Police Officer CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY #260626-9035PS-CR

About the role

The Police Department at Central Connecticut State University is a fully sworn nationally accredited police agency, focused on ensuring health, safety, and providing a stable work and learning environment for our campus community and visitors. We are committed to the fundamental principles of community policing, such as crime prevention, omnipresence, and partnerships with the community we serve. We are continually striving to provide nothing but the best policing service to our community.

Responsibilities

• Provide crowd control at various CCSU events and activities
• Maintain physical security and authorized access in designated areas to prevent theft, trespass, vandalism or violations of state statutes and regulations
• Give directions and routine information to the public
• Participate in evacuation activities in event of fire, bomb threats, or other potential disasters
• Operate firefighting apparatus if needed
• Conduct cruiser or foot patrols
• Conduct bicycle patrols as weather permits
• Provide traffic and/or crowd control
• Assess nature of further assistance needed and make timely and appropriate arrangements
• Gather background information and provide threat assessments regarding high-risk locations, safety of persons or property, biological or physical threats
• Respond to emergency situations and provide CPR or first aid to injured parties
• Assist State Police in investigation of major criminal acts
• Maintain building security and perform patrol duties at time of heightened alert level under Homeland Security procedures
• Direct traffic and enforce motor vehicle and parking regulations
• Initiate and conduct criminal and other investigations of violations, suspicious activities or reports of incidents occurring within jurisdiction
• Conduct on-site investigations, question witnesses, arrest individuals at scene and issue summons
• Record information
• Apply for and serve arrest warrants
• Process paperwork on arrests and activity reports
• Arrange surety and non-surety bond payments or Written Promise to Appear (WPA)
• Provide court testimony
• Conduct various safety training, certification and/or recertification courses
• Perform minor equipment repairs
• Make public presentations regarding crime prevention and safety
• Serve as dispatcher
• Perform related duties as required

Qualifications

• CT POST Certified Police Officer certification number with date of issuance and expiration
• Ability to perform a combination or concentration of the following functions on a fixed or rotating basis as directed by the agency

Skills

• Community policing
• Crime prevention
• Emergency response
• Public relations
• Physical fitness
• Vehicle operation
• First aid and CPR
• Investigation techniques
• Patrol and security operations
• Administrative duties

Benefits

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Pay

$74,424.00 - $92,519.00/year (Employees new to state service start at minimum of pay plan)

Schedule

Full-Time, 40 hours per week, shifts determined once hired (1st, 2nd, 3rd), may require work on holidays/weekends