Police Officer

Job Title and Location

Job Title: Police Officer

Location: Clayton State University

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 293419

Located in Morrow, Georgia, Clayton State University is roughly 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. The university offers employees an adaptable, collaborative environment that fosters professional and personal development.

The university is committed to having a positive impact on the State of Georgia and beyond by serving students and the community through broadening access to high-quality education and advancing workforce development. Clayton State offers multiple certificates, Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degree programs, which currently enroll over 5,500 students in challenging campus and online courses.

Clayton State's main campus is situated on 214 beautiful acres in a lakeside setting just minutes from downtown Atlanta, making access to the vibrant metropolitan area swift. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has named the university a Top Workplace in Atlanta for six consecutive years. The Chronicle of Higher Education also named Clayton State one of 79 higher education institutions across the nation in its list of 2017 Great Colleges to Work For.

The Clayton State University Police Officer will report to an assigned supervisor, dependent upon assignment. The position is shift-work and may require working nights, weekends, overtime, rotating shifts, and holidays. Work assignments may include any campus location dependent on department needs.

This is regular or special-detail police work in protecting life and property on the university campus. Work involves professional response to the need for the prevention and detection of crimes, and for generally maintaining law and order. Work also involves patrolling assigned areas, traffic enforcement, accident reporting, and criminal investigations. Assignments are received from superior officers and are carried out under established policies and procedures.

The Police Officer conducts patrols, assists in investigations, and reviews reports. Considerable independent judgment, initiative, and understanding must be exercised in interpreting orders, rules, and regulations and in meeting emergency situations. Work is performed in accordance with established rules, regulations and instructions from superior officers who review the work through reports, conferences, and observation of police efficiency. A Police Officer must be able to work any shift assigned.

The applicant offered this position will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, polygraph or CVSA, credit check, criminal background check, and psychological test.

• Conduct routine patrols, including on foot and by vehicle, of campus grounds, buildings, and parking areas to detect and deter criminal activity, safety hazards, and policy violations.
• Operate a motor vehicle during both day and night; in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as rain, ice, and snow.
• Respond promptly to non-emergency and emergency calls for service, accidents, and incidents, while providing assistance, coordinating with emergency services when necessary, and taking appropriate action to ensure the safety and well‑being of individuals and property.
• Enforce campus policies, regulations, and applicable laws by issuing warnings, citations, or making arrests (forcibly if necessary), while ensuring the fair and respectful treatment of all community members.
• Exercise independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used and to what degree.
• Conduct investigations into incidents, crimes, or complaints on campus, gather evidence, interview witnesses, and collaborate with other law enforcement agencies as needed to resolve incidents.
• Perform rescue functions at accidents, emergencies, and disasters to include directing traffic for long period of times, administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging and removing…