Campus Police Officer

The Opportunity:

As a Campus Police Officer, you will perform general-duty police work to protect life and property, enforce laws and ordinances, maintain order, and prevent and investigate crime in support of Washington State University.

Additional Information:

• Position Type: Full (100% FTE)
• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including paid sick and vacation leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement, deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts, training and development, and employee tuition waiver.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduation or equivalent
• Twenty-one years of age
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• No previous felony convictions
• U.S. Citizenship
• Two years of full-time college
• OR one year of police experience
• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
• Must obtain and maintain certification or complete a basic law enforcement course as approved by the Washington Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Commission.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commissioned law officer under the regulations of the State of Washington
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to interact with the public, other agencies, and co-workers in a positive manner.

About Department/College/Area/Campus:

Police.wsu.edu

Area/College: Finance and Administration, Public Services

Name: Police Department

Location: Pullman WA 99163

Application Instructions:

• Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application: Resume, Cover Letter
• External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
• Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday.
• Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.
• Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files.
• Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.
• Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.

Note: A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.