Part Time Campus Security Officer

General Description:

This position will also be responsible for enforcing campus regulations; and for obtaining the appropriate assistance when medical emergencies or criminal incidents occur. Incumbents provide security services for an academic community whose members exhibit high levels of general intelligence and great sensitivity to individual rights and freedoms. Incumbents, therefore, are assigned to primarily people oriented tasks that require the ability to relate to people to a significant degree. In addition to enforcement of traffic laws, officers are responsible for fire prevention and the enforcement of safety regulations. Work is performed under supervision of the Chief of Campus Public Safety or Assistant Chief of Public Safety.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma.

  AND: Completion of thirty (30) credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a minimum of three (3) credit hours in a criminal justice course;

  OR: One (1) year of paid experience in a security or law enforcement related field.* Candidates must have dealt directly with the public;

  OR: Possession of a certificate of completion of training from the Municipal Police Training Council.

  NOTE: Experience as a building watch-person or clerical experience in the criminal justice field does not qualify.

  1. Candidates must possess a valid New York State Vehicle operator’s license at time of appointment and throughout employment;
  2. Candidates must have completed an eight (8) hour Pre-Assignment Training Course by time of appointment;
  3. Employees must complete a sixteen (16) hour On-the-Job Training Course for Security Guards and become registered with the New York State Department of State as a Security Guard within ninety (90) days of appointment.