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Public Safety Officer- Pool Position

Employer
Arkansas State University
Location
ASU-Jonesboro

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Institutional & Business Affairs, Safety & Security
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Employment Status:Full time (29-40 Hrs) Closing:9/2/19 Proposed Salary Range:$ 34,764.00 Type of Employment:Staff Location:ASU-Jonesboro

Position Summary:

The Public Safety Officer is responsible for the enforcement of traffic and criminal laws and parking regulations. This position is governed by law enforcement standards, state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.

Duties & Responsibilities:

This posting is open for continued recruitment of individuals seeking employment for the position of Public Safety Officer with the University Police Department. This pool position allows applicants to be considered for every Public Safety Officer position that becomes available.

  1. Patrols assigned areas to detect and prevent violation of laws and regulations.
  2. Issues citations as necessary.
  3. Participates in traffic and/or crowd control during periods of high volume and density.
  4. Arrests and detains violators, when necessary, and testifies in court as required.
  5. Provides assistance as requested or needed by locking or unlocking buildings and offices, helping stranded motorists, and communicating general information to students, staff, and faculty and the general public.
  6. Completes reports and maintains records and log books concerning incidents and work activities.
  7. Performs related responsibilities as assigned.
  8. Properly assesses aspects of routine situations, determines appropriate action and takes the same.
  9. Recognizes and identifies police-related and public safety problems.
  10. Has a broad orientation to the job including activity with low priority.
  11. Displays inquisitiveness when performing routine patrol functions.
  12. Maintains calm and self-control in situations, determines proper course of action and takes it.
  13. Does not allow a situation to further deteriorate.
  14. Follows acceptable safety procedures with suspicious persons, suspects, and prisoners.
  15. Obtains and maintains control through use of the proper degree of force application in routine situations.
  16. Uses restraints effectively. Unlikely to lose control.
  17. Uses police communications equipment effectively and properly.
  18. Knows and recognizes commonly used sections of the Arkansas Traffic Code and applies appropriate sections to detected violations.
  19. Enforces appropriately all traffic regulations.
  20. Properly investigates and completes traffic accident reports.
  21. Provides a fair and accurate representation of the evidence.
  22. Reports are complete with a minimum number of errors.
  23. The reports are completed in a timely manner.
  24. Uniform is properly worn and is clean and pressed.
  25. Weapon, duty belt, equipment are clean and operative.
  26. Hair within regulations and shoes and brass are shined.
  27. Takes an active role in solving community problems.
  28. Works to find solutions to problems before they occur (proactive) rather than after something becomes a problem (reactive).
  29. Performs research or searches out training to bring new educational programs for students and staff members and conduct training and safety assessments.
  30. Demonstrates and applies daily the concepts framed in the mission statement of the department and clearly articulates and supports the role of the university police on campus.
  31. Familiar with the most commonly applied Policy Directives, regulations, and procedures.
  32. Able to reason through a problem and come to an acceptable conclusion in routine situations.
  33. Makes reasonable decisions based on information available.
  34. Makes good decisions without assistance.
  35. Follows required procedure in commonly encountered situations.
  36. Conducts proper searches and seizes evidence legally.
  37. Arrests are within legal guidelines.
  38. Knows commonly used forms and understands their use.
  39. Completes departmental forms, including incident reports with accuracy and thoroughness.
  40. Reports are organized and in logical order with the necessary information and details included.
  41. Reports are completed in a timely manner with minimal spelling and grammatical errors.
  42. Officer is courteous, friendly, and empathetic.
  43. Communicates in a professional manner and is service oriented.
  44. Officer is at ease with members of other ethnic, cultural, and social groups.
  45. Adheres to the chain-of-command and accepts his/her role in the organization.
  46. Passes on appropriate information to other officers and shifts.
  47. Is supportive and team oriented and communicates with all members of the department effectively and positively.
  48. Supports the Administration of the University and is responsive to the needs of the institution.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of traffic laws, rules and regulations, for security and general law enforcement methods and techniques.

Ability to direct traffic and to maintain order, prepare reports of incidents and accidents, communicate orally and in writing, and operate motor vehicles used in patrol duties.

General Days/Hours:

This position works shifts. Shifts vary and include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Other:

Additional hours as requested and/or needed
Regular and reliable attendance

Minimum Qualifications:

The formal education equivalent of a High School Diploma.

Two (2) years of experience in Law Enforcement or a related area.

Must be certified or be able to become certified within one year of employment by the Arkansas Law Enforcement Standards Training Academy as a Police Officer in accordance with ACA 12-9-106 or an approved law enforcement training academy.

Must possess a valid Arkansas driver's license.

Other job related Education and/or Experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements, except for certification or licensure requirements, upon approval or the qualifications review committee.

Organization

 

Arkansas State, founded in 1909, is the second-largest university in the state. It is located on Crowley’s Ridge in Jonesboro, the largest city in eastern Arkansas and the economic hub of the region. Today, the institution has more than 100,000 alumni and meets the needs of individuals and communities at all points along the educational continuum.

 

A Carnegie Research 2 university, A-State hosts the first osteopathic medical school in Arkansas, the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, and opened the first U.S.-style residential campus in Mexico in fall of 2017.

 

With the Discover 2025 Strategic Plan as its guide, A-State is engaged in creating collaboration opportunities including the Center for No-Boundary Thinking and exploring a public-private partnership to bring the first College of Veterinary Medicine to the state.

 

Undergraduate experiences have been highlighted for the last decade with the Create@State spring conference. Create@State participants have an advantage in achieving the graduate school of their choice, including continuing to advanced degrees at A-State. Research opportunities alongside our faculty are not the exception at A-State.

 

A-State begins its second decade offering online curriculum and course work, and remains the state’s largest provider of 100% online degree programs based in the state with 99 areas of study. While the majority (74%) are graduate students, more than 1,500 students are pursuing their bachelor’s degree.

 

Arkansas State University operates as a member of the Arkansas State University System based in Little Rock and offers degrees at the doctoral, specialist, master’s, bachelor, and associate levels. Arkansas State is home to eight undergraduate colleges: Agriculture, Engineering and Computer Science; Education and Behavioral Science; Neil Griffin College of Business; Liberal Arts and Communication; Nursing and Health Professions; Sciences and Mathematics; and University College. While it does not award degrees, the Honors College is a component of the university’s academic structure. The Department of Military Science provides programs for students who aspire to be U.S. Army officers.

 

The Jonesboro campus is led by the chancellor, with a Chancellor’s Cabinet which includes the senior executive vice chancellor and provost in Academic Affairs and Research, senior vice chancellor for Finance and Administration, vice chancellors for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations; Intercollegiate Athletics; Student Affairs and Dean of Students; University Advancement; and Chief Communications Officer.

 

The Arkansas State University System is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve staggered seven-year terms. The trustees hire the system president, approve the curriculum, annually approve an operating budget, and establish policies for the efficient and effective operation of the institutions.

 

Find additional institutional information online at AState.edu.

Company info
Website
Telephone
870-972-3454
Location
2105 E. Aggie Road
Jonesboro
Arkansas
72401
United States

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