Security Officer
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
Full-time
Law Enforcement / Security
Posted on May 16, 2023
Primary/Principal Responsibilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Provide security for the University faculty, students, staff and guests, buildings and properties.
- Specific activities include maintaining a fixed post, handling desk duty including access control, data entry and reporting, turning lights on and off, unlocking exterior and interior doors, executing interior checks with or without a Detex tour system.
- Prepare and submit appropriate reports.
- Give verbal directives to students, faculty, staff and visitors to ensure compliance with University policies and procedures with respect to public safety matters.
- Verbally detain offenders of University public safety policies.
- Under the direction of a University Police Officer, physically detain offenders of University public safety policies.
- Call for police assistance as necessary.
- Answer telephones and provide assistance to callers and visitors. Respond to calls for assistance.
- Take photographs for and issue University identification cards.
- Administer first aid and CPR to level of training.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Must have a high school diploma or GED;
- Must be 18 years of age;
- Must be available to work any shift as assigned;
- Must have excellent communication and human relation skills;
- Preferably, have a valid CPR and First Aid certifications;
- Must have no prior felony record;
- Must be able to perform data entry and run simple reports from computerized systems.
Physical activities include but are not limited to:
- Sitting and standing for extended periods of time;
- Walking and running as needed;
- Walking up and down stairs;
- Physically detaining a human being under the direction of a police officer or otherwise;
- Lifting a human as needed;
- Pulling/ pushing a human being;
- Ability to utilize human senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, smell.
- Work environment:
- Ability to work inside and outside of building during all types of weather;
- Ability to work flexible hours including all rotating shift assignments, nights, weekends, holidays; available for on-call assignment and overtime as needed;
- Ability to sit or stand at a location for long periods of time;
- Ability to walk for extended periods of times.
Note:
Security Officers do not have a warrant as a Special State Police Officer and thus have no arrest authority. It is a uniformed position equipped with a radio.The use of tobacco products while on duty is prohibited.
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