- POLICE OFFICER
Job Number:
10-AF-73
Status:
RFT
Hours:
Sunday thru Saturday - All Shifts, Holidays and Weekends
Salary:
Commensurate with Experience
Requirements
Education:
Minimum - High School Graduate Experience/Skills:
- Law Enforcement Academy Graduate or equivalent law enforcement experience
- Minimum of a high school education
- Ability to maintain a mental capacity to continue ongoing training and expand one's skill level which allows the capability to exercise sound judgement and rational thinking under dangerous circumstances.
- Evaluate various options which could include life and death decisions.
- Ability to effectively deal with personal danger which may include exposure to armed/dangerous persons, dangerous animals, communicable diseases, hazards of emergency driving, natural and man-made disasters.
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will support the mission of the Valparaiso University and Valparaiso University Police Department by proactive patrolling campus to ensure the safety, security, well being, and retention of the University's students, staff, guests and property.
- Perform proactive patrol for the Valparaiso University by vehicle, foot, and bicycle. Detect criminal activity, traffic violations, and enforce federal, state, and University parking rules, and regulations.
- Respond to emergency calls of service, which include fire, medical, suspicious persons, assaults, alarms, break-ins, thefts, alcohol, and drug activities. Perform investigations, interviews of victims, witnesses, and offenders.
- Respond to non-emergency calls of services such as lock-outs, student transports, reports of criminal activity not in progress. (Example: bike thefts, lost property reports, etc.) Prepare written incident and accident/crash reports.
- Assist and support the Chief, Captain and Detective Sergeant in daily activities.
- Daily supervision of the Student Escort Services and Dispatch.
To apply for this position:
- Please send cover letter, resume and list of references to: Human.Resources@valpo.edu
- Address cover letter to Becky Walkowiak, Chief, VU Police Department, Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso University does not unlawfully discriminate and aims to employ persons of various backgrounds and experiences to help constitute a diverse community. Its entire EOE policy can be found at:
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