Public Safety Officer (Armed)

University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement matching

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Holidays, sick time, vacation

Job summary

University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy on the UHSP main campus in St. Louis, MO is seeking a full-time Public Safety Staff member.

The role focuses on assisting faculty, staff, and students with parking, access, and campus security, while upholding campus policies through empathetic service and on-foot patrols. Responsibilities include monitoring cameras and alarm systems, responding to safety incidents, and coordinating with fellow officers to ensure a safe, respectful campus environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associate’s degree in criminal justice or related field preferred.
• High level customer service skills; preference for prior public safety, military, asset protection experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an armed St Louis Metro Security License, including clear background checks and driving record, passing physical and psychological evaluation.
• Experience with Adult CPR with First Aid and AED; certification required within 90 days of hire if not already held.
• Knowledge of FEMA emergency protocols; completion of FEMA IS100, IS200 within 30 days; related emergency management certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level service to faculty, staff and students with questions about parking, building access, wayfinding, and policy violations or security concerns.
• Maintain visible public safety presence while ensuring campus access policies on foot patrols on and around campus.
• Monitor digital cameras, CCTV, card access controls, alarms and phones; track and report on logs.
• Follow SOPs, use judgement with empathy, collaborate with other public safety staff to coordinate campus safety efforts.

Skills

Customer service

De-escalation

Communication

Teamwork

Diversity & inclusion

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job DetailsJob Location: UHSP main campus - St. Louis, MO 63110Position Type: Staff (Full-time)Education Level: High SchoolTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Public Safety

In this role, you will get to:

• Provide high-level service to faculty, staff and students with questions regarding parking, building access, wayfinding on campus, as well as responding with empathy and support to instances involving potential policy violation or criminal activity.
• Provide visible public safety presences while verifying campus access policies are in force while on foot patrols on and around campus.
• Monitors the operation of digital cameras, close-circuit television, card access controls, alarm systems and telephones. Track and report information on logs.
• Follow department standard operating procedures, utilize judgement and discretion with a default toward empathy and service, collaborate and share information with other public safety staff to ensure coordination of efforts on campus ensuring officer safety.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required; associate’s degree in criminal justice or related field preferred
• High level customer service skills. Preference for prior public safety, military, asset protection experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an armed St Louis Metro Security License, including clear criminal record check and driving record, passing physical, and psychological evaluation.
• Experience with Adult CPR with First Aid and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED). Certification required within 90 days of hire if not already held.
• Knowledge of FEMA emergency protocols. Completion of FEMA Courses IS100, IS200 within 30 days. Additional FEMA IS course completion or other emergency management or public safety certifications are a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written, and the ability to interpret and explain information to a variety of persons and groups.
• Strong conflict resolutions skills, including the ability to verbally de-escalate conflict filled situations.
• Ability to value diversity and demonstrate commitment to equity, inclusion, and culturally respectful interactions with persons of diverse ethnic, cultural, social-economic, or educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as the ability to work independently toward department goals.

Benefits

• UHSP offers a great benefits package including excellent, affordable health insurance, dental, vision, University-paid life and disability insurance, voluntary coverage, retirement match, and generous parental and caregiver leave, personal and University holiday, sick and vacation time.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University's policy of non-discrimination is congruent with our core values of discovery, diversity, inclusion, integrity, respect, and service. Together, our policy and core values foster an inspiring culture to advance the University's mission and equal opportunities in employment, our academics, programs, and services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), genetic information, veteran status or status as an individual with a disability consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.