Campus Safety Specialist
Company: Missouri State University
Location: Springfield
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
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GENERAL FUNCTION
The Campus Safety Specialist performs safety, loss prevention,
traffic control duties, conducts regular vehicular, bike, and foot
patrols and responds to emergency and non-emergency situations,
renders assistance as appropriate, and makes reports. The Campus
Safety Specialist enforces University parking and other University
regulations, directs traffic, and provides directions and
information. The Campus Safety Specialist is instrumental in campus
safety through proactive safety efforts, such as identifying
hazards, making building visits, checking safety equipment,
delivering safety and security lectures as required, and having
positive interaction with students, faculty, staff, and
guests.Description of Primary DutiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Maintains a safe and secure campus by regularly traveling
through assigned areas on a bicycle, on foot, or in a vehicle,
observing for unauthorized personnel or activities, enforcing
University rules, regulations and policies, and reporting
violations to the appropriate authority, checking doors and locks
for proper operation, and securing and locking buildings and
windows as directed.
2. Reduces the potential for injury, loss of life, property theft,
and/or destruction of property by conducting area checks for
potentially dangerous or unsafe areas, buildings, and conditions,
(e.g., inoperative lighting, unlocked doors, insecure stairway
railing, etc.), routinely inspecting fire extinguishers, and making
on-the-spot corrections if possible or reporting the conditions to
an appropriate authority for correction.
3. Enforces University parking and bicycle regulations by being
knowledgeable of the regulations, advising faculty, students,
staff, and visitors about the regulations, issuing tickets,
applying wheel clamps, arranging for vehicles to be towed, and
securing and issuing violation notices for bicycles, rendering
assistance during traffic accidents, and preparing reports
regarding on-campus traffic accidents.
4. Responds to weather, fire, hazardous materials, medical, and
security emergencies as well as natural disasters, utilizing the
incident command system, assesses the situation, takes mitigation
action to protect lives, property, and the environment by following
procedures prescribed in the Office of University Safety Policy and
Procedures Manual, and assists emergency response.
5. Renders assistance at medical emergencies by performing CPR or
rendering first aid to the injured person(s), determining the need
for additional medical attention, contacting the appropriate
agency/office to facilitate emergency medical attention, remaining
with the injured person(s) until relieved by an appropriate
authority, and preparing and submitting a detailed report.
6. Promotes an awareness of safety issues by talking to students,
faculty, staff, and others, distributing informational materials
regarding safety during normal duties, and conducting presentations
or training as scheduled by the Manager, Campus Safety.
7. Encourages a proactive approach to safety by meeting with the
leaders of University organizations to discuss their specific
vulnerabilities to person, property, and equipment loss, assisting
with the development of programs to alleviate or reduce identified
vulnerabilities, monitoring the progress of those programs, and
adjusting or modifying those programs as needed to improve
safety.
8. Promotes a positive image of the University by providing
directions and information to students, faculty, staff, and
visitors to campus regarding campus locations, facilities, and
activities, and rendering such assistance as requested within
capability to provide (e.g., battery jumps for dead car batteries,
use of telephone, etc.).
9. Responds to incidents of crime against people, including
assault, sexual assault, rape, and crimes against property,
including theft, burglary, and arson, interacts compassionately
with victims to minimize impact, provides information on available
resources, assists law enforcement as requested, thoroughly,
accurately, and professionally documents incidents, and makes
timely reports of campus complaints, incidents involving possible
criminal activity, and other daily activities.
10. Thoroughly, accurately, and professionally documents all
complaints, daily activities, and incidents and submits the
information to the appropriate individual(s).
11. Supports the Office of University Safety by serving as an
instructor of departmental personnel during initial and in-service
training as directed by the Manager, Campus Safety and functioning
as a dispatcher when directed to do so by the Supervisor, Campus
Safety.
12. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of,
respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of
other cultures or backgrounds.
