Required Qualifications:  Per Civil Service Standards and Specifications.  Must have taken and passed the University Police Officer 2 Civil Service state examination, and be reachable on appropriate current Civil Service list. Must have, keep and maintain the appropriate valid NYS Driver’s License; have a motor vehicle record which is free from major violations or a pattern of repeat violations.  (***Out-of-State Applicants, see "Special Notes”).  Must be able to perform mandatory overtime.  Duties may be performed at either Stony Brook main campus or Southampton campus.

Brief Description of Duties:  The University Police Officer 2 will be responsible for the following duties: 

• Assigns University Police Officers, Campus Public Safety Office
• Assigns University Police Officers, Campus Public Safety Officers and Security Services Assistants to mobile and foot patrol and dispatch/desk assignments in order to effectively and efficiently utilize staff to ensure adequate security coverage.  Prepares and maintains schedule rosters for uniformed and civilian staff; alters schedules to provide coverage of anticipated periods of peak demands for security services; receives, reviews and approves or disapproves requests for leave.  Conducts training for officers during shift briefings and as assigned by the Chief of Police. 
• Instructs University Police Officer personnel in preparation for shift assignments to ensure subordinates are informed of current trends, current security concerns and are informed of new policies and procedures.  Inspects personnel for necessary equipment of University Police Officer for compliance with University Police regulations; when appropriate will direct subordinates to make necessary corrections.
• Meets with subordinates to discuss both criminal and non-criminal report preparation.  Makes decisions using knowledge of police procedures, state, county and municipal law, university policy and current labor contracts.  Ensures department policy and procedures are complied with by University Police Department personnel.  Counsels members of the Department when necessary and in accordance with prescribed guidelines.
• Prepares official written account of shift activities, maintains log and reviews and approves other written documents to include the Daily Bulletin, Bi-Weekly time records, etc.  Personally acknowledges good and superior performance; offers constructive criticism and suggests ways to improve performance; listens attentively to subordinates' questions and problems and responds with workable solutions and answers. This may include conducting investigations into minor infractions of officers and making determinations of facts and recommends corrective or disciplinary action to the supervisor as necessary.
• Patrols campus; inspects and sign notebooks, meets with subordinates regularly throughout the shift and responds to incidents as necessary.   

Special Notes:  This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, shift and pass days varied.  FLSA Nonexempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.  Mandatory rehire roster candidates have preference.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Essential Position:  This has been designated as an essential position based on the duties of the job and the functions performed.  Positions that are designated as such are required to report to work/remain at work even if classes are cancelled, and the campus is working on limited operations in an emergency.

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***Out-of-State Applicants: Please note as a condition of employment and in order for this position to be tendered, the successful incumbent will be required to provide evidence of a valid license and driving abstract from the state issuing the license within five business days of a conditional offer and must obtain a NYS driver's license within 30 days of acceptance of offer.

About Stony Brook:  Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore.  Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. 

SBU is a comprehensive research-intensive university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes 34 public universities among its 62 members.  SBU consists of 12 schools and colleges and a teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art healthcare in the Long Island region.  SBU also manages and performs joint research with Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast, and shares doctoral programs with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned molecular biology institute.  Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Jackson Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, New York, Humanities Institute, and the Southampton Arts Program, and with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, SBU sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.  We encourage protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply. 

If you need a disability related accommodation, please call the University Human Resource Services Department at (631) 632-6161 or the University Hospital Human Resources Department at (631) 444-4700.  In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632-6350.  It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/police.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.   

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