Security Officer-FOP

Job Title : Security Officer-FOP

Department : Administration and Planning | DPS Central Campus Security

Job Description

Ohio State's Department of Public Safety is hiring Security Officers-FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) to join the Central Campus Security Team. Security Officers focus on safety of the university community as the top priority and provide physical security for various campus locations.

Officers demonstrate stellar customer service as they engage with the community to provide a physical security presence, conduct high-visibility patrols and provide general assistance such as giving directions and escorting people to locations on campus. These roles can prepare you for future advancement in public safety careers.

Standard patrols include safety and security checks of buildings, external grounds and equipment and are conducted in a variety of ways : on foot and in vehicles. Vehicles are marked, brand new, temperature controlled and Bluetooth capable.

Security Officers also respond to alarms and work in the security control room monitoring CCTV cameras, answering phone and radio calls, and dispatching other officers. These positions also assist in traffic and pedestrian management, participate in special duty events and operations (i.e., football team security), complete routine logs and forms, administer first aid and operate fire extinguishers.

They also investigate and report on crimes, unusual incidents, complaints, injuries and accidents. Newly hired Security Officers receive specialized training including, First Aid / CPR / AED, OC Spray, mountain bike and de-escalation training.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to work evenings and weekends and be subject to 24-hour call-in
• Possession of a valid driver's license
• Completion of field training program within the first three months of employment

Benefits include exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription insurance coverage that begins on your first day of employment. Retirement options include an employer match up to 14 percent. Education assistance reimburses 100% of tuition for you to attend Ohio State and 50% for your spouse and dependents.

The starting pay is $20.00 per hour. After successful completion of a 1-year probationary period, a $1.00 increase occurs. Due to the nature of the work, Security Officers are subject to 24-hour call-in may work evenings and weekends. Shift differential includes $.50 for 2nd and 3rd shift officers.

Security officers are also eligible for overtime and annual merit compensation increases. Uniforms and equipment are provided. These positions are considered "Essential" positions, whose presence is required regardless of the existence of an emergency condition, and whose absence from duty could endanger the safety and well-being of the campus population and / or physical plant.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will : educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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