Posting Type:
External - Open to All Applicants
Job Title:
Public Safety Officer
Position Title:
Public Safety Officer
Position Type:
Support Staff
Department:
Public Safety
Benefits Summary:
Benefit package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription insurance, Life insurance, Workers’ Compensation insurance, Unemployment insurance, and Total Disability insurance. Retirement: The University contributes 4% of the regular salary with up to 3% additional in matched contributions into the TIAA Retirement Program. Other benefits include tuition remission for employee, spouse, and employee’s dependent children under the age of 25 (this does not include the last two year of the PharmD program or the JD). Employees receive two weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and three days per year of personal leave.
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for protecting members of the University Community, maintaining order, enforcing policies and procedures, rules and regulations of the Ohio Northern University. Public Safety officers may be assigned to uniform or plainclothes details. Shift scheduling changes periodically, sometimes with little advanced notice in emergency situations. Duties require initiative, resourcefulness and the ability to analyze situations and in emergencies to adopt a quick, effective and responsible course of action. The work involves frequent contact with the public and requires the ability to deal with persons in tense situations where attitudes and relations are strained.
Scope:
The Public Safety Officer is responsible for providing protection of life and property, enforcement of all rules, regulations, policies and procedures of Ohio Northern University; responding to emergency and nonemergency situations and to perform other duties as directed.
Principal Responsibilities
- Patrols designated areas via motor vehicle, bicycle, or on foot to detect criminal activity; inspects doors, windows, and premises of University buildings and properties; detects suspicious vehicles, persons, or situations; maintains high visibility.
- Respond to calls for service including domestic situations, assaults, burglaries, thefts, property damage, alarms, bomb threats, natural disasters that affect campus, and public service duties such as escorts, vehicle lockouts, and door unlocks.
- Conducts preliminary/follow-up investigations of complaints or incidents on University property, involving University students, faculty, staff, or visitors to campus.
- Take fingerprints for background checks.
- May be asked to testify in court when subpoenaed; escort law enforcement officers or investigators on campus for various situations; provide assistance or backup to public service agencies including fire and EMS on campus and provide twenty-four hour service to Ohio Northern University.
- Operates various standard and specialized equipment and tools associated with public safety including vehicles, OC spray, handcuffs, asp baton, flashlights, fire extinguishers, photographic equipment, telephones, radios, desktop computers, tablets, and general office equipment.
- Inspects and maintains assigned vehicles and related equipment assigned to public safety vehicles.
- Follows safety procedures, utilizes equipment, monitors work environment to ensure the safety of University faculty, staff, students, and visitors; Performs driving functions safely and efficiently under various conditions and in adverse weather conditions.
- Prepares and completes required forms, reports, correspondence, logs, event reports, damage reports, narratives, missing persons reports, and parking registrations and enforces parking regulations on all University lots.
- Enters reports directly into ReportExec RMS, using a computer and its accompanying equipment such as a computer and mouse.
- Communicates in person, via telephone and/or radio, and provides assistance and information to those needing help.
- Creates/ maintains positive public relations with the University community and visitors to our campus; Maintains and promotes peace and order; Provides education and information regarding University policies and procedures, personal safety, drug abuse, and the law, alcohol laws, crime prevention, and other public safety issues.
- Attends shift meetings, training sessions both on and off campus, and seminars as required to remain knowledgeable of departmental/ University operations and activities, promote improved job performance, and stay current with trends in the public safety field.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
Good social skills and general intelligence.
- Working knowledge of public safety principles and practices.
- Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions
- Good verbal and written skills
- Good powers of observation and memory
- Excellent moral character
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Possess a valid Ohio driver’s license
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Must be able to successfully complete an approved Ohio Peace Officer Training Private Security Firearms Course within 90 days of employment or a time approved by the Chief of Public Safety if the time exceeds the 90 days based on class availability.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ohio Peace Officer training or military equivalent experience
- Fire service or EMS background
- Professional Security Officer certifications
EEO Statement
ONU is an equal employment opportunity employer. Accordingly, no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, transgender status, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, separation and other terms, condition and privileges of employment. ONU celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment.
Appointment Length:
12-months
Special Instructions to Applicants: