Master Police Officer

About the role

The primary purpose of the George Mason University Master Police Officer position is to exercise general police power within a specific jurisdiction in order to perform law enforcement, crime prevention, investigative, security and related public safety functions while maintaining department standards in community outreach efforts.

Responsibilities

• Enforces laws and investigates crimes and traffic crashes
• Enforces all applicable state and local laws and university regulations to ensure the proper protection of all University personnel, visitors, and property; Arrests violators of laws, issues summonses, issues written and verbal warnings when appropriate, ensures data collection forms for the 2020 Community Policing Act are issued when required;
• Exercises discretion in a safe, fair, and balanced manner;
• Provides law enforcement presence and crowd control at assigned activities and/or locations;
• Demonstrates professional demeanor and safety techniques during traffic control;
• Responds to radio calls and assignments made by dispatchers and supervisors, answers calls and complaints, and provides assistance to fellow law enforcement officers;
• Investigates traffic crashes and provides assistance to the injured, control crash area, and ensure the safety of other traffic until area is clear;
• Counsels and trains others to meet competency and accreditation standards;
• Provides public services and assistance to community members;
• Provides assistance to the community by utilizing sound decision making and customer service practices;
• Ensures that the public is dealt with in a courteous and professional manner, displays no bias, and works to overcome communication barriers;
• Displays appropriate compassion and empathy, providing law enforcement services with a high standard of care;
• Looks beyond the initial problem and seeks opportunities to provide exceptional customer service;
• Exercises sound judgement; decisions take into consideration department and university policy, law, and fact;
• Renders aid and assistance to citizens, fellow officers, and other public safety partners.

Requirements

• Enforces laws and investigates crimes and traffic crashes
• Enforces all applicable state and local laws and university regulations to ensure the proper protection of all University personnel, visitors, and property; Arrests violators of laws, issues summonses, issues written and verbal warnings when appropriate, ensures data collection forms for the 2020 Community Policing Act are issued when required;
• Exercises discretion in a safe, fair, and balanced manner;
• Provides law enforcement presence and crowd control at assigned activities and/or locations;
• Demonstrates professional demeanor and safety techniques during traffic control;
• Responds to radio calls and assignments made by dispatchers and supervisors, answers calls and complaints, and provides assistance to fellow law enforcement officers;
• Investigates traffic crashes and provides assistance to the injured, control crash area, and ensure the safety of other traffic until area is clear;
• Counsels and trains others to meet competency and accreditation standards;
• Provides public services and assistance to community members;
• Provides assistance to the community by utilizing sound decision making and customer service practices;
• Ensures that the public is dealt with in a courteous and professional manner, displays no bias, and works to overcome communication barriers;
• Displays appropriate compassion and empathy, providing law enforcement services with a high standard of care;
• Looks beyond the initial problem and seeks opportunities to provide exceptional customer service;
• Exercises sound judgement; decisions take into consideration department and university policy, law, and fact;
• Renders aid and assistance to citizens, fellow officers, and other public safety partners.

Qualifications

• Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Law Enforcement Officer certification
• Must currently possess an appropriate, active, valid motor vehicle operator’s license that meets all of GMU’s requirements for operating state vehicles and equipment under Mason’s Vehicle Use Policy 1411 https://universitypolicy.gmu.edu/policies/vehicle-use/.

Skills

• Enforces laws and investigates crimes and traffic crashes
• Enforces all applicable state and local laws and university regulations to ensure the proper protection of all University personnel, visitors, and property; Arrests violators of laws, issues summonses, issues written and verbal warnings when appropriate, ensures data collection forms for the 2020 Community Policing Act are issued when required;
• Exercises discretion in a safe, fair, and balanced manner;
• Provides law enforcement presence and crowd control at assigned activities and/or locations;
• Demonstrates professional demeanor and safety techniques during traffic control;
• Responds to radio calls and assignments made by dispatchers and supervisors, answers calls and complaints, and provides assistance to fellow law enforcement officers;
• Investigates traffic crashes and provides assistance to the injured, control crash area, and ensure the safety of other traffic until area is clear;
• Counsels and trains others to meet competency and accreditation standards;
• Provides public services and assistance to community members;
• Provides assistance to the community by utilizing sound decision making and customer service practices;
• Ensures that the public is dealt with in a courteous and professional manner, displays no bias, and works to overcome communication barriers;
• Displays appropriate compassion and empathy, providing law enforcement services with a high standard of care;
• Looks beyond the initial problem and seeks opportunities to provide exceptional customer service;
• Exercises sound judgement; decisions take into consideration department and university policy, law, and fact;
• Renders aid and assistance to citizens, fellow officers, and other public safety partners.

Benefits

Complies with Clery Act and serves as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), providing written reports of all crimes as defined under Clery Act in conjunction with, or addition to, those defined by state code.

Pay

Salary commensurate with education and experience

Schedule

Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)