Campus Police Officer

Job Summary

Wilkes University invites applicants for an ACT 120 certified Police Officer in the University Police Department. The position is responsible for providing police services for the Wilkes University community and for protecting Wilkes University property. Applicants must have successfully completed Act 120 training or its equivalent. Applicants must successfully pass the MPOETC certification examination, a physical examination, psychological test, criminal history check, firearms qualification and background investigation.

• Provide safety, security and law enforcement services to the University community.
• Enforce University policies and procedures, local ordinances and state laws.
• Act as a first responder to incidents, accidents and other emergency situations.
• Conduct initial and follow-up investigations into significant and criminal incidents.
• Participate in crime prevention and community‑oriented public safety programming.

• High school diploma or GED with either two years of police experience or any equivalent experience or training.
• Successfully completed Act 120 training or its equivalent.
• Pass MPOETC certification examination, a physical examination, psychological test, criminal history check, firearms qualification and background investigation.
• Prior experience preferred.

Wilkes University UPD offers a competitive hourly rate plus a complete benefits package for full-time employees, including medical, dental and tuition remission for employees, spouses and their dependents.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

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Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.