Patrol Officer
- Employer
- Wheaton College Illinois
- Location
- Wheaton, IL
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job Id: 862 # of Openings: 1 Public Safety — Public Safety Officer Job Overview Patrol Officers report to the Patrol Coordinator to perform regular patrol and First Responder activities on the campus, adhering to prescribed standards of appearance, conduct, and efficiency. Duties and Responsibilities
- Officers are First Responders to campus Emergencies. Officers will follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Command Staff directives, and Field Training to assess situations, render aid and assistance as necessary, manage and investigate incidents, resolve disputes, engage and question suspects and witnesses, and using DU-COMM, request Police, Fire, and EMS assistance as needed, document and make notifications as required. For this purpose, officers are equipped and trained in the use of First Aid, Narcan, Control Tactics, Expandable Baton, OC spray, handcuffs, and Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor.
- Patrols, in regular intervals, buildings and grounds of the campus by foot, Public Safety vehicle, or bicycle to prevent, detect, and respond to suspicious activity and render necessary service to members of the campus community.
- In responding to incidences on campus, officers will conduct investigations to:
- Confers with individuals involved in disturbances to determine cause and course of action to take
- Questions and records statements of witnesses to reported incidents.
- Reviews all facts to determine if a crime or other violation was involved.
- Notify Police in situations requiring their presence, arrest authority, or additional resources.
- Initiate a Campus-wide RAVE Mobile Safety alert system when necessary for imminent threats.
- Makes required notification to college officials.
- Files reports of facts and information involved in a case for possible use by other agencies, departments, college officials, or supervisors.
- Photograph persons, scenes, or property as an aid to documenting facts.
- Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking or carrying prohibited articles. Detains or expels persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts.
- Some College required/ Bachelor degree preferred.
- Pass required background check/ and valid driver’s license.
- Proficient writing and communication skills.
- Competent in Microsoft Office/ with basic computer skills.
- Pass required 5 week Field Training.
- Able to respond first to campus emergencies with professionalism, urgency, and clear communication.
- Become proficient in the use of Public Safety and Police radio communication.
- Pass required First Aid/ AED/ CPR certification.
- Pass required Bloodborne Pathogen training.
- Pass required Control Tactics training.
- Pass required Hazardous Material Response training.
Organization
Wheaton College is an explicitly Christian, academically rigorous, fully residential liberal arts college and graduate school located in the Chicago area. Established in 1860 in Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton is guided by its original mission to provide excellence in Christian higher education, and offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, and 18 graduate degrees in various fields of study.
Located 25 miles west of Chicago, IL, Wheaton College, founded in 1860, is a four year private, residential, academically rigorous interdenominational Christian liberal arts College that “serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide.”
Employee Benefits: https://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/offices-and-services/human-resources/ or https://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/offices-and-services/human-resources/benefits-overview/
Life in Wheaton, IL: http://www.wheaton.il.us/
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