Safety Assistant - LRF

Requisition

Working Title:

Safety Assistant – LRF

Pay: $12.00 Hourly

Campus:
Main - Albuquerque, NM

Department: RLSH Ancillary Svcs - Safety (215H0)

Employment Type:

Student Employment

Student Type:
Student Employment

Status:
Non-Exempt

Background Check

Required:

Yes

For Best Consideration Date: 1/5/2026

** WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION FROM ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF WORK STUDY AWARD** Under the direction of the Director of Residence Life and Student Housing, and the direct supervision of the Area Coordinator and a Student Safety Supervisor, this position plays an integral role in the quality of the on-campus experience within the University residence halls.

UNM Residence Life and Student Housing endeavors to foster inclusive, community-based living environments consciously designed for our residents' personal growth and academic success in well-maintained facilities. This position contributes to the department mission by providing excellent customer service and campus support through 24/7 security services.

This position is located on UNM Main Campus.

This position is located at Lobo Rainforest. Hours vary between 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides quality customer service to on-campus residents and Residence Life and Student Housing staff by performing duties and responsibilities that foster safety and security in the on-campus residence halls; provides an engaged security presence in and around the on-campus residence halls and related areas.
• Patrols residence halls and surrounding areas, secures buildings, identifies intruders or suspicious individuals, responds to lockouts, reports incidents requiring attention from Resident Education staff and/or University Police, checks emergency call box systems, utilizes the Student Safety duty phone to communicate with the SRC 24-hour Front Desk and University Police, and provides service and presence at a designated parking lot booth.
• Documents incidents and information in daily shift reports, including shift events, actions, pending tasks, messages, and so on.
• Communicates with department staff, including Student Security Supervisor, regarding security operations; reads and follows up on previous shift reports at the beginning of each shift and follows directives, as appropriate.
• Responds to resident emergencies by quickly contacting appropriate emergency services and designated on-call department staff and by coordinating police response and access, per established procedures and processes.
• Provides escorts and support to department staff, vendors, contractors, or other designated visitors.
• Directs slow-moving traffic during the residence hall move-in process.
• Performs additional job-related duties as assigned.
• Qualifications/Mandatory requirements of this position include:
• Attend all scheduled staff meetings and seminars; staff will be paid for attending required meetings.
• Begin work prior to the start of the semester and continue work after the end of the semester.
• Be available to work half of each University holiday period, such as Winter Break, Fall Break, Spring Break, and so on.
• Be available to work approximately every other weekend.
• May not work over 28 hours per week when classes are in session.
• Be available to work on an emergency basis, if needed.
• Be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours each academic semester, excluding summer.
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
• Be eligible for student employment.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort

Required:

• Moderate physical activity required. Requires handling an average weight of 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than two (2) hours per day.
• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards of physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.

• Able to provide quality customer service.
• Work well in a team setting.
• Experience working within a team atmosphere.
• Friendly, customer service-oriented attitude.
• Ability to understand and follow specific and detailed instructions and…