Campus Safety - Campus Safety Officer

Campus Safety Officers are responsible for maintaining a secure and welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Duties include patrolling campus grounds, responding to emergencies, enforcing college policies, and supporting safety education and crime prevention.

Key Responsibilities:

Patrol & Surveillance: Patrol campus (foot/vehicle), monitor CCTV and access control systems

Emergency Response: Respond to calls (medical, fire, behavioral), administer first aid/CPR/AED, assist emergency personnel

Policy Enforcement: Enforce college rules, parking regulations, and conduct policies; intervene in disturbances

Incident Reporting: Prepare accurate reports on incidents, accidents, and safety concerns

Safety Escort Services: Provide after-hours personal safety escorts for students/staff

Building Security: Lock/unlock buildings, perform safety checks, ensure alarms are set

Customer Service: Serve as a visible and helpful presence, assist with directions, events, and general inquiries

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED (Associate’s preferred)

Valid State Security Guard License (e.g., NYS Guard Card)

Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Ability to walk long distances, climb stairs, and work in all weather conditions

Wagner College, founded in 1883, seamlessly blends professional programs with a liberal arts grounding for a comprehensive, experiential-forward education that fosters well-rounded, adaptable graduates. The college’s verdant residential campus offers a traditional college experience on New York City’s Staten Island.

Wagner prides itself on robust student support services, including personalized academic advising, comprehensive career counseling, and a wide array of wellness programs. Students are prepared not only for professional success but also for meaningful lives through the faculty’s dedication to promoting scholarship, achievement, leadership and citizenship.

Wagner College offers a generous benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, pension and paid time off benefits to all full-time employees. The Wagner College Office of Human Resources partners with all members of the College community to cultivate a work environment that values equal opportunity, diversity equity inclusion and access, professional development and individual excellence.

Wagner College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wagner College complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.