Campus Police Officer

Position Title Campus Police Officer
About the University Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
About the Department The Police Department supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
The Western Washington University Police Department (WWUPD) is dedicated to the safety and security of our campus community. WWUPD works to ensure the safest and most accessible campus possible. We provide 24-hour service, 365 days per year.

About the Position Campus Police Officers have the responsibility for enforcing campus regulations and local, state and federal laws. Incumbents are required to obtain certification or complete a basic law enforcement course as approved by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Incumbents have arrest powers and are required to be commissioned law officers under the regulations of the state. The University Police Department practices positive community and coworker engagement. Officers must demonstrate excellence in emotional intelligence, positive morale, continuous quality improvement and friendly customer service.
Required Qualifications
• Accredited Associate's degree or 90 undergraduate credit hours OR equivalent education/experience

• Demonstrated ability developing positive working relationships with diverse community members, including young adults (18-24 years old), people of color, LGBTQ people, and others from marginalized groups

• Minimum 21 years of age

• Effective interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills

• Possession of a valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications
• Prior police officer experience

• Current Washington State Peace Officer Certification

Salary
Annual salary is $73,278 to $98,572. Additional pay comes from working holidays and overtime. A 5% raise will occur on July 1, 2024.