POLICE OFFICER #00025088

Hiring Department

University Police

Application Deadline
Open Until Filled

Full Time/Part Time
Full Time, Benefit Eligible

Salary
$21.47/ hour

Job Description
Provide general/routine police and office support that includes a broad range of duties.

• Focus on completing work effectively, efficiently and in a timely fashion
• Understand how own work impacts others in the team
• Impact the efficiency and accuracy of own work and begins to impact the work of others
• Complete work with communication skills
• Provide information to and exchanges information with appropriate and respective parties
• Use existing procedures to solve routine problems and perform a range/variety of tasks/activities

Key Responsibilities

• Work rotating shifts operating police vehicles or conducting foot patrol throughout assigned geographical areas, observing for criminal activity or other incidents requiring police intervention.
• Speaks informally on a continuing basis with citizens concerning local ordinances, state laws, and police related subjects to assist in resolving their particular problem in cooperation with the Department.
• Answers calls regarding service, illness, accidents, disturbances, crime, or distress and provides necessary assistance.
• Conducts after hour security checks of University buildings and property.
• Responds to in-progress or recent criminal incidents to apprehend violators, restore, or maintain public safety and obtain pertinent information for subsequent investigations. May use necessary physical force to subdue suspected criminals.
• Makes pedestrian/vehicle stops to question suspects of ordinance/statute violations. Interview victims, witnesses, and actual or suspected subjects in criminal incidents.
• Writes a variety of narrative reports on incidents, information, traffic stops and accidents.
• May serve as field training officer for new personnel.
• Maintains departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities.
• Keeps in contact with the public, court officials, and other city officials in the performance of police operations activities; and frequently attends training programs to enhance job knowledge and performance.
• Dispatch and assist with information disbursement.
• Provide crime prevention programs to the campus community.

Knowledge, Skills, & Ability

• Applies acquired skills to perform a range of activities for the job
• Continues to develop skills to perform routine activities

Supervision Received
Work independently, under general supervision, and cooperatively with coworkers within procedures and guidelines

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• A valid Missouri operator’s license
• Missouri POST certification may be required prior to employment, but it is required once job is started

Preferred Qualifications

• 30 college credit hours from accredited college or university OR 2 years federal active duty military service with an honorable discharge OR 2 years’ experience as full-time POST certified peace officer
• Advanced levels of education and safe driving record without violations, summonses, and arrests

Other Information

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

The final candidate is required to provide copies of official transcript(s) for any college degree(s) listed in application materials submitted. Copies of transcript(s) should be provided prior to the start of employment. In addition, the final candidate may be required to verify other credentials listed in application materials.
Failure to provide official transcript(s) or other required verification may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.

The University's nondiscrimination policy applies to any phase of its employment process, any phase of its admission or financial aid programs, or other aspects of its educational programs or activities. Further, this policy applies to sexual violence or sexual harassment, both forms of sex discrimination, occurring within the educational program and instances occurring outside of the educational program if the conduct negatively affects the victim’s educational experience or the overall campus environment.

Any person having inquiries concerning the application of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or other civil rights laws should contact the Title IX Coordinator.

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Job Title POLICE OFFICER #00025088

Job ID 46796

Location Rolla

Department University Police

Job Family Institutional Safety

Business Unit Missouri S & T

Posted Date 05/09/2023

Close Date Open Until Filled