Police Officer Eastern Connecticut STATE University PS-CR

Position: Police Officer EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY #251118-9035PS-CR

Police Officer EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY #PS-CR

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Located in Willimantic, CT, Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) is one of the State of Connecticut institutions of higher learning and the state’s designated public liberal arts university. Our mission is to provide high‑quality undergraduate and select graduate programs to a diverse population of talented students.

We are currently accepting applications for multiple Connecticut POST Certified Police Officer positions to work at our campus, located in Windham County.

What We Can Offer You

• View our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work‑life balance for all employees.

Position Highlights

• Full‑time, 40 hours per week
• Must be available to work all shifts
• Candidates must be able to prove current State of Connecticut POSTC certification
• Candidates must have been certified for over two years to be considered.

The Role:

As a University Police Officer, you will:

• Respond to emergencies and requests for assistance; provide crowd control at various events and activities;
• Monitor designated areas to ensure physical security and authorized access to prevent theft, trespass, vandalism, or violation of state statutes or regulations;
• Provide directions and routine information to the public; initiate and conduct criminal and other investigations of violations, suspicious activities or reports of incidents occurring within jurisdiction;
• Direct traffic and enforce motor vehicle and parking regulations;
• Conduct on‑site investigations, question witnesses, arrest individuals at scenes, and issue summonses;
• Record information;
• Serve as dispatcher when necessary.

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To Apply

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting.
  
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  You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the Job Aps system.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above; however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21‑69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the Job Aps system.
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Important Next Step Information For After You Apply

• Applicants will receive correspondence via email. Additionally, they are encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices, and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting’s closing date or by visiting your Job Aps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Submit your responses by the expiration date.
• During the recruitment process, applicants may be required…