Public Safety Officer

Provide and maintain a safe and secure environment while respecting the rights and dignity of individuals utilizing programs and facilities of Pepperdine University. The mission shall be accomplished within the constraints of federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

Responsibilities

• Support the University's mission, ethics code, and all applicable standards and policies by encouraging and maintaining a safe, peaceful, and orderly community through education, enforcement, emergency response, and services delivered 24-hours a day, 365 days per year.
• Under the immediate supervision of the watch commander, spend the majority of time in the field performing building security checks, foot/vehicle patrols, officer report writing, booth operations, parking enforcement, fleet management (including vehicle check-off sheets), key control, service requests, trainings, crime prevention education, and other designated duties.
• Retain primary responsibility for the operation and staffing of the campus entrance booths. Provide information and screening to persons and vehicles seeking access to the property.
• Develop and maintain positive community relations through community-oriented public safety goals to create bonds of trust and reliance between officers and members of the community.
• Collaborate with and support all Public Safety personnel and members of the Pepperdine community to foster and maintain a positive, honorable, fiscally prudent, efficient, and professional work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the director, associate director, or assistant director of Public Safety.
• Uphold University mission through work performed.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• Possess or obtain within the first 90 days of employment CPR and basic first aid certificates.
• Supportive of the Christian mission of Pepperdine University, with the ability and desire to promote the University's mission.
• Supportive of and willing to adhere to the University's Code of Ethics.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including a pleasant disposition; and an ability to communicate with diplomacy and tact in sensitive situations.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and work independently.
• Ability to handle multiple, simultaneous responsibilities in stressful situations.
• Ability and willingness to work a wide variety of shifts, including late night/early morning hours, weekends, and holidays. Possibly working extended shifts on short notice and/or being called into work outside normal scheduled hours.
• Available to work a flexible workweek and ability to rotate to new shift assignments as assigned.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to enter data into a variety of computer software programs; communicate daily on email.
• Ability to obtain knowledge of law enforcement and public safety methods.
• Ability to obtain knowledge of crowd control and traffic enforcement techniques.
• Ability to obtain general knowledge of local, state, and federal laws, including the California Vehicle Code.
• Ability to assist in fire fighting and rescue operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Haz Mat First Responder certification or higher.
• Work experience in security or customer service-related field.

Pay

Expected pay rate: $23.25 per hour. The above pay range reflects what Pepperdine University reasonably expects to pay for this position at time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant factors such as work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level.

Benefits

In addition to base pay, Pepperdine offers a robust and highly competitive benefits package.

Schedule

This is a regular, nonexempt, 40-hour per week position.