Campus Safety Officer

Job Description:

Campus Safety Officers are responsible to the Director of Campus Safety through the command structure for the protection of life and property on the McDaniel College campus. Officers work variable shifts and are expected to be available for occasional overtime, and holiday work. Additional training occurring both on and off campus will be assigned. Officers are expected to develop familiarity with additional areas of personal interest/expertise needed and assigned by the Department.

Officers may conduct programming or represent the Department to the larger community by staffing information tables, making presentations, and participating in external collaborations to include mutual operations and patrols with other law enforcement and public safety agencies. The criticality of error in this position is very high and all tasks must be completed with precision. This position is a non-sworn uniform classification.

At the discretion of the Chief/Director, the successful candidate will be expected to have the ability to train over a one-year period and successfully transition to a sworn campus police Private First Class (PFC). This is a safety sensitive position and participation in the college's random drug program is required.

Specific Responsibilities

A. Provide patrols throughout campus noting and/or documenting safety hazards, rule infractions, law violations, and suspicious activities.

• Make assigned rounds, by foot, bicycle, or motor, of all campus areas (interior and exterior), or be stationed at fixed posts, ensuring hazards such as: fire, flood, intruder, injury, safety code violations, maintenance issues, etc. are noted and corrected, and laws or rules are being obeyed.
• Provide information to campus community and visitors.
• Be visible and available for assistance. Wear the assigned uniform.
• Maintain current working knowledge of Maryland Criminal Law & traffic laws related to non-moving violations.

B. Answer calls for service (emergency and routine), providing service within the scope of training and ability, and referring those without to appropriate college and governmental services.

• Provide emergency services the campus community within realm of training.
• Contact appropriate college and governmental agencies when unable to provide emergency services.
• Prioritize assignments consistent with accepted protocols and information provided.
• Document information necessary to allow for appropriate follow up in the appropriate manner.
• Provide routine services including but not limited to access request, life safety inspections, etc.
• Provide educational programming in an assigned area as directed.

C. Perform dispatch and clerical duties to continue department operations.

• Refer to Dispatcher job description.

D. Perform other duties related to the efficient function of the Department or the College.

• Perform additional duties assigned based on individual interest and experience.
• Work rotating shifts with varying days off per week, including but not limited to overtime assignments and holidays.
• Designated as a "mandatory reporter," otherwise known as a Campus Security Authority, requiring individuals to report any information about crime(s) to their direct supervisor on shift immediately.
• Seek to maximize the Department as a College resource and service organization.
• Perform tasks necessary to satisfy the mission of the Department not specified above.

E. Fulfill Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

• Designated as a "mandatory reporter," otherwise known as a Campus Security Authority, to report any information about potential, active or previously occurring crime(s) on campus as defined through federal regulation to the Department of Campus Safety immediately upon learning about them.

Requirements:

Qualifications & Experience

• High School diploma required.
• 1 year in law enforcement/security department (college law enforcement preferred) or emergency service agency. Additional education may be substituted for experience.
• Ability to self-start and self-supervise daily tasks and to work under stress necessary.
• Exceptional communications skills both written and oral are required.
• Must be able to maintain a…