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SECURITY OFFICER, DUKE POLICE DEPT.

Employer
Duke University
Location
Security Operations

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

Job Details

Occupational Summary

Perform a variety of security and safety related functions while involved in the safeguarding of students, employees, visitors, patients and property.

Work Performed

Patrol and monitor premises, on foot and motorized conveyance, to provide incident prevention and detect signs of criminal or suspicious activity.

Communicate effectively and respectfully with members of the community, supervisors and peers.

Respond promptly to, investigate, and properly document calls for service in accordance with applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to:

- Alarms

- Assisting with patients

- Directing vehicle & pedestrian traffic

- Emergency medical assistance

- Motorist assistance

- Parking violations

- Protective escorts

- Suspicious circumstances

- Unlock/lock doors

Deescalate difficult situations by remaining calm, being empathetic and maintaining impulse control.

Operate detection and electronic monitoring devices to screen individuals, areas and property and prevent passage of prohibited articles or persons into restricted areas.

Ensure compliance with University policies, including parking rules and regulations and perform appropriate enforcement action.

Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures such as checking fluids and reporting mechanical or other problems to supervisors.

Observe and report hazardous or unusual conditions.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Required Qualifications at this LevelEducation/Training

Must have High School Diploma or GED

Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina Driver's License.

Pass or achieve an acceptable score on all pre-employment screening

Pass an extensive background investigation.

Continued employment is contingent upon successful attainment and ability to perform duties associated with job related certifications (CPR, IHASS, first aid, etc.) within the timeframe established by the department.

Experience

Prefer one year of experience in a security related field.

Skills

Performance which reflects at least a satisfactory level, as defined by Duke University, related to:

Customer Focus, teamwork, creative problem solving, continuous learning, diversity Maintain a calm and professional demeanor during emergency and non- emergency situations involving individuals and groups.

Written communication skills which support the ability to submit accurate documentation and effectively communicate.

Ability to work outside throughout the duration of assigned shift.

Availability for work must be conducive to our responsibility for 24 hour coverage. This includes but is not limited to the ability to work at least 12 hour shifts, rotate days/nights, and provide coverage for weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime.

Demonstrate acceptable ability to use relevant equipment including desktop computer, first aid kit, two way radios, motorized conveyance, and screening devices.

Comprehension and accurate application of policies and laws.

Ability to operate a hand held, portable radio and parking citation device.

Competitive candidates will have demonstrated ability to perform the following:

Stand inside or outside at a stationary post for the duration of assigned shift; run in response to calls for service; climb or descend multiple flights of stairs; climb or descend any type of ladder; perform CPR; assist with the lifting and carrying of persons; lift and carry a hand-held fire extinguisher (up to 40 pounds)and if necessary, use it to extinguish a fire; lift and carry assorted job related items including, but not limited to pylons, chains, traffic directional/control signs, and vehicle immobilization devices (up to 50 pounds); sit in an upright chair to monitor CCTV camera screens.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Must have High School Diploma or GED department. Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina Driver's License. Pass or achieve an acceptable score on all pre-employment screening Pass an extensive background investigation. Continued employment is contingent upon successful attainment and ability to perform duties associated with job related certifications (CPR, IHASS, first aid, etc.) within the timeframe established by the

Experience

Prefer one year of experience in a security related field.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Organization

Read our Diversity Profile History

Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco products and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College. Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened Union Institute. The school, then named Trinity College, moved to Durham in 1892, where Benjamin Newton Duke served as a primary benefactor and link with the Duke family until his death in 1929. In December 1924, the provisions of indenture by Benjamin’s brother, James B. Duke, created the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, which provided for the expansion of Trinity College into Duke University.Duke Campus

As a result of the Duke gift, Trinity underwent both physical and academic expansion. The original Durham campus became known as East Campus when it was rebuilt in stately Georgian architecture. West Campus, Gothic in style and dominated by the soaring 210-foot tower of Duke Chapel, opened in 1930. East Campus served as home of the Woman's College of Duke University until 1972, when the men's and women's undergraduate colleges merged. Both men and women undergraduates now enroll in either the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or the Pratt School of Engineering. In 1995, East Campus became the home for all first-year students.

Duke maintains a historic affiliation with the United Methodist Church.

Home of the Blue Devils, Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.

Mission Statement

Duke Science"James B. Duke's founding Indenture of Duke University directed the members of the University to 'provide real leadership in the educational world' by choosing individuals of 'outstanding character, ability, and vision' to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of 'character, determination and application;' and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would 'most help to develop our resources, increase our wisdom, and promote human happiness.'

“To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease, and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human difference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth.Duke Meeting

 “By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the University; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do.”

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