Public Safety Officer

Founded in 1819, Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the country and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). Today we are a diversified academic institution that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and professional certificates to adult learners online and to Corps and civilian lifestyle students on campus. Norwich faculty and staff challenge all of our students to push themselves academically, socially, and as leaders.

Our graduates build upon their Norwich educations to launch or grow careers and make outsized contributions to their communities, the nation, and the world.

Norwich University is located in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont, only 20 minutes from the state capital, Montpelier, and three hours from Boston or Montreal. It is a private institution nestled in a rural setting with a campus size of 1,200 acres.

Our excellent benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, group life, and disability insurances, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, an employee assistance program, paid time off, use of the University pool and fitness center, and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members. Some employees may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program on their Federal Student Aid Direct Loan balance.

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Fulfills the mission of Norwich University by ensuring the safety and security of university students, employees and visitors on the University Campus.

Utilizing a community-based policing model to support our university's vision, mission and guiding values the Officer patrols campus on foot and by vehicle to maintain good order and discipline on the campus while serving as an important community resource.

This position is 52 weeks/year, 40 hours/ week. Shifts are either 10pm to 8am Sunday through Wednesday or 10pm to 8am Wednesday through Saturday.

$500 signing bonus payable after successful completion of six (6) months of employment.

Essential Functions

• Ensures the safety and protection of students, employees, and visitors and their personal property, while maintaining good order and discipline.
• Builds partnerships and maintains a friendly and respectful relationship with students, faculty, and staff to help resolve problems and issues that arise on campus.
• Works with the faculty, administration, and the student body to maintain a campus-wide perspective in matters pertaining to security and safety.
• Transports students as needed for a safety, illness, or injury.
• Provides emergency transportation service for the University, as directed by proper authority.
• Investigates noise and disturbance complaints, reports of theft, accidents, assaults, or other crimes as directed by the Chief of Public Safety.
• Respond to all campus fire or emergency calls.
• Consistently enforces Norwich University Rules and Regulations, including parking regulations, and reports criminal violations to the Northfield Police in accordance with Norwich University policy.
• Operates the Emergency notification system for the university.
• Notifies the proper University officials, in the event of a major incident, i.e., fire, serious water leaks, serious injury, death, or any other catastrophe.
• Provides and maintains a constant foot and vehicle patrol during a tour of duty.
• Keeps an up-to-date and accurate log of all patrol activities and incidents that occur during a tour of duty.
• Generates Incident Reports for all crimes, injuries, major incidents or as directed by the Chief of Public Safety.
• Records by receipt and in the duty log, any money or valuables turned into the Public Safety Office, maintains…