Public Safety Officer

Title: Public Safety Officer

Department: Public Safety

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Organizational Relationship: Public Safety Supervisor

Job Purpose: Public Safety Officers foster and maintain a safe and secure environment for the Wagner College community. Public Safety Officers report directly to Supervisors and do not manage staff.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITY:

Essential Functions:

• Patrol all campus parking areas on a regular schedule and ensure compliance with accessibility parking plans. Ticket cars in parking areas that are blocking thoroughfares or fire zones and facilitate access to mechanical or towing services as needed.
• Complete daily log entries providing detailed information on all incidents.
• Maintain first aid proficiency requirements. Assist faculty, staff, students, and guests in basic first aid as needed. Contact emergency medical personnel when necessary.
• Perform foot and vehicle patrols throughout campus.
• Responsible for enforcing access control procedures.
• Conduct preliminary investigations of incidents and complete written reports of all incidents that occur on campus.
• Provide evening escort service and accessibility transports.
• Responsible for responding to all calls for assistance which include crimes in progress, fire alarms, medical and aided cases, and render aid as needed.
• Deliver excellent customer service to Wagner community members, visitors and guests.

Nothing in this job description restricts Management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS

Work Experience:

• Knowledge of security and law enforcement procedures and functions.

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Satisfactory completion of an approved security training course

Certifications/Licenses:

• NYS Security Guard License
• NYS Driver’s License

Desired Work Traits:

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic MS Word for report writing.
• Use of E-mails.
• Ability to prepare legible and accurate security reports.

Communication/Interpersonal Skills:

• Proficiency and compliance with radio communication procedure.
• Ability to communicate politely and effectively with the general public.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Employee must be a member of the Security Officers Union, Local One, and will be subject to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and Wagner College.
• Black-out dates apply for the following events: Orientation, Commencement, Open House, and Homecoming.

To apply, please direct letters of interest and resumes to:

Heba Gore, Director of Public Safety
Wagner College
One Campus Road
Staten Island, NY 10301

OR

[email protected] with the subject line “Public Safety Officer Application”

The review of applications will begin immediately.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the hourly base salary for this position is $21.66. Wagner College considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Wagner College achieves this mission through the implementation and enhancement of The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts, which was formally launched in 1998. This innovative and bold curricular methodology is predicated on a method of integrated learning. It builds upon Wagner’s history of combining liberal arts and focused professional programs, coupled with our unique location and requires experiential learning for all students. The Plan has thus ushered in a new vision of engaged student learning that is at once reflective and integrated, theoretical and practical. Our goal has been, and continues to be, to provide a transformative college experience which best prepares our students for positions of effective and responsible leadership and citizenship in their chosen professions, and in their personal and public lives. From the outset, our faculty have eagerly led this learning centered endeavor.

Preparing all students for such leadership requires a coherent, efficient, effective and universal educational program and a focused Faculty and Administration, supported by an equally committed Board of Trustees.

Wagner College prepares students for life, as well as for careers, by emphasizing scholarship, achievement, leadership, and citizenship. Wagner offers a comprehensive educational program that is anchored in the liberal arts, experiential and co-curricular learning, interculturalism, interdisciplinary studies, and service to society, and that is cultivated by a faculty dedicated to promoting individual expression, reflective practice, and integrative learning.

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, color, 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 nondiscrimination 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.

• Posted in Non-Exempt on Apr. 18, 2023