Campus Police Officer, Full-Time

Campus Police Officer The Campus Police Officer reports to the Assistant Chief of Police and is a key part of the professional presence and service mandated by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) leadership and provided by Campus Police. The Campus Police Officer is responsible for all aspects of policing and safety for the SWBTS campus community. This is a sworn police officer position that requires an ability to perform the essential functions of a police officer. The Campus Police Officer must become and/or remain a certified law enforcement officer sanctioned through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), in accordance with 37 Tex. Admin. Code 217.1. Key responsibilities include providing policing services as a uniformed patrol officer for the SWBTS campus community, maintaining TCOLE certification, providing additional police protection services for special events, utilizing community-based policing strategies, interacting professionally with outside agencies, providing traffic/parking control and enforcement, performing other related duties as assigned, patrolling seminary owned property, conducting traffic stops, administering first aid, participating in safety programs, training with issued weapons and equipment, maintaining proficiency in use-of-force tactics, and working irregular hours and long shifts as necessary. Qualifications and skills required include a minimum of four (4) years of post-secondary education, relative experience in a law enforcement capacity, successful completion of background check, valid driver's license, ability to pass a pre-employment drug test and physical fitness exam, ability to provide proof of Work Authorization in the U.S. and proof of identity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to administer first aid, ability to make appropriate decisions under stress, ability to decide the appropriate use of force and use of deadly force, ability to carry out duties with integrity and honesty, and ability to deal with situations of extreme stress and danger. Additional responsibilities include being physically able to sit and stand for long periods of time, use a computer and move about the office, attend meetings on site, bend and/or stoop, lift and carry 50 pounds, perform occasional overhead reaching, bending, stooping, twisting, and kneeling, work in crawlspaces and attics, climb ladders, withstand the heat and cold of the north Texas climate, talk and hear, stand, kneel, crouch, climb and balance, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and have close vision and ability to adjust focus. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary