Police Officer, Part-Time

Overview Our Police Officers are responsible for enforcing the College's comprehensive safety, facility security, crime prevention, criminal investigations, parking enforcement, fire prevention, emergency preparedness, traffic safety, and related environmental health and safety standards and protocols. This person conforms to appropriate professional standards and protocols of law enforcement with respect to enforcement activities and acts as the Department Leader as needed and in the absence of the Director. Our police officers support the mission of the College and the Campus Police Department, including the value of shared governance and a philosophy of providing friendly, knowledgeable service and assistance to the Campus community and surrounding areas. They exhibit the highest degree of respect, professionalism, and courtesy in serving the needs of the Campus community, while protecting individual rights and dignity of faculty, students, and staff regardless of race, color, physical or mental ability, age, gender, ethnicity, or membership in any other protected class. Essential Duties Ensure that all incidents and arrest activities are thoroughly and appropriately investigated and documented, and that the findings are fully supported by relevant evidence and communicated to appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner. Provide presence and maintain peace at campus events, including unlocking building doors for authorized individuals. Monitor and direct traffic, provide information and related services to ensure the safe flow of traffic and prevent congestion, and enforce campus parking regulations. Prepare clear, accurate, and comprehensive written reports, parking citations, daily activity logs, and related legal and administrative documentation. Prepare cases for presentation in court and testify as a witness when called. Report maintenance issues, security deficiencies, and hazardous conditions that appear across campus. Obtain evidence and compile information regarding criminal activity and violations of the Student Code of Conduct and College policies and procedures. Respond to emergency calls within the building and provide emergency first aid and CPR when needed. Attend meetings and successfully complete training sessions to conform to police officer requirements. Perform other work-related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications High School Diploma or GED. Ability to work holidays, weekends, and variable shifts in all weather and conditions. Certification through the Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Commission (OPOTC). Valid and current driver’s license with a clean driving record. Ability to successfully pass extensive background, reference, and drug screening processes. Preferred Qualifications Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, or completion of some college coursework. At least 2 years’ prior experience in community-based policing or relevant higher education law enforcement experience. Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laws as applied to campus law enforcement. Desired Competencies Remain tactful and diplomatic in communication, considering others’ opinions, feelings, and situations without prejudiced bias. Exercise good judgment, impulse and emotional control during highly stressful and volatile situations, and implement the least extreme method of resolving conflict when possible. Communicate needs, instructions, and decisions clearly and adapt style to meet the needs of the particular audience. Understand the College community and actively commit to policing reflecting its unique customer needs and concerns. Act with a high degree of integrity and conscientiousness. Show respect for colleagues and members of the public, without regard to race, gender, age, religion, position, socio-economic condition, background, circumstances, status, or appearance. Demonstrate strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, and build effective, collaborative relationships within an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community. Follow all campus policies, procedures, and guidelines including safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures. Details Reports to: Captain (first line supervision), Chief Position level: Part-time Police Officer Compensation: $21.00 per hour Job category: Non-professional Contract affiliation: N/A Classification: Non-Exempt Status: Part-Time Cincinnati State is an E-Verify Employer Must complete a Form I-9, which verifies identity and legal right to work in the U.S. Provide original, acceptable documents—no photocopies—to complete the I-9 process. Acceptable documents can be found on the USCIS I-9 website. Statement of Commitment The institution declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth. The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions. The institution declares its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly. The institution declares its commitment to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community. The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cincinnati State Technical and Community College