Patrol Officer

About the Job:

Job Summary:

Provide safety and security to the students, faculty, staff, visitors, and property at Austin Community College campuses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties of a licensed police officer within the context of a college environment; coordinate and assist other officers.
• Write and file daily logs, incident reports, issue parking permits, and citations.
• Provide faculty and staff, students and visitors, with information and directions.
• Open and secure buildings and classrooms. Maintain departmental equipment and monitor college equipment inventory in routine patrols.
• Testify on behalf of the college in all court proceedings as required.
• May be required to act as a lead police officer in orienting, training, or assisting other officers.
• Inform and work collaboratively with campus managers on all issues and operations related to campus safety and security, and to address identified campus needs and concerns.

Requirements:

• Texas Peace Officer License and Valid Texas Drivers License.
• Meet all Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education requirements for employment as a patrol officer.
• Ability to successfully complete criminal background check, drug screen, and psychological and physical examinations prior to employment. Past supervisors may be interviewed for a reference.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in various environments.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and climbing.
• Required to restrain persons.
• May need to feel for objects texture, size, shape.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 80 pounds.
• Perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels and able to receive detailed oral communication.
• Able to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely, and may include yelling over noise and distance to be heard.
• Subject to physical harm such as with weapons and physical attacks.
• May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, communicable diseases, or chemicals.
• Specific vision abilities may include close vision, depth perception, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.

Safety:

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.