Performs duties as a commissioned Police Officer related to maintaining a safe and secure environment on campus. Patrols campus area and facilities; investigates any suspicious behavior or circumstances; resolve disturbances or crimes. May serve as a field training officer for new police officers. Depending on level, responsibilities may increase to include conducting on-scene and follow-up investigations, providing first line supervision for shift's platoon of police officers and dispatchers.

Responsibilities

Administers first aid procedures as needed; transports person with illnesses or injuries to medical facilities
Directs traffic, gives directions, assists stranded motorists, provides other assistance to students, faculty, staff and visitors
Locks and unlocks buildings according to schedule; admits authorized personnel into buildings.
Notes, reports, and investigates any suspicious behavior or circumstances; ensures that unauthorized personnel vacate restricted areas
Patrols campus areas and facilities
Responds to, investigates, and resolves disturbances or other crimes; quiets persons disturbing the peace; issues warnings; takes custody of serious offenders
Escorts cashiers transporting money; escorts other visitors or residents
Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

High School graduate or equivalent
Must be Police Officer’s Standards Training (P.O.S.T.) certified or have satisfactorily completed training to become P.O.S.T. certified
Valid Class D driver’s license.
Good physical condition and good communications skills

The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master’s degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines; supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million.

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