Public Safety Officer - Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

On-campus fitness center

Life and AD&D insurance

Job summary

Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, is seeking a Public Safety Officer to safeguard students, faculty, staff and visitors. The role includes campus patrols, building checks, responding to emergencies, and enforcing parking policies.

You will monitor access control, report incidents, coordinate with local authorities, and help maintain a safe campus environment. Candidates should meet the listed requirements and be prepared for essential personnel duties, including drills and physical tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years in security/public safety or related field.
• Ability to read and transcribe data accurately.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary guardian of university personnel and property.
• Patrol interior and exterior of buildings and campus grounds.
• Enforce parking and traffic regulations on campus.
• Write and submit detailed incident reports to supervisors.
• Lock and unlock buildings at scheduled times, monitor access control.
• Operate alarms and monitoring systems; coordinate with responders.
• Assist in fire safety drills and emergency preparedness activities.

Skills

Reading & transcription

Report writing

Interpersonal communication

Verbal & written communication

Policy interpretation

Emergency response

Education

High School diploma or GED

BA/BS preferred

Job description

Salve Regina University, ranked as one of the most transformative colleges in the United States by Money Magazine, is a comprehensive Catholic University located in the scenic coastal community of Newport, Rhode Island. The University's commitment to academic success and personal discovery extends beyond its historic campus into a dynamic world where the application of higher thinking and skill are most valued. Salve Regina offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, graduate certificates, and doctoral programs in humanities, international relations and nursing. Enrollment includes more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Job Description:

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

A University Public Safety Officer will promote lawful behavior and protect the welfare of students, faculty, staff and visitors as a uniformed presence on campus. A Public Safety Officer performs foot, vehicle and bicycle patrols of the university campus to monitor behavior, secure buildings and property, investigate disturbances, maintain order during events and enforce regulations. They will monitor the physical safety of campus buildings by locking and unlocking doors, patrolling university property or monitoring buildings using video surveillance systems, and reporting suspicious behavior. Officers are also tasked with enforcing traffic and parking regulations and ticketing offenders in accordance with the university's parking policy.

In emergency situations, Public Safety Officers will respond to the scene, provide first aid, and alert additional police or emergency personnel as appropriate. They maintain radio communication with other security personnel on campus, and at times with the Newport Police and Fire departments, helping to coordinate emergency plans. Public Safety Officers will write and submit detailed incident reports to department supervisors or law enforcement agencies as appropriate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential functions/duties and/or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties and/or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar; related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Serve as primary guardian of University personnel and property.
• Reduce the opportunity for the commission of crime through preventative patrol and other measures.
• Patrol interior and exterior of administrative, academic and residential buildings.
• Makes log entries of broken windows, open doors, and other observances that require attention or repairs.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the assigned route of patrol, including location of residential, administrative and academic buildings.
• Special attention should be given to the location of fireboxes, telephone and other emergency operational services.
• Identify criminal activity and notify local police authorities of such activities.
• Operate the radio in accordance with FCC Regulations and departmental procedures, keeping radio equipment operational at all times and make frequent radio contact with Dispatch.
• Regulate University parking and traffic patterns.
• Serve as radio dispatcher. Dispatch campus patrols when necessary.
• Monitor police and fire department radio channels and emergency phone lines.
• Dispatch and supervise University campus transportation systems.
• Identify safety and security problems that are potentially serious in nature and report same.
• Lock and unlock buildings at specified times.
• Check the operating condition of the campus intrusion and fire alarm systems.
• Assist in fire safety education drills.
• Check on the operating condition of heating and hot water systems.
• Monitor Card Access and RAVE Guardian system, responding to alerts.
• Training additional security officers and serving as crowd control at special events.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position is classified as an "essential position". Employees who occupy an essential position ("essential personnel"), may be required to be on campus during emergencies, when work and/or classes have been cancelled. Exceptions may apply and will be determined by the department/office supervisor on a case-by-case basis.

LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

• A valid driver's license
• Ability to successfully complete a physical and psychological examination upon request

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The incumbent may be substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. This position is subject to both inside and outside work and extreme cold and hot temperatures can be encountered. The potential exists where noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, oils and wearing a respirator might also be encountered.

Requirements:

Required:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in security, public safety or related field.
• Ability to read and transcribe data accurately.
• Must be able to prepare and type detailed reports and possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Must have ability to interpret institutional policies, plans, objectives, rules and regulations, and communicate interpretations to subordinates and others.
• Candidates must provide their own transportation to and from work. They must accept that they are "essential personnel" and be able to report for duty in adverse weather conditions.
• Must be willing to participate in campus emergency drills with local authorities, as well as other emergency exercises deemed necessary by the university in accordance with current training requirements.
• Must be able to perform duties of a physical nature. Requiring constant walking, climbing stairs, lifting objects up to 25 pounds, entering and exiting vehicles and other required duties of a physical nature, consistent with the duties described within.
• This position requires the candidate to submit to psychological and physical examinations along with having a Rhode Island State Police campus security personnel nationwide criminal records check conducted on him/her.

Preferred:

• Associate or BA/BS preferred
• 3+ years of experience in security, public safety or related field.

Additional Information:

Salve Regina University offers generous benefits to eligible employees including (waiting periods apply):

• health, dental and vision coverage available on the first of the month following date of hire
• 403(b) retirement plan throughTIAAwith employee and employer contributions as well as access to advising services
• long-term disability coverage
• employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• up to 100% free tuition at Salve for eligible employees and qualified dependents
• robust wellness program and free access to the on-campus Fitness Center

Other available benefits include:

• supplemental life insurance for employees and dependents
• supplemental insurance coverage through Aflac
• Tuition Exchangescholarship program. Application available for qualified dependents of eligible employees working full-time
• discounted pet insurance through ASPCA
• student loan forgiveness assistance program (SAVI)
• employee Assistance Program through Health Advocate
• flexible spending health and dependent care accounts
• health savings accounts
• 529 collegebound saver program
• paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Salve Regina University strives to cultivate belonging values through diversity, equity inclusion in order to foster a welcoming culture for our staff, faculty and students, as well as the wider community. Salve Regina University embraces all people with grace. No matter the path traveled to get here, the University acknowledges that many identities will intersect. Salve Regina belongs to all in its community.