Campus Safety Officer

Duties and Responsibilities 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES 

• Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, and protecting students, employees, visitors and property of the same and of the college. 

• Conducts patrols of an assigned area of the campus or the entire campus on foot, cart, bike or patrol vehicle, responding to each need for campus safety service that is brought to his or her attention through observation, personal contact or radio dispatch. 

• Opens, closes and secures facilities (proactive security), controls access, responds to alarms, initiates work orders for inoperative security and safety equipment and inspects facilities. 

• Investigates suspicious activity with the aim of crime prevention and apprehension of criminals. 

• Directs traffic, assists motorists, provides personal escorts after dark upon request, escorts money transfers as requested, provides security, traffic control and crowd control at special events and campus activities, participates in crime prevention and reduction programs, attends community meetings on problem resolution and service support representing the department and Wofford College. 

• Maintains positive and effective public relations in support of the department and college while in the performance of his/her duty. 

• Enforces all applicable laws, campus regulations and department policies and procedures. 

• Makes arrests in accordance with state and federal laws. 

• Completes serious incident reports in accordance with college policy and investigates all reports, complaints, incidents and accidents. 

• Performs first aid and CPR services as required. Assists in response to fire and fire alarms. 

• Corrects/reports fire and safety hazards and responds to disasters, explosions, severe weather situations and other emergencies. 

• Follows officer safety procedures. 

NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES  

• Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, and protecting students, employees, visitors and property of the same and of the college.  

• Conducts patrols of an assigned area of the campus or the entire campus on foot, cart, bike or patrol vehicle, responding to each need for campus safety service that is brought to his or her attention through observation, personal contact or radio dispatch.  

• Opens, closes and secures facilities (proactive security), controls access, responds to alarms, initiates work orders for inoperative security and safety equipment and inspects facilities.  

• Investigates suspicious activity with the aim of crime prevention and apprehension of criminals.  

• Directs traffic, assists motorists, provides personal escorts after dark upon request, escorts money transfers as requested, provides security, traffic control and crowd control at special events and campus activities, participates in crime prevention and reduction programs, attends community meetings on problem resolution and service support representing the department and Wofford College.  

• Maintains positive and effective public relations in support of the department and college while in the performance of his/her duty.  

• Enforces all applicable laws, campus regulations and department policies and procedures.  

• Makes arrests in accordance with state and federal laws.  

• Completes serious incident reports in accordance with college policy and investigates all reports, complaints, incidents and accidents.  

• Performs first aid and CPR services as required. Assists in response to fire and fire alarms.  

• Corrects/reports fire and safety hazards and responds to disasters, explosions, severe weather situations and other emergencies.  

• Follows officer safety procedures.