WPU provides a culture that fosters an energized team environment, builds on our strengths, promotes creativity and innovation, and encourages respect and open communication. We value our faculty and staff. We know they are important and vital to the growth of our university and culture. Senior leadership is personally dedicated to the professional growth and development of each employee. We want to help you build your career, while ensuring you have great work-life balance and flexibility.

We teach our students the skills needed for ethical citizenship, not just in the classroom, but by example. We believe in giving back to our community, and our employees take pride in working at William Peace University.

The Office of Public Safety at William Peace University mission is to create and maintain a climate of security at William Peace University. A safe climate is necessary to enable the university to attract top students from around the world. It is also important to provide a safe and secure work and study environment that is free from concerns about crime and is conducive to the pursuit of a quality education. The public safety programs that are now in place were designed and implemented with this philosophy in mind.

SUMMARY The Public Safety Officer provides personal, equipment, and real property security for faculty, staff, students, and visitors within an assigned area of the University’s campus. The Public Safety Officer provides basic public assistance services as needed and performs routine security and public safety patrol duties within the assigned area. Public Safety Officers are expected to remain alert to emergency situations, provide first-line responses, and enforce procedural rules and regulations.

SHIFT
This position will work the 7:00 am – 3:00 pm shift Monday through Friday (first shift)

Location: On- campus, in person with no possibility of remote work

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Assistant Director of Public Safety the individual holding this position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

• Patrols assigned area on foot, to ensure personnel, building, and equipment security.
• Checks ID cards of people entering facilities. Denies entry to persons who cannot show either proper identification, or cause for being admitted. Provides information and directions. Explains rules and regulations.
• Maintains logs and records of occurrences, completes necessary paperwork, and uses computer terminal to input and retrieve data.
• Examines doors and windows, to ensure security; locks and unlocks numerous buildings on campus; monitors closed buildings for unauthorized persons and/or suspicious activities.
• Informs and warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles.
• Maintains working knowledge of the locations of various departments, buildings, access routes and admitting requirements.
• Watches for and, investigates and reports irregularities, such as security breaches, facility and safety hazards, and emergency situations; contacts emergency responders, such as police, fire, and/or EMS, as required.
• Remain alert for the presence of unauthorized persons; approach suspicious persons and notify police; accordingly, confront and detain violators, as required, until police arrive.
• Performs periodic checks of campus lighting conditions to ensure proper functioning; reports malfunctions as required.
• Patrols and monitors assigned parking areas to provide public security and assistance.
• Prepares routine, standardized reports.
• Monitors and authorizes entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises.
• Deals politely and courteously with a diverse campus population in a professional manner.
• Routinely provides escort service to staff and visitors.
• Delivers materials to offices as needed.
• Provides motor vehicle assistance to staff and or visitors.
• Responds to all alarm activations and investigates cause.
• Assists in conducting fire drills within the University.
• Responsible for enforcing all parking regulations and traffic control.
• Responsible for the collection of lost and found items and producing the proper documentation and location of the owner of property when possible.
• Works collaboratively and effectively with a diverse population of students, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Perform other job-related duties and projects assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS Candidates who apply within established recruitment dates are required to meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for employment. Minimum qualifications are the absolute smallest amount of experience and education that provide the ability to determine if the candidate could potentially perform well in the position. Preferred are the qualifications that enable a candidate to potentially excel in the position.
Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma and three years of related experience in public safety.
• Must possess a valid North Carolina driver’s license and good driving record.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation.

· Public Safety experience in a higher education setting.