Campus Security Officer - Spokane Community College

Community Colleges of Spokane; Spokane (WA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Colleges of Spokane is seeking a Campus Security Officer at Spokane Community College. Under District Director supervision, you will perform general security duties to protect life and property, enforce laws, maintain order, and investigate incidents.

This permanent, classified position requires readiness for rotating shifts and involves patrols, reporting, traffic control, and emergency response on campus and across Spokane Colleges properties.

Qualifications

• IT proficiency and investigations experience.
• Emergency handling and conflict resolution.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to write and maintain reports.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Computer literacy and use of office software.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide security presence on campus and night patrols.
• Investigate incidents, issue citations, and assist police as needed.
• Direct and regulate traffic and campus parking, issue citations.
• Maintain surveillance and respond to security concerns.
• Complete and file security reports as required.
• Operate security equipment and de-escalate incidents.
• May attend administrator meetings with sex offenders.

Job description

Location:Spokane CC Main Campus

Department:DIST Security

Salary Range: $4,201 - $5,642

Starting salary for this position is: $4,201 (Monthly)
Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

About Us

The Campus Security Officer pay range is $50,412 - $67,704 with steps A through M. Starting salary is step A, $24.14 per hour. After 6 months you receive a periodic step increase to step C, $25.32 per hour. This becomes your annual anniversary date and the following year (18 months after your start date) you move to step E, $26.63 per hour. After that, every 12 months you will move two steps until step L, $31.64 per hour. Once you are at step L for six years, you will progress once more to step M, $32.43 per hour. These amounts do not include any planned or future cost of living increases.

Starting pay may be higher than step A with creditable related experience. However, employees starting higher than step A on the salary range will not have their first periodic step increase until 12 months after their start date. After that, every 12 months you will move two steps until step L.

Spokane Colleges is comprised of two accredited colleges, Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) serving Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County.
Both colleges are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

About theCampus Security Officer - Spokane Community College

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the District Director of Security, the Campus Security Officer performs general duty security work to protect life and property; enforces laws and ordinances, maintains order, and prevents and investigates crime, security, safety, and related activities.

This is a permanent, classified position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a security presence on a campus location and on a rotating basis provide a night shift mobile security patrol presence for all Spokane Colleges properties in the Spokane area on foot or in a patrol vehicle; inspect buildings and grounds for prowlers, fire, property damage, or other irregularities to enforce institution rules and regulations, local, state, and federal statutes and ordinances. Monitor and oversee the presence and performance of night shift contract security personnel. *
• Investigate accidents and crimes, issue citations for violations, gather evidence, locate witnesses, and appear in court as required. Work with and/or assist city or county police and state patrol when needed or in cases of emergency. Administer first aid if needed. *
• Direct and regulate traffic, patrol campus parking areas on foot or in a vehicle, observe parking and traffic patterns, issue citations for parking violations, follow through on collections and/or citations and appeals. *
• Maintain surveillance of an area suspect for criminal activity to stop criminal activity. *
• Operate department communication equipment, answer telephone inquiries, receive reports of criminal activity, dispatch foot and mobile units, operate paging system, and monitor alarm systems. *
• Complete and file reports as required. *
• Conduct patrols and de-escalate or control various situations. Use Security office equipment when needed such as pepper spray, tasers, and handcuffs. *
• May be present during administrator’s meetings with sex offenders.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions. *
• Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements. *
• Support and advance Spokane Colleges’ strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned. *

* Indicates this is an e ssential duty

COMPETENCIES

• Manages Complexity
• Decision Quality
• Action Oriented
• Plans & Aligns
• Ensures Accountability
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Instills Trust
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Self-Development
• Nimble Learning
• Situational Adaptability

Learn more about our competencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency, knowledge or experience with Information Technology (IT), social media, web use and investigations.
• Ability to handle emergency situations and conflict without escalation.
• Ability to investigate incidents and write reports.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of maintaining required reports and filing systems.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to use a computer and contemporary office software.
• Ability to work varied/rotating shifts.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate degree in Criminal Justice from an accredited institution or Certification from the Criminal Justice Training Commission. Or an equivalent mix of education and experience that demonstrates the candidate meets all competency requirements for this position.
• Knowledge of campus law enforcement, investigation procedures, rules governing public access to buildings and grounds, electronic security systems, rules of behavior, general safety precautions and fire hazards, methods and procedures for searching for violators, and first aid.
• Two or more years of work experience as a campus security guard or equivalent experience, or work experience as a campus police or security officer or equivalent experience or training.
• Experience in a higher education environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work is commonly performed outdoors in uncontrolled elements or in a semi-open office setting with frequent interruptions and background noise.
• Work is active.
• Work directly with students/clients.
• Frequent use of computers.
• Move up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally. Team lifts are encouraged and to be used at the employee’s discretion.
• Occasional kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
• Must be able to read and understand instructions to recognize and handle hazardous, unsafe or poisonous materials.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position including using equipment provided by the Security office such as pepper spray or tasers.
• Occasional exposure to fumes, dust, odors and/or biohazards.
• Occasional to frequent