Job Description
Governors State University seeks to fill the position of Campus Police Officer for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) team. As part of an assigned team, Campus Police Officers provide campus safety, security, and law enforcement services to the University community. Campus Police Officers provide a wide range of services, including both traditional and non-traditional police services. Officers are required to participate in crime prevention and community-oriented public safety programming. The successful candidate must project a positive image. Campus Police Officers enforce University regulations, local ordinances, and state laws. Officers are first responders to incidents, accidents, and other emergency situations and are responsible for conducting initial and follow-up investigations into significant and criminal incidents. Campus Police Officers will work under the direction of a police supervisor. Overtime hours are anticipated. This is an entry-level, sworn campus police position.
To preserve and protect life, property, and the rights of all people in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Illinois, and to preserve peace within the established limits of the university community by providing high-quality law enforcement and non-related security specialty law enforcement emergency services.
Requires an extreme amount of personal contact when providing service, protection, and/or enforcement of law and rules. Requires ethical behavior, integrity, courtesy and service toward others. Exercise judgment in determining when to use force and to what degree. This position requires community policing, strong public relation skills, discretion, and dissemination and communication of information.
Responsible for actively patrolling and providing public assistance upholding law enforcement and public safety. Any problems that do not fall within the standard operating procedures include all general and special orders and/or guidelines, arrests, emergency situations, and equipment difficulties. This role is responsible for notifying and informing a DPS supervisor at the level above member's position through the chain of command.
This position requires significant training to be prepared for the inevitable position of answering/ resolving problems that are not in direct accord with policies and procedures. Basic training for this position is instituted and regulated under the laws and regulations of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Upon successful completion of academy graduation and one (1) year probation in the Department of Public Safety, this member should be competent of the duties and responsibilities required for this position, and comprehend legal documents including citations, affidavits, warrants, etc.
All members should gain knowledge of the job during attendance of the daily-roll call meeting held before starting a shift. Various law enforcement certificatio
Qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent
Possession of a valid driver’s license
No record of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor as identified in the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705 et seq.), or a crime involving moral turpitude
Eligibility for bonding, if required by the employing institution
Successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Officers’ Training course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, if required by the employing institution. All recruit law enforcement officers who successfully complete this course after September 1, 1984, are required to successfully pass the Law Enforcement Officers’ Certification Examination. (Applicants lacking such training at the time of appointment will be required to complete such requirement during, and as a part of, their probationary period of employment in this class.)
At least 21 years of age upon employment. (This requirement may be further defined by local recruitment, examination, and employment policies, provided age requirements have been met with regard to all other applicable state and federal regulations in this respect.)
NOTE: Persons who have not successfully completed the mandated firearm training course, as approved and recognized by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, must complete the course during their probationary period. Police officers are not authorized to carry a service weapon until they have successfully completed such training.
Salary
$27.19
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Campus Police Officer
Contact Information
| University/Agency
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Governors State University
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| Department/College
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Department of Public Safety
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| Contact
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Human Resources
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| Phone Number
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708-534-4100
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| Address
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1 University Parkway
University Park, Illinois 60484
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