Sergeant

Bowie State University; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowie State University is seeking a Sergeant to supervise a shift or a complex unit within the Police Department, PM. The role requires enforcing university rules and state laws, conducting investigations, and guiding officers and guards on patrols across campus.

The ideal candidate has multiple years of law enforcement experience, supervisory skills, and certifications in Defensive Tactics, Firearms, and Investigations as specified by the Maryland Police Training Commission.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; A.A. desirable.
• Two or more years of law enforcement experience.
• Defensive Tactics, Firearms, and Investigations training certifications.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Ability to lead, communicate effectively, and make prompt decisions.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a shift and/or complex unit.
• Inspect officers and security guards.
• Conduct investigations and prepare reports.
• Deter and detect criminal activity on campus.
• Confer with incoming supervisor and relay orders.
• Enforce university rules and state laws.
• Provide training to staff and students on safety programs.
• Conduct daily roll calls and shift inspections.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Investigation

Report writing

Patrol operations

Clear communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

A.A. desirable

Job description

Job Posting

JR101602 Sergeant (Open)

Department

Police Department, PM

Position Type

Regular

Open Date

10-30-2026

Close Date

$80,000-$85,952

Job Description

Under general supervision, functions as a supervisor of a shiftand/or complex specialized unit.

Responsibilities

• Inspects police officers and security guards.
• Performs supervisory duties, such as assigning specific patrolresponsibilities, establishing priorities and evaluating workperformance; instructs, directs and guides the personnel on a patrol shift.
• Conducts investigations and prepares detailedcomputer-generated and verbal reports on a variety of incidentsincluding, but not limited to, criminal offenses, trafficaccidents, and personal injuries and missing persons.
• Carefully observes the activities and capabilities of personnelunder their supervision to ascertain whether or not police dutiesare promptly and efficiently performed. They shall report inwriting to their superior officer cases of misconduct,incompetence, neglect of duty or violations of the rules,regulations. Patrols campus to deter and detect criminal activity,identify hazards.
• At the end of the tour-of-duty, the shift supervisor shallconfer with the incoming supervisor.
• Enforces all University rules, regulations and State laws.
• A Sergeant/Shift Supervisor shall evaluate subordinates andencourage personnel to achieve maximum levels of efficiency.
• A Sergeant/Shift Supervisor shall relay orders to subordinatesand passes information up the chain-of-command to his/hersuperiors.
• A Sergeant/Shift Supervisor are accountable for the accuracy,legibility and thoroughness of all reports submitted by theirsubordinates.
• The Sergeant/Shift Supervisor are assigned specialized programassignments and ate responsible for program development and thetraining of police, staff and students about various campus safetyprograms.
• The Sergeant/Shift Supervisor shall conduct required daily rollcalls and inspection of their shift.
• The Sergeant/Shift Supervisor shall perform all other duties asassigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, A.A. desirable.
• Except for qualifications established by law, additionalrelated experience and formal education in which one has gained theknowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance ofthe work of the job class may be substituted for the education orexperience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 collegecredits being equivalent to one year of experience.
• Two or more years law enforcement experience
• Highly Desirable: Training Certifications in Defensive Tactics,Firearms, Investigations by the Maryland Police Training Commissionin Defensive Tactics.
• Thorough knowledge of citizens rights and responsibilities; offederal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
• Skill in detecting situations imperiling public safety; inoperating emergency vehicles under all conditions; in the care anduse of firearms, self-defense tools and criminal detection devices;in communicating effectively both orally and in writing; inoperating two way radios and telephones in a variety ofenvironments; in conducting confidential investigations; inapplying knowledge, experience, and reason to arrive at prompt andeffective decisions for both routine and critical situations.
• Ability to show sensitivity in interactions with a diversepopulation; to maintain composure and demonstrate professionalismand restraint at all times; to perform extensive sitting, driving,standing, walking, climbing, and running; to lift, drag, and carryheavy objects; to establish and maintain effective workingrelationships; to follow oral and written directions; to provideguidance and training or supervision to others; to respond tosituations requiring physical stamina and force; to enter and exitvehicles frequently and quickly; to work in and wear personalprotective equipment.

Conditions of Employment

• Candidates selected for employment may be subject to medicalinquiries and/or medical examinations to determine ability toperform the job.
• Employees in this job class are required to maintaincertification as specified by the Maryland Police TrainingCommission.
• Employees in this job class may be subject to pre-employmentand random drug testing.
• Certification as a police officer by the Maryland PoliceTraining Commission.
• Valid Maryland Non-commercial Class C or equivalent driver’slicense.

Additional Job Information

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-termdisability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and lifeinsurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, andpersonal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission;employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.

Bowie State University shall not discriminate against anyindividual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry ornational origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, maritalstatus or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities ofBowie State University are and shall be in conformity with allpertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including,but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, asamended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the EqualPay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with DisabilitiesAct of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B ofthe Annotated Code of Maryland. This commitment applies in allareas and embraces faculty, staff, and students.

Equal opportunity of access to academic and related programs shallbe extended to all persons. Bowie State University shall have asits firm objective equal opportunity in recruitment and hiring,rate of pay, all other promotions, training, retention anddismissals, for all employees and applicants for employment. TheUniversity will stress equal access for employees and applicantsfor employment to all programs and services provided by theUniversity both on and off campus. The University will also provideequal opportunity and an atmosphere of nondiscrimination withrespect to women and members of minority groups in all itsoperations. In addition, the University shall promote equalopportunity and equal treatment through a positive and continuingAffirmative Action Program.

The University makes, and will continue to make, reasonableaccommodations to promote the employment of qualified individualswith disabilities and disabled veterans, unless such accommodationswould impose an undue hardship on the University's business.

In addition, employees and applicants will not be subjected toharassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discriminationbecause they have engaged in, or may have engaged in, activitiessuch as filing a complaint, assisting or participating in aninvestigation, compliance review or hearing, or opposing any act orpractice made unlawful, or exercising any other right protected bySection 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended or theVietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, asamended.