Police Sergeant

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Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons was founded for equality 125 years ago as one of the first higher education institutions dedicated to helping women become leaders. Today, our university continues to grow and evolve and now offers Boston’s only women’s undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

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The Sergeant serves as a member of the Public Safety Department management team who creates and maintains a philosophy of team-based community policing, using partnerships with the community and the officers under their supervision to solve problems and prevent disorder and crime. The Sergeant works in partnership with Student Life, Residential Life and many other officers and areas of the University to assure that the community remains a safe and welcoming place in which to learn, work and live.

The Sergeant will devote themselves to promoting the fulfillment of the mission, values, goals and objectives of the Department and the University as a leader of the Public Safety team.

• Protects life and property of the members of the University community;
• Ensures enforcement and compliance with the General Laws of the Commonwealth and the regulations of the University;
• Maintains total familiarity with all applicable state laws and with the Rules, Regulations, Standard Operations Procedures, General and Special Orders of the Department and assists and instructs personnel under their command in the proper performance of their duties, giving special attention to officers serving probationary periods;
• Patrols the campus regularly, visiting assigned officers as often as practical to ensure their efficiency;
• Monitors and supervises the dispatch center and Simmons Hall Security Booth activities to ensure proper communications, efficiency and presence;
• Investigates all incidents in which on-duty members of the Department are involved;
• Conducts roll call and inspections of assigned officers, carries out crime prevention programs and completes related work as assigned.

• Assumes the command as the Officer-In-Charge of shift operations in the absence of any superior officer;
• Provides leadership, management and mentoring for assigned officers while exemplifying the highest degrees of ethics and integrity;
• Trains, motivates, mentors, rewards, evaluates and disciplines assigned members of the Public Safety Department on a continuous basis;
• Provide for the professional development of officers under their command;
• Accountable for assigned officer efficiency, evaluation, discipline, appearance and general good conduct.

• Maintains records, logs and file; s/he reports in writing to a superior officer any…