Campus Police Officer

About the role

This recruitment is to create an applicant pool for future openings only. We are currently seeking skilled and team-oriented applicants for the following position: Campus Police Officer. This position will perform general duty police work to protect life and property, enforce laws and ordinances, maintain order, and prevent and investigate crime.

Responsibilities

• Perform general duty police work to protect life and property, enforce laws and ordinances, maintain order, and prevent and investigate crime.
• Respond to emergency calls and non-emergency situations.
• Maintain records and reports related to police activity.
• Interact with the public and handle complaints.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development.

Requirements

• High school graduation or GED
• Minimum age of 21 years
• Valid driver’s license
• No previous felony convictions
• Two years of full-time college in Police Science or allied field OR one year of police or campus security experience
• Demonstrated ability to apply a responsive and flexible approach that is supportive of the needs including universal access of our students, faculty, staff and the public

Qualifications

• Current commissioned police officer (preferred)

Skills

• Behave morally and make ethical decisions
• Establish and maintain command presence
• Demonstrate physical and mental courage and maintain situational awareness
• Serve the campus community while engendering values of justice, professionalism, trust, service, and integrity
• Utilize de-escalation and conflict resolution skills
• Manage critical incidents and crises
• Innovate and display mental agility

Benefits

The university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: here.

Pay

The salary for this position is $70,812 (minimum) up to $95,220 top salary being offered. Where the hired candidate will begin within this range is dependent on education, experience, and skills.

Schedule

The work schedule is 7K – 6 month rotation of 10 hour 40 minutes shifts per day * 5 ON 4 OFF * 5 ON 4 OFF ** 5 ON 5 OFF

Conditions of Employment

• Applicants will be required to pass a written and physical test administered through Public Safety Testing. Please visit the Public Safety Testing website at www.publicsafetytesting.com to complete their application and sign up for testing.
• The selected candidate will be required to work rotating shifts.
• Entry level applicants will be required to attend a 720 hour basic law enforcement academy and certify as a peace officer as a condition of continuing employment.
• Lateral applicants must also have a current Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certificate or equivalent certification from another state-approved academy. Out of state lateral applicants must achieve certification by the Washington State Equivalency Academy within one year or employment.
• The successful candidate will be required to pass both a psychological and polygraph test prior to entrance into the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Academy for both entry and lateral applicants.
• This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value, as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16.
• The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa currently. Sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.
• All new employees must comply with EWU Immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR before beginning work at EWU.
• Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• This position is covered by the Eastern Washington University Police Guild here.
• Note: Interviews might be conducted via Zoom (camera must be enabled). If so, candidates must be able to demonstrate competence using Zoom and other technologies.