Position Summary
Crowder College is looking for retired police officers, off-duty police officers or seasoned security staff to serve as a part-time security officers at the Crowder College Cassville Center. When the campus security officer is winning, employees, students, and visitors are safe, facilities are secure, and officers respond quickly and competently to all emergencies and issues involving campus safety.
Essential Job Duties
- Serves as a campus security officer patrolling campus on foot or in a security vehicle, monitoring the premises, and making safety reports.
- Responds to on-campus emergencies and/or issues involving campus safety.
- Maintains courteous and cooperative relationships with people in the campus community.
- Completes and submits accurate and detailed incident and crime reports to the Chief of Police.
- Monitors campus facilities, security cameras parking lots and conducts daily safety inspections.
- Ensures no persons remain in the building each night and lock/secure all entrances.
- Enforces parking policies and assists patrons who have car trouble.
- Maintains a high level of visibility to ensure environment is safe and deter crimes.
- Participates, maintains, or conducts campus safety trainings, workshops, drills, testing of safety/security systems (notification systems or security cameras) and other related activities.
- Performs other related duties which may be assigned by the Chief of Police/Director of Police and Campus Safety.
Cassville Center Shift Needs (may vary events/activities)
- Fall and Spring Semesters, Monday – Friday for 16 weeks
Varied hours between 8am - 9pm
- Summer Semester, Monday – Friday for 8 weeks
Varied hours between 8am - 5pm
- Ability to work various shifts, as needed
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Must be minimum of 21 years of age
- Must be able to pass a background and reference check and must not have any felony convictions or misdemeanors involving domestic violence or moral turpitude.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record
- Must be able to physically patrol campus on foot. Ability to see, hear, speak, use hands and fingers, sit, carry, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and push or pull, and lift a minimum of 100 pounds.
- Able to work cooperatively and communicate with college employees, students, law enforcement, emergency personnel, and the general public.
Recommended Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Associate’s degree or equivalent in law enforcement training strongly preferred
- Two years law enforcement or trained security experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of current law enforcement issues, theory, and practice; health and safety regulations; and local, state and federal laws.
- Training in areas of safety compliance, criminal investigation and crime prevention preferred.
Equipment/Software
- Information Technology abilities required:
- Ability to operate a computer using Windows environment within the Crowder College network environment.
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Office 365 components (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Ability to utilize SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive.
Positions Supervised
Working Environment
- Indoor and outdoor activity, with some exposure to noise, dust, cleaning chemicals, and inclement weather.
- Normal college working hours but adjustment of hours involving evening and/or weekend work may be required.
- Travel to other instructional sites occasionally required.
- Travel for professional development occasionally required.
- The working environment conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical
- Involves mobility within the campus and various sites.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee must have and maintain appropriate hearing and vision in order to ensure the safety of self and others. May be required to walk long distances or run for extended periods. May also be required to lift, carry, push or pull objects up to 100 lbs.
- The physical conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language/Communication Skills
- Ability to read and understand the English language.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people, including staff, students and the general public.
- Ability to understand oral or written instructions, and to ask appropriate questions for clarification.
***CROWDER COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY THE INSTITUTION DESIRES. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION.
THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS “AT-WILL.” THE AFOREMENTIONED JOB REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.