Public Safety Officer

Saint Martin's University, invites applications for Public Safety Officers

Provide security, safety, and community service to University employees, students, and the visiting public.

Saint Martin's University

Established in 1895, Saint Martin's University serves as the educational mission of Saint Martin's Abbey. The Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery, whose members pray, work, and live together on the University campus.

The physical beauty of Saint Martin's 300-acre campus reflects the rich intellectual and spiritual nature of its presence in the Pacific Northwest. As the mission is Catholic and Benedictine, one of our values is a spirit of hospitality welcoming all, regardless of an individual's faith, religion, or spirituality.

Ranked by Niche as the second (#2) most diverse private college in Washington State in 2020. Saint Martin's is extremely proud of our student diversity. Our university treasures persons of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, orientations, races, and religions.

In particular, we know that students educated in an ethnically diverse settings perform better academically and reap greater professional success than their peers from more homogeneous learning environments. We proudly celebrate that our student population is 51% undergraduate and 32% graduate students of color. We are committed to pursuing an employee community which reflects a similar, if not the same percentage. Saint Martin's University strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), especially as it guides the work of teaching and learning. The university is focused on faculty that can promote equity-focused teaching, mentoring, and community across the university. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the University's goals in these areas. Contributions might include working on school-community events, mentoring students, building equity-focused partnerships with others across the university, and supporting student communities centered on BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ students.

Therefore, we intentionally encourage and request that members of historically underrepresented groups apply to join this community. All of us, from all backgrounds, are making a commitment to do and be better for our students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions & Responsibilities - Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this position. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following.

* Patrols university property on foot, bicycle and by motorized vehicle.
* Monitors access control system and closed-circuit TV system
* Responds to calls for service, including but not limited to fire and trouble alarms, suspicious persons on campus, personal and vehicle accidents, reported crimes against persons and property occurring on campus.
* Answers/provides appropriate response to emergency and business-related telephone calls.
* Provides escort services for campus community. Initiates incident reports and conducts investigations.
* Completes accurate logs and records of all security related activities. Work includes rotating shifts.
* Provides parking services/enforcement as needed.
* Develops and consults with campus community members.
* Performs some patrol and escort functions with the use of a motor vehicle or on foot
* Actively engage campus community in addressing public safety concerns.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

Knowledge of:

* Procedures and rules governing access to private buildings and grounds; rules of public behavior; general safety precautions; law enforcement basics; basic investigation procedures
* Basic security and fire alarm systems and procedures.
* Relevant social service agencies.
* Community Oriented Policing.
* Mediation and conflict resolution.

Skilled in:

* Effective oral and written communication skills.
* Contributing to and providing leadership.
* Giving and taking direction in stressful or emergency situations.
* Observing, comparing, or monitoring situations and behaviors to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.
* Producing written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation and grammar.
* Communicating and working with an ethnically diverse campus community.
* Interpersonal relationships.
* Methods of managing conflict dealing with people.

Ability to:

* Participate and use university sponsored self-defense training
* Communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, including use of two-way radio, telephone, and in face-to-face contacts
* Respond calmly in stress or conflict situations or campus emergencies.
* Operate a personal computer using Windows and Windows applications, Internet and email, and word processing software to include creating and editing a document.
* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons from diverse educational, economical and cultural backgrounds, as well as persons with disabilities and mobility challenges.
* Demonstrate an understanding of cultural competencies and experience with anti-racist practices.
* Demonstrate a working knowledge of current social and political issues as they relate to racial injustices and implicit biases and the impact these have, in relation to the duties of the Office of Public Safety and on the Office's interaction with the campus community.
* Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge of state criminal law procedures, rules of evidence, safety codes, and university regulations.
* Interact with a diverse student resident hall population, implementing the concepts of Campus Community Orient Policing.
* Establish rapport with members of a diverse campus community, establishing partnerships and exchange of ideas and information, used to address campus community problems.
* Be supportive of a Catholic, Benedictine philosophy of education.

REQUIREMENTS AND/OR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

* Bachelor's degree in criminal justice or related field, OR, relevant training and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the degree requirement.
* Two (2) years of police, campus security, or related full-time experience.
* Must be at least twenty-one years of age.
* Possess a valid State issued driver's license.
* Pass a background/criminal history check including a review of driving record.
* Certification in CPR and First Aid required within 30 days of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a standard office environment. Physical demands include:

* Be mobile campus wide for appropriate security needs.
* Must be able to perform duties in confined spaces and varying outdoor weather conditions.
* Sit in and drive a security motor vehicle for a great part of the day.
* Acute hearing, smell and eyesight is required when working with urgent situations.
* Fast and immediate response is necessary to protect people from potential harm.
* Sustained attention is required to respond quickly to constant demands and remain vigilant and attentive. Lack of attention could result in accidents, injury, or a loss of life.
* Must control own emotions and demonstrate appropriate sensitivity and calmness when dealing with a person who is, hurt, upset, tired or frustrated.
* Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, standing, kneeling, walking and running significant distances; restrain and take into custody another person; lift or otherwise move up to the weight of a person; climb stairs; occasionally work at heights above 30 feet.
* Ability to be mobile campus wide for appropriate business needs.
* Operates a variety of standard office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive arm-hand movements.
* Reading, writing, speaking, hearing, standing, bending, sitting.
* Learning and comprehending.
* Requires visual concentration on detail.
* Manual dexterity and precision required for keyboarding.