Police Officer

About the role

Otterbein University is seeking a Police Officer to ensure the safety and security of persons and property on campus. The role involves enforcing laws, investigating incidents, patrolling, and maintaining campus equipment.

Responsibilities

• Enforce local, state, and federal criminal laws, University judicial rules and regulations, traffic, and parking regulations.
• Obtain warrants, apprehend, arrest, search, pat down, handcuff, pursue, and secure suspects with appropriate force.
• Transport prisoners and testify in criminal court or University judicial hearings.
• Investigate criminal violations, judicial violations, traffic crashes, and citizen complaints.
• Protect crime scenes and preserve evidence.
• Patrol on foot and in motor vehicles, including university-owned golf carts, providing assistance as needed.
• Lock and unlock buildings, provide escorts, manage traffic and parking, and report safety/security concerns.
• Maintain and operate patrol vehicles and departmental equipment, including firearms, tasers, pepper spray, batons, handcuffs, radios, computers, copiers, fax machines, telephones, and first aid equipment.
• Operate campus emergency notification systems, Clery notification system, panic alarm systems, fire panel systems, WOCC TV system, and camera systems.
• Enter work orders as needed.
• Demonstrate competency in verbal and written communications with all constituencies.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Pass an extensive background investigation, including a criminal history and credit check.
• At least 21 years old.
• Corrected vision to 20/20 and no color blindness.
• Successfully complete and meet all standards, including academic, physical fitness, medical, psychological, and truth verification.
• Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission certificate in good standing.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license with no more than six points on the record.