Police-Grant Funded Project

CP11 University of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of New Hampshire invites applications for a part-time Adjunct hourly Public Safety Officer in Durham. Under supervision, you will patrol campus properties, enforce motor vehicle and criminal laws, and engage in community safety programs.

You will conduct investigations of incidents, assist in emergencies, and provide information to the public. This position is funded externally and pay is $32.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates ability to patrol and enforce motor vehicle and criminal laws.

Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned areas on foot or vehicle, enforcing laws and regulations.
• Investigate accidents and incidents to determine causes and suspects.
• Appear in court as prosecutor or witness as required for traffic violations and criminal cases.
• Maintain records and reports of activities and incidents.

Job description

Under general supervision of the Chief of Police or, his/her designee, perform law enforcement work concerned with protecting the lives and property of the public, maintaining law and order, detecting and apprehending suspects in criminal cases, crime prevention, community relations and educational programs/activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform varied and diversified duties involving the patrol of assigned area, buildings, streets and grounds, with responsibility for enforcing and carrying out motor vehicle and criminal laws, policies, rules and regulations of the Public Safety organization, the University System of New Hampshire, federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
• Conduct investigations of accidents and assigned cases.
• Exercise considerable judgment and resourcefulness in the investigation and arrest of criminals, and particularly in maintaining law and order during time of emergencies.
• Make frequent contact with the public in warning or arresting persons guilty of violating the law or safe driving practices, and in rendering first aid, restoring traffic to normal flow and providing information.
• Perform travel/patrol duties requiring considerable physical effort, which may demand continuous standing, walking, and occasional strenuous positions, under varying climatic conditions, with exposure to accidents or occupational hazards that may result in total disability of loss of life.
• Assist other law enforcement officers in serving warrants, apprehending criminals, controlling mob violence and other general law enforcement work.
• Patrol streets and grounds within assigned areas either on foot or in a vehicle equipped with a two‑way radio in order to prevent accidents and warn and/or arrest drivers for exceeding the speed limit, reckless or drunken driving, and driving without a proper license or equipment.
• Direct activities in accident and disaster areas, rendering first aid and restoring traffic to normal; and investigate accidents, as required, to determine cause, and make arrests when laws have been violated.
• Guard college/university property.
• May appear in court as prosecutor or witness to present testimony in traffic violations and criminal cases.
• Make investigations of all complaints of criminal acts reported by public or assigned by a superior.
• Keep records and make required reports regarding activities.
• Operate automobile, firearms, radio transmitters and receivers, radar equipment, computer terminal, typewriter, and associated job‑related equipment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds.

Compensation Pay Range: $32.00 Per hour

Location: Durham

Salary Grade: Adjunct Hourly Staff 00

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction.

UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.

The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

The University System of New Hampshire is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the Granite State. With approximately 30,000 enrolled students annually and more than 90,000 alumni living in state, the institutions of the University System - the University of New Hampshire - Durham, the University of New Hampshire School of Law, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Plymouth State University, and Keene State College - have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of New Hampshire citizens every year.