Public Safety Officer, Part-Time

Lenoir-Rhyne University; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC seeks a part-time campus safety position to monitor university property, enforce campus policies, respond to incidents, and document investigations. The role supports safety through patrols and coordination with local law enforcement, requiring professionalism and a strong commitment to the university community.

Responsibilities include maintaining campus security, investigating incidents, and participating in crime prevention programs for students,

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• No criminal record.
• Law enforcement experience or BLET a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide for the safety of all persons on campus property.
• Ensure security of campus buildings.
• Enforce campus rules, regulations and policies as set forth by university administration.
• Properly investigate and report all crimes and incidents.
• Maintain liaison with area law enforcement.
• Participate in providing crime prevention programs to the students, faculty and staff.
• Provide for support of full-time officers by filling shifts or enhancing shifts as required.

Skills

Driver's license (NC)

Clean background

Law enforcement experience a plus

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Reports To: AssistantDirector of Public Safety
Location: Hickory, NC

Position Summary

This position provides a safe and secure campus environment by monitoring university property, enforcing campus policies and responding to and documenting incidents. The role supports campus safety through routine patrols, incident investigation and reporting, coordination with local law enforcement, and participation in crime prevention and educational programs for students, faculty and staff. This position requires professionalism, integrity and a strong commitment to serving the university community.

Job Duties

• Provide for the safety of all persons on campus property.
• Ensure security of campus buildings.
• Enforce campus rules, regulations and policies as set forth by university administration.
• Properly investigate and report all crimes and incidents.
• Maintain liaison with area law enforcement.
• Participate in providing crime prevention programs to the students, faculty and staff.
• Provide for support of full-time officers by filling shifts or enhancing shifts as required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs or more.
• Ability to walk long distances across campus.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High school diploma.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• No criminal record.
• Law enforcement experience or BLET a plus, but not required.

Work Schedule

• This position requires flexible part-time availability of 10-29 hours per week based on institutional needs.
• Shifts include first, second, and third shift coverage, with occasional weekends and overnight shifts required.
• Scheduling is variable and may be adjusted to support campus operations, special events, and emergency or contingency response needs.
• Maintain high integrity, confidentiality, and ethical standards.
• Maintain a healthy and safe environment.
• Maintain and contribute to a professional, respectful, courteous, diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment
• Treat other individuals with dignity, respect, and kindness.
• Adhere to all university policies, procedures, standards, values, and comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensive liberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditional campus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than 40,000. The university has additional graduate centers in Asheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The university now offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership for service to the world. Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne is open to people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy

Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to providing a workplace and educational environment, as well as other benefits, programs, and activities that are free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

LR is committed to creating a safe campus environment for all members of the LR community, including, but not limited to, those who identify as transgender and gender non-conforming. To that end, LR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics), ethnicity, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law.

To ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and regulations and to affirm its commitment to promoting the goals of fairness and equity in all aspects of the educational program, activity and employment, LR has developed internal policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair and impartial process for those involved in an allegation of discrimination or harassment, and for allegations of retaliation.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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