Temporary Community Service Officer

About the role

The Temporary Community Service Officer provides support to the university’s physical security programs and initiatives. The role reports to the Physical Security Director and assists with various security technology assessments, equipment testing, mapping, documentation, and implementation activities across campus facilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with campus-wide