment.

• Associate’s degree (or 60 semester credit hours) granted by an accredited institution of higher education, preferably in police science, law enforcement, or a related curriculum.
• Two (2) years (24 months) of full‑time experience as a police officer with a federal, state, county, college or university, municipal, or public institutional police organization having a recognized merit system.

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