13. Remains competent and current through self-directed
professional reading, attending
professional development courses, and attending training and/or
courses required by the Director, University Safety or designee for
a wide array of topics, such as the Clery Act, Title IX, report
writing, communications, fire alarm systems, sprinkler and
standpipe systems, hazardous materials, incident command, etc.
14. Contributes to the overall success and morale of the Office of
University Safety by adhering to the Office of University Safety
Policy and Procedures Manual and performing all other duties and
responsibilities as assigned in a professional manner.Minimum
Acceptable QualificationsEducation: A high school diploma or the
equivalent is required.
Experience: With a high school diploma, at least two years of work
experience is required; experience in positions involving customer
service, safety, security, loss control, parking, traffic control,
fire prevention, emergency services, or related fields is
preferred. With an Associate's degree, one year of experience as
described above is required; with a Bachelor's degree, no
experience is required.
Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills are
required. the ability to conduct effective interviews, make
accurate observations, and write detailed reports is required.
Excellent interpersonal skills are required. The ability to work
without constant supervision and within a framework of specific
guidelines is required. Knowledge of methods and procedures related
to safety activities, including prevention, investigation, and
traffic control is required. Computer literacy is required. The
ability to react quickly and appropriately to threatening emergency
and non-emergency situations, make accurate observations and
remember details of situations and individuals, and learn,
understand, and apply policies, laws, rules, ordinances, and
regulations to individual circumstances is required. The ability to
learn to operate the full range of department vehicles, interpret
fire alarm systems, develop an understanding of the surveillance
camera system, develop knowledge of campus buildings and geography,
and work effectively as a team member and individual is required.
The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to
engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
Certification and Training: A valid driver's license is required.
Current certification for First Aid, Adult, Child and Infant
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External
Defibrillators (AED) is required throughout the appointment.
Successful completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and
National Incident Management System (NIMS) 700 training is required
or obtained within one year of appointment. All newly hired Campus
Safety Specialists will successfully complete a Campus Safety
orientation training prior to being assigned to a shift. Successful
completion of the MSU bicycle training is required.
Effort: The position requires extended periods of standing, the
ability to move quickly throughout campus on foot and by bike,
including climbing stairs in all University buildings. The ability
to lift and carry equipment weighing up to fifty (50) pounds is
required. This position occasionally works in confined spaces and
at heights. Work is performed primarily out-of-doors, in varied
weather conditions. Bicycle duty occurs on all three shifts.
Other: The scope of the position may require nighttime, holiday,
and/or weekend work. Overtime may be required to meet the staffing
needs of the department. Employees in this job classification are
designated as essential employees and must report to work as
scheduled when University offices are closed. Positions associated
with this job classification may be located in facilities requiring
the position to be designated 'sensitive' as defined by University
policy. Positions associated with this job classification may
include job duties, responsibilities, or activities that are
subject to export control regulations.Additional Qualifications
Link to Job Description
https://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/5425-campus-safety-specialist.htm
Open Date 01/28/2022 Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the
posting is considered open until filled) Special Instructions to
ApplicantsApplicants will list in their order of preference any
schedule for which they want to be considered for. Some shifts may
not be immediately available.
The options are:
CSS 1A - 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (0700-1500) Monday-Friday
CSS 1B - 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (0700-1500) Saturday-Wednesday
CSS 1C - 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (0700-1500) Thursday-Monday
CSS 1D - 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (0700-1500) Wednesday-Sunday
CSS 2A - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (1500-2300) Monday-Friday
CSS 2B - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (1500-2300) Saturday-Wednesday
CSS 2C - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (1500-2300) Thursday-Monday
CSS 2D - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (1500-2300) Wednesday-Sunday
CSS 3A - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (2300-0700) Monday-Friday
CSS 3B - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (2300-0700) Wednesday-Sunday
CSS 3C - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (2300-0700) Friday-Tuesday
CSS 3D - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (2300-0700) Saturday-Wednesday
Keywords: Missouri State University, Springfield , Campus Safety Specialist, Other , Springfield, Missouri
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