Student Security Assistant (Fall 2026)

Position Summary

The purpose of a student assigned to Student Security Assistant is to provide assistance to the Campus Security office. This assistance may come in various forms such as providing a patrolling presence on the Campus of SMC on the weekends or when classes are not in session in order to observe and report safety & security issues. Other tasks may include security monitor observation and clerical duties.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to physically patrol inside and outside of campus buildings
• May not have been found responsible in a Student Conduct case
• Able to work 10-20 hours per week
• Able to work 2 weekends a month & some holidays
• Must have at least a 2.0 GPA

Preferred Qualifications

• Criminal Justice Major
• Current Residential Life student

Other Information

• Once a schedule has been agreed upon, it is the responsibility of the student employee to:
• Be considerate and reliable
• Student workers represent Southwestern Michigan College and must maintain the same standards expected of all faculty and staff
• Dress in attire that conveys a degree of professionalism
• Arrive at work on time, ready to perform position-related activities
• Report each building that was patrolled using the assigned method
• Report results of patrol at the conclusion of each assigned weekend via email
• Notify supervisor in a timely manner if the he or she is unable to arrive at work on time
• Refrain from using office equipment for personal reasons
• Report safety concerns in a timely manner using the proper notification chain
• Complete payroll timesheet in a timely manner

Special Instructions to Applicants

• You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.
• High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.
• OR You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.
• All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
• The physical activity of this position.
• Climbing.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Fingering.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motion.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The physical requirements of this position.
• Medium work.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
• The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
• The employee is subject to environmental conditions.
• Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The employee is subject to outside environmental conditions.
• No effective protection from the weather.
• The employee is subject to both environmental conditions.
• Activities occur inside and outside.
• The employee is subject to extreme cold.
• Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The employee is subject to extreme heat.
• Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The employee is subject to noise.
• There is sufficient noise to cause the employee to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
• The employee is subject to vibration.
• Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• The employee is subject to atmospheric conditions.
• One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The employee is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
• The employee is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
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