Campus Safety & Support Officer

Joliet Junior College; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Joliet Junior College is seeking a Campus Safety Officer (part-time) to maintain a visible security presence across campus locations and provide immediate assistance to students, employees, and visitors. The role requires performing foot patrols, responding to incidents, and enforcing campus policies.

Responsibilities include assisting with crowd and traffic control during events, coordinating with police and fire authorities, and supporting training of new officers.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age and have a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must pass a complete personal and criminal background check.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate cars and 15 passenger vans.
• Must be able to walk stairs and conduct prolonged foot patrol indoors and out in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to assist with the rescue of injured or ill persons or the arrest of criminal offenders.
• Must be able to work varying shifts at all Joliet Junior College campuses.
• Must be willing to be trained in CPR, AED, first aid and other emergency response as needed.
• May be required to cross-train to operate the Dispatch Center.
• Must successfully complete in-house, field training program.
• May be required complete training in the use of O.C. spray, expandable baton and handcuffing and arrest procedures if required by Chief of Police.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated commitment to the college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high visibility on campus locations; act professionally and exhibit a pleasant personality in public.
• Assist students, staff and visitors; create a customer friendly environment; make suggestions to improve customer service.
• Monitor the campus for building and patron safety; advise appropriate personnel of situations and/or take appropriate actions.
• Open and close the buildings, individual offices and classrooms and other rooms; report and lock doors.
• Escort patrons to their vehicles upon request; assist with jump starting disabled vehicles, locked keys in vehicle, etc.
• Make routine patrols of parking areas and advise on lighting, overnight vehicles, issue parking violations and unsafe or unusual conditions.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all campus facilities and operations, campus staff and their vehicles, and sources of information dissemination.
• Assist with the administration of college policies and regulations.
• Monitor ingress and egress of the campus; question patrons regarding removal of property from premises; report theft.
• May respond to all requests for assistance and emergency calls depending on the nature of the emergency situations, assist campus and local police and fire authorities.
• Direct traffic as needed for graduations or other special events.
• Serve as a trainer and mentor for new Campus Safety Officer; assist in the training of evacuation plan sector leaders.
• Cross train to work dispatch center as needed. Process emergency requests for service and dispatch emergency police, fire and other public safety equipment.
• Participate in achieving departmental and college goals and objectives.
• Assist in management of any public health matter where enhanced PPE State mandates are in effect or ordered by the state, college or designee.
• Obtain and maintain required certifications as required by the college or designee.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Joliet Junior College is seeking a Campus Safety Officer (part-time) to maintain a visible security presence across campus locations and provide immediate assistance to students, employees, and visitors. The role requires performing foot patrols, responding to incidents, and enforcing campus policies.

Responsibilities include assisting with crowd and traffic control during events, coordinating with police and fire authorities, and supporting training of new officers.