• Job Description

  Req#: 171483

  About McDaniel College:
  

  McDaniel College, recognized nationally among "Colleges that Change Lives" and U.S. News and World Report top-tier liberal arts colleges, is a four-year private college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, including dual and student-designed majors, plus 20 highly regarded graduate programs. At McDaniel College we value our employees by offering our full-time employees tuition remission, 403B retirement accounts, paid time off, medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and paid maternity and parental leave. For more information about the college's benefits, please click here to review the 2024 benefits guidebook.
  
  Click here to see how McDaniel College employees impact the lives of students.

  
  Job Description:
  

  Campus Safety Officers are responsible to the Director of Campus Safety through the command structure for the protection of life and property on the McDaniel College campus. Officers work variable shifts and are expected to be available for occasional overtime, and holiday work. Additional training occurring both on and off campus will be assigned. Officers are expected to develop familiarity with additional areas of personal interest/expertise needed and assigned by the Department. Officers may conduct programming or represent the Department to the larger community by staffing information tables, making presentations, and participating in external collaborations to include mutual operations and patrols with other law enforcement and public safety agencies. The criticality of error in this position is very high and all tasks must be completed with precision. This position is a non-sworn uniform classification. At the discretion of the Chief/Director, the successful candidate will be expected to have the ability to train over a one-year period and successfully transition to a sworn campus police Private First Class (PFC). This is a safety sensitive position and participation in the college's random drug program is required.

  Specific Responsibilities

  A. Provide patrols throughout campus noting and/or documenting safety hazards, rule infractions, law violations, and suspicious activities.

  B. Answer calls for service (emergency and routine), providing service within the scope of training and ability, and referring those without to appropriate college and governmental services.

  C. Perform dispatch and clerical duties to continue department operations.

  D. Perform other duties related to the efficient function of the Department or the College.

  E. Fulfill Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

  This is a full-time, 40-hour/week essential position. The hourly rate is $21-$22 an hour.

  
  Requirements:
  

  Qualifications & Experience

  Working Conditions

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to Potential Infectious Materials or Hazardous Materials in the delivery of Campus Safety services such as: first aid, order maintenance, etc. Examples of these substances include blood, bodily fluids, "OC" spray, etc.

  Physical Abilities

  The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

  
  Additional Information:
  

  McDaniel College is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the student body. McDaniel College, in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, and employment of students, faculty, and staff in the operation of any of its educational programs and activities. McDaniel College will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on basis of any protected status including protective hairstyle, race, religion, color, ancestry or national origin, disability, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military status, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status, or any other actual or perceived legally protected characteristics. For more information on the College's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | McDaniel College

  
  Application Instructions:
  

  Completed applications must include the following: cover letter addressing position qualifications and related experience; resume, names and contact information of three professional references, and a completed job application. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until position is filled.

• About the company

  McDaniel College is a private liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland.

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