Jefferson Police Department - Police Officer Armed (prior police experience)- Full Time - Various Locations & Shifts

Jefferson Campus Police Officer

Responsible for the safety and security of all Jefferson employees, students, visitors, staff, and property. As designated by the shift supervisor, police officers patrol the Jefferson campus either on foot or on bicycle and monitor the environment of safety at various locations on campus. The police officer will respond to all serious incidents on campus and take the appropriate action in accordance with Federal, State, Local, and Organizational laws and policy. Must be available to work all shifts and must be able to rotate between shifts in accordance with organizational needs.

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Patrols Jefferson buildings and campus areas. Makes unscheduled checks of campus sensitive and high-risk areas. Periodically checks specific campus locations for security violations, unauthorized persons, and dangerous conditions. Provides on-campus escorts as requested. Reports any security or safety concerns in writing to the shift supervisor. Produces incident reports for complaints and incidents; ensures written record is submitted before the end of his / her shift. Consults and advises crime victims focusing on "due process" or methods of reporting crimes to the appropriate authorities (local Police, District Attorney, etc.) and / or to initiate arrest warrants as necessary. Interacts with local police, or other law enforcement agencies relative to criminal offenses and complaints, and when subpoenaed testifies in court litigation proceedings. Assigned to security details, VIP protection, and crowd control for special events. Interacts with law enforcement authorities for special events. Provides assistance as a member of the Emergency Response Team in events such as : fires, bomb threats, explosions, or other life-threatening or crime-related situations. Performs other related security duties, including but limited to : responds to calls for service, takes commands, and documents all security incidents with a written report; assists all victims of crime on Jefferson campus; ensures all visitors comply with visiting regulations and escort all unauthorized persons from campus; other police / security duties as directed by Lieutenant.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required) :

• Knowledge of successful approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment, ability to adapt as needed.
• Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process problems, ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Knowledge of, and ability to implement, the measures necessary to safeguard an organization's employees and visitors.
• Knowledge of and ability to employ required tools, techniques, and technologies to minimize losses due to breaches of physical premises security.
• Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process, ability to analyze situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisions.
• Ability to work with a group to set its objectives and agenda, generate allegiance to those objectives, and guide and motivate their achievement.
• Knowledge of crisis management concepts and techniques, ability to predict, avert, mitigate, and recover from an event that has or could have a severely negative impact on the business.
• Knowledge of and ability to use tools and techniques to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from an emergency.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :

Work Shift : Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type : Regular

Employee Entity : Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address : 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America