Safety Officer

Safety Representative

Presents a positive image of Carrington College at all times.
Monitors Carrington campus and parking areas to support the safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Observes and reports potential safety concerns, completes incident reports, reports unusual situations and potential illegal activity.
Walks the parking areas to deter potential vandalism of vehicles and to monitor adherence to parking lot regulations.
Identifies and directs visitors to the proper destination for check-in.
Conducts regular campus safety checks.
Assists in campus evacuation drills and evacuation situations.
Escorts (without any physical contact) uninvited persons from Carrington premises.
Creates a partnership with campus management, building management and first responders as appropriate.
Assists with common facilities related activities such as posting signage and supporting IT with badge/ID access cards to name a few.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Presents a positive image of Carrington College at all times.
• Maintains a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Monitors campus and parking areas to ensure safety.
• Reports potential safety concerns, completes incident reports, and addresses unusual situations and illegal activity.
• Supports campus safety by conducting regular checks and assisting with evacuation drills.
• Directs visitors and escorts uninvited persons from campus.
• Collaborates with campus management, building management, and first responders.
• Assists with common facilities-related tasks such as posting signage and managing badge/ID access.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Core Competencies

• Integrity and Ethics: Demonstrates personal integrity; serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization; follows through on commitments and accepts ownership of mistakes; treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others and upholds organizational values.
• Professionalism: Approaches other in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Adaptability: Responds to change with a willingness and ability to learn new ways of working. Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Organization Support: Supports organizations goals and values. Is keenly aware of the time frame in which tasks or projects need to be done; accepts and mirrors the level of urgency conveyed by the manager or customer being served; puts priority on the needs of the organization or the needs of its customers.
• Fosters Collaboration and Teamwork: Contributes to building a positive team spirit; willing to provide help when needed; committed to accomplishing the organization’s goals and objectives. Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or relevant experience preferred.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, write and comprehend in English. Ability to effectively write business related correspondence and incident reports. Able to present information in one-on-one and in groups.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions; ability to problem solve with a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: Must demonstrate proficient use of Microsoft Office, MS Word and MS Outlook as well as Incident Reporting and other campus software programs.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to both indoor and outdoor conditions.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.