Campus Public Safety Officer
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Months Per Year: 12
Employment Status: Full-Time
Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and
progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with
excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace
an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense,
including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational
history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national
origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and
physical ability. Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe
campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.
Position Summary:
Seattle University has an exciting, dynamic opportunity for a Campus Security
Officer to join our community. Under the direction of the Public Safety
Supervisor or their designee, provide security, safety and community services
to University employees, students and visitors. Work includes rotating shifts
and campus closures (holidays). Essential employees receive premium
compensation for work during holidays and evening hours.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provide campus wide safety and security services for campus community members
and university’s physical property. Provide patrol presence to prevent, deter
and respond to campus safety and criminal incidents. Provide crime prevention
and safety information and support to the campus community.
- Provide first responder services and coordination for criminal, fire, medical
and safety hazard incidents, and work with emergency responder services to
resolve incidents. Provide documented written reports for criminal and safety
incidents on campus.
- Operate the campus public safety communication center. Monitor security and
fire life safety systems and dispatch responders. Responsible for maintaining a
computer aided dispatch program to track calls, incidents reporting and
response, and field officer activity.
- Provide basic repairs to return systems to normal operation. Inspect fire life
safety systems for basic functions and replace bad or defective smoke detection
heads to return them to normal operation. Respond to elevator emergency calls
and assist in coordinating repair response.
- Provide parking information and perform parking enforcement duties on the
campus.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma and one or more years in a customer service
role.
- Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, standing, kneeling, walking,
and running significant distances; restrain and take into custody another
person; receive university sponsored self-defense training; lift or otherwise
move up to the weight of a person; climb stairs; occasionally work at heights
above 30 feet. Must be able to perform duties in confined spaces and varying
outdoor weather conditions.
- Ability to communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, including
use of two-way radio, telephone, and in face-to-face contacts. Must be able to
give or take direction in stressful or emergency situations.
- Must be at least twenty-one years of age in order to legally enter a licensed
or unlicensed drinking establishment to enforce rules and regulations. Valid
Washington State driver’s license required.
Application Instructions
A cover letter is encouraged when submitting your resume. Job postings are open until filled, unless otherwise specified.
Compensation at a Glance:
Salary: $49,800 per year
Seattle University has provided a compensation range that represents
its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the
time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined
based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate,
departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and
available market information, and not based on a candidate’s gender or any
other protected status.
Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck.
Seattle University provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement
contributions that add to your total compensation package.
Benefits at a Glance
Consistent
with its fundamental Jesuit values, Seattle University offers a wide range of
benefits designed to care for the whole person. Choose from three different medical
plans, a dental, and vision insurance programs. Protect your income with life,
short & long-term disability coverage. Plan for your future with up to a
10% employer contribution for retirement benefits, comprised of a 5%
nonelective employer contribution and an additional dollar-for-dollar match of
your voluntary contributions up to a maximum of 5%. You may also take advantage
of 100% paid tuition benefits for the employee and dependents, a subsidized
transportation benefit, a wellness program with free access to an onsite
fitness facility, and a wide variety of campus events. Enjoy a generous holiday
schedule, including a paid Holiday break closure in December, vacation and paid
sick leave, and paid community service leave. For more information explore
the Benefits website at: https://www.seattleu.edu/hr/benefits/