Campus Safety Officer - Part Time - PCC

Lamar State College-Orange; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Lamar State College-Orange, located in Orange, TX, seeks a part-time Campus Security Officer to protect students, faculty, and visitors. The role includes patrolling campus properties, responding to incidents, and maintaining safety across Lamar campuses.

Salary is $25 per hour for a 20-hour workweek. The position requires a valid driver’s license and proficiency with standard security equipment. This role is security-sensitive and subject to the Texas Education Code. Apply via Human Resources.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Proficient with equipment used in assigned duties (handcuffs, OC spray, public safety vehicles, communications equipment, computers, investigative and surveillance equipment).

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and welfare of students, staff, and visitors.
• Perform security duties and deter crime on Lamar campuses.
• Prepare written incident reports and provide testimony if required.
• Assist victims of crime and support campus safety inquiries.
• Various duties as assigned by department leadership.

Skills

Driver's license

Equipment proficiency

Investigative reporting

Surveillance equipment

OC spray handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Handcuffs

OC spray

Public safety vehicles

Communications equipment

Computers

Investigative equipment

Surveillance equipment

Job description

Job Summary

LSCO is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at [e-mail] or call 409-882-3905.

We value the safety of all members of the Gator Community at our beautiful campus on the Sabine River. LSCO publishes an Annual Security Report that provides information regarding campus Safety & Security, including topics such as crime reporting policies, information regarding programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, the procedures the College will follow when one of these crimes is reported, and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes.

If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by the Clery Compliance & Title IX Office, located in the Ron Lewis Building, Room 222C, during regular business hours. You can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-882-3910 or emailing [e-mail].

Click here to find the report on our website.

To provide service, information and aid to all citizens as circumstances require, assist and support victims of crime when directed by a supervisor, deter crime through constant uniformed presence, take non‑criminal reports, and observe and report safety issues on campus. Serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

Salary $25 hr. Candidate will work 20 hours a week.

Duties/Responsibilities

Responsible for the safety and welfare of students, faculty, staff, visitors, and all property under the control and jurisdiction of Lamar campuses. Exercises independent judgment and discretion within the limits prescribed by the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents, institutional rules and regulations, and the Lamar Police Departmental policies and procedures.

To perform security and safety duties on the property of Lamar campuses. Preserve safety and security by interceding, to prevent or deter crime. Investigate non‑criminal incidents to detect safety or security issues, and lost property. Prepare various written reports narrating incidents, supplemental information, and non‑criminal activities. Give credible and accurate testimony in the criminal courts of this state and the United States–if required. Provides assistance and support to the victims of crime, and to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to the Lamar campuses.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS - May be performed 20% of the time.

• Perform security and safety duties on the property of Lamar campuses.
• Preserve safety and security by interceding to prevent or deter crime.
• Prepare various written reports narrating incidents, supplemental information and non‑criminal activities.
• Give credible and accurate testimony in the criminal courts of this state and the United Stated – if required.
• Provide assistance and support to the victims of crime, and to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to the Lamar campuses.

Other duties may be assigned to this position on a regular or occasional basis to respond to the needs of the university.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or GED

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid Driver’s License
• Proficient with all equipment utilized in the performance of assigned duties, including but not limited to handcuffs, oleoresin capsicum spray (OC), public safety vehicles, communications equipment, computers, investigative and surveillance equipment.

PERFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrolled at one of the Lamar campuses

Supplemental Information

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

Experience in a safety and security position, with similar duties

SECURITY SENSITIVE

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

LSCO is an E-Verify Employer.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form.