Campus Safety Officer

Salt Lake Community College; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College is seeking an un-armed Campus Safety Officer to protect faculty, staff, students and visitors across all SLCC properties. The role includes patrolling, responding to alarms, and coordinating with law enforcement to maintain safety on campus.

The position requires flexibility to work days, swings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Essential duties include securing buildings, providing escorts and support services, and maintaining daily logs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 1–4 years paid, full-time security or related work experience.
• Ability to obtain employment in the USA without VISA sponsorship.
• Successfully pass a background check.
• Utah driver’s license and reliable transportation to campuses.

Responsibilities

• Maintain campus security across SLCC properties and locations.
• Respond to alarms, calls for service, and protect buildings and assets.
• Lock and secure buildings, offices, and sensitive areas.
• Provide escort, lockout, and jump-start services as needed.
• Coordinate with law enforcement to ensure safety; maintain logs and reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Oral and written communication

De-escalation

Security procedures

Radio and phone comms

Teamwork

Knowledge of laws

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

The Campus Safety Officer provides personnel, equipment, and real property security for faculty, staff, students and visitors at all Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) properties and locations. Protecting them from vandalism, theft, destruction, and other adverse conditions. Ensures all buildings, offices, and sensitive areas are locked. Works with law enforcement to ensure safety in the various parking areas.

The function of this position has been designated as "essential", which means that when the College is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at the College.

This position is required to work various shifts including days, swings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

This is an un-armed position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Maintain campus security that may include foot and vehicle patrolling campus areas, responding to alarms, and calls for service to maintain security of buildings, facilities, equipment, etc., protecting them from vandalism, theft, destruction, and other adverse effects.
• Observe physical hazards or potential hazards, taking the appropriate steps to report items to the various divisions. Being the focal point to SLCC Facilities for snow removal or other adverse conditions.
• Maintain data (Daily logs) and prepare reports as needed.
• Taking reports, which include reports on injuries, campus rules, and regulations. Non-police calls, such as unlocking doors for instructors and assisting with problems.
• Providing escort services for visitors, students, staff, and faculty as necessary. Provide other services such as lockout services and jump starts. Maintain data (Daily logs) and prepare reports as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Ability to handle difficult situations when they arise.
• Ability to communicate with local authorities to report any suspicious activity on SLCC properties.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all SLCC faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
• Skilled in providing protection services to individuals on campus.
• Contribute to discussions on public safety-related programs, procedures, and policies.
• Observe, inform, and serve as a witness for law enforcement officers investigating a crime.
• Observe, locate, identify, and report any hazardous conditions on campus.
• Make appropriate decisions in stressful situations.
• Work without supervision.
• Strong and effective interpersonal communication skills, flexible, and customer service oriented.
• Ability to work in various environments such as cold weather, snow, rain, or heat.
• Knowledge to operate computer equipment and basic software packages.
• Basic knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws and codes defined by the United States, Utah, and Salt Lake County including security tactics and procedures and College policies and procedures.
• Skilled in radio and cellular phone communications to contact the appropriate agencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work effectively and professionally with students, employees, and members of the public from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, including individuals with disabilities, consistent with the College's obligations under Title VI, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• One (1) to four (4) years paid, full-time, work experience.
• Ability to obtain employment in the USA without VISA sponsorship.
• Successfully pass a background check.
• Obtain and maintain a Utah driver’s license.
• Reliable transportation to and from various campuses during all working hours

Education and relevant experience may be substituted when the minimum qualification does not require a specific degree, license, certification, accreditation standard, or other requirement for which substitution would be inappropriate. Trade off 1:1 full-time experience/education requirement. Part-time experience can be considered on a prorated basis (Trade off 2:1).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a security setting preferred.
• Customer service experience.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to