Campus Safety Officer

Position Details

Position Information


Job Title
Campus Safety Officer


Department
Dispatchers/Officers


Job Code
S22520


Job category
Full Time Staff


Terms and Hours
Full Time Hourly; Swing shift 2pm to 12am five days a week; overtime will be required as needed


Salary Range
Starting Hourly Wage $22.00; commensurate with experience


Job Summary


The Campus Safety Officer upholds the safety of the University by providing a uniformed campus safety presence on campus and in the University Park neighborhood. Under the guidance of established policies and procedures, this position is responsible for making decisions to protect and aid the University's property, people, and visitors.

Core Duties

• Patrols and monitors the University of Portland campus by vehicle, foot, or bicycle as appropriate to ensure coverage of campus buildings and grounds.
• Responds to service calls. Service calls may include, but are not limited to, unlocking buildings, providing escort to University members, providing information to the University community and members of the public, responding to suspicious activity or other situations involving safety, emergencies, or other urgent matters, and providing assistance to motorists.
• Evaluates and notifies building support staff of maintenance concerns as discovered in the course of duties; provides notification of campus hazards to building maintenance as necessary.
• Provides security at functions or athletic events as requested by the University.
• Provides medical care at the level of basic first aid/CPR/AED as provided by the American
• Red Cross or its equivalent. Coordinates with medical responders when a higher level of care is required.
• Responds to students in crisis; assesses such situations and coordinates with relevant University staff or external resources (including mental health professionals) as needed.
• Responds to notifications from the security and fire alarms across campus that are monitored by campus Safety.
• Investigates campus safety matters including, but not limited to, property and person-to-person crimes.
• Updates daily activity logs as needed and in a timely manner; completes written incident and investigative reports in a timely, clear, and well-written manner.

Other duties as relevant to the duties of the position or as assigned by supervisor or designee.

Please note that the above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under this position's purview and responsibility.

Education & Experience

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Associate's degree.
• Strongly Preferred: Prior experience in campus security, community oriented security or law enforcement role, military police, or as reserve police officer.
• Or equivalent education and/or experience.

Certifications & Licenses

• Preferred: Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) certification.
• Required: Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid certification at the basic level, including AED and CPR.
• Required: Ability to maintain a current valid driver's license.
• Required: Ability to maintain DPSST certification under the private security section.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of or ability to learn applicable federal, State, City, County, and District laws, rules, and regulations (including, but not limited to, Clery, FERPA, and Title IX).
• Knowledge of basic law enforcement and security methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic investigation techniques and procedures.
• Knowledge of campus safety and security procedures used in traffic and crowd control.
• Knowledge of correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Ability to interpret and enforce pertinent laws, rules, and regulations with tact, firmness, and diplomacy.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal skills, and written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively deal with various personality types and potentially stressful situations.
• Excellent judgment, and ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Ability to organize and write clear and concise reports.
• Ability to gather relevant information from witnesses, complainants, suspects, and other sources of information.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal ongoing direction.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Ability to work confidentially and with discretion.
• Ability to quickly learn and use new technologies and applications in depth at level of proficiency and sophistication required of the duties of the position.
  • All University of Portland positions require the ability to use and/or learn to use, in a timely manner, current or new technologies, software, and applications at level of proficiency and sophistication required for duties of the position. In most situations, the necessity of learning, using, and/or supporting new technologies, software, and/or applications does not in and of itself change a job description nor make the position one that involves higher level duties.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn the various fire/life safety systems and access control security systems on campus.
• Ability to effectively operate mobile communication radios.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships, professional rapport, and effectively accomplish work within a University setting that includes a wide array of individuals, groups, policies, and processes.
• Competence with and commitment to inclusive excellence; ability to be an effective partner with diverse students, faculty, and staff.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently: ability to interact and communicate with members of the University and others as necessary.
• Frequently: extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, operating a bicycle, or operating a motor vehicle.
• As necessary: climb stairs and run.
• Regularly: sit, perform desk-based computer tasks; use fine manipulation and grasp; use a telephone/radio; write by hand; sort and file paperwork.
• Regularly: kneel/crawl; twist; lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Requires 24-hour availability. Work shifts may be scheduled seven days a week, any times of the day or night, on weekends, and on holidays.
• Overtime, irregular, and flexible hours may be required with little or no notice.
• Ability to work effectively in situations with high levels of stress, such as situations involving emergencies, confined spaces, intense life-threatening conditions, and inclement weather conditions.
• This position may work alone or with co-workers, on and in the vicinity of the University of Portland campus.
• This position often works outside in various types of weather conditions.
• The position may often be exposed to dissatisfied or abusive individuals.

Work Standards

• Respect for the University's mission and Catholic identity: demonstrates commitment to learning, respecting, and contributing to the mission of the University, a Catholic and Congregation of Holy Cross institution. The University's mission statement states in relevant part: "we pursue teaching and learning, faith and formation, service and leadership in the classroom, residence halls, and the world."1 The University's Statement of Inclusion states in relevant part: "Our belief in the inherent dignity of each person is founded upon the social teaching of the Catholic Church. At the center of that teaching is the fundamental mandate that every person, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social or economic class, age, or disability shall be treated with respect and dignity."
  • The full Mission Statement is at: The full Statement of Inclusion is at:
• Promote culture of safety: demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Compliance with laws and policies and procedures: subject to and expected to comply with all applicable laws and University, departmental, and other applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to, the personnel, business, and/or other policies of the University.
• Compliance with driving-related laws and requirements: when conducting University business while driving, must comply with the Oregon Vehicle Code and University of Portland driving requirements.
• Interpersonal skills: demonstrates the ability to work professionally with all University of Portland community members, external organizations, and any other person or organization employee interacts with in his or her University capacity.

Benefits


Medical and dental insurance, life insurance, sick time and vacation time consistent with University policies, long-term disability insurance, flexible spending account benefits, tuition remission benefits generally starting after 90 days (employee) or 2 years (spouse and children) of employment, retirement contributions generally starting after 2 years of employment, and eligibility for the University's home purchase assistance program consistent with program requirements. (Benefits are subject to all relevant University policies, practices, contracts, and any other relevant materials.)

Posting Detail Information


Posting Number
S350-2023


Number of Vacancies
1


Estimated Start Date

Open Date
03/26/2026


Close Date

Open Until Filled
No


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