Community Safety Assistant

Community Safety Assistant

Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR3838

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Community Safety Assistant (CSA) position. The Community Safety Assistant is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $22.00 per hour. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they demonstrate competencies that support this broadly diverse community.

Adhering to the principle of community engagement and interdependent problem solving, the Community Safety Assistant works to intentionally build student support within a diverse community.

The CSAs support “Student Affairs” in the provision of services, including, but not limited to: management of social gatherings, disturbances / disputes and cooperative response to medical calls with Amherst College Emergency Medical Services (ACEMS) and or Amherst town Fire Department within the residence halls. The CSA tours campus residential and student-controlled facilities frequenting buildings and grounds to help safeguard against personal injury, fire, vandalism, or theft and to immediately notify relevant resources upon discovering such incidents. When assigned, the CSA will provide authorized access to residence halls and other facilities and provide safe escorts.

The Community Safety Assistant position is considered an essential position meaning the employee is expected to report to work even if the College is closed for weather related or other reasons. Some overtime, weekend, and occasional shift change work is required. Due to the nature of the position, the CSA must respond to emergencies as needed.

The CSA takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. The Community Safety Assistant provides proactive and responsive services and works collaboratively with a wide range of campus partners including, but not limited to, ACPD, CSOs, Dispatch, Counseling Center, Health Center, and Facilities.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Addressing noise complaints originating from campus buildings and grounds
  
• Assisting with student lockouts (in conjunction with Custodial Services)
  
• Responding with ACPD to fire alarms or other similar life safety-related concerns
  
• Joining and assisting ACEMS with medical calls, sometimes later involving AFD
  
• Working with students and event hosts to reduce harm at student-hosted social events
  
  • Specifically, the team meets with student hosts prior to, during, and after the completion of events to ensure students have the information and tools they need to maintain a safe and enjoyable environment during the registered gathering as well as to ensure an understanding of policies, standards, and requirements
    
• Assisting with student ID and key issuance and accessing student storage
  
• Working with Administrator-on-Call in providing respite rooms for students who need temporary change in location due to health, safety, or interpersonal-related circumstances
  
• Staffing the Student Affairs Welcome Window on a rotation basis with other CSAs and student staff
  
• Conducting annual lock inspections of student rooms within the residence halls to ensure locking mechanisms are safe and secure
  
• Responding with other Student Affairs staff to campus demonstrations or disruptions
  
• Assisting the COVID testing center with after-hours antigen testing and transporting COVID positive students to isolation when appropriate
  
• Assisting ACPD with driving Mammoth Rides accessibility van
  
• Shift and incident report writing on a daily basis during the course of duty
  
• Understanding of the Clery Act, its reporting obligations, and other requirements
  

Qualifications:

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
  
• Valid driver's license and successful credential in order to operate College vehicles
  
• Strong customer service, time management, and communication skills
  
• Ability to take initiative; work independently and with team members
  
• Commitment to, experience with and/or ability to work effectively with a broad spectrum of individuals from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
  
• Demonstrated interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills as well as the exercise of diplomacy and to function efficiently under extreme conditions
  
• Requires sensitivity to issues of confidentiality
  
• CORI check with satisfactory results
  

Preferred

• Security, safety, or service experience
  
• Demonstrated understanding of anti-bias practices
  
• Current certification in First Responder training (CPR, First Aid, Defibrillator, Epi-Pen and Narcan Administration)
  
  • Certifications not yet attained by start date must be attained without delay and with the assistance of the College
    

Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.

Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for Benefits Information.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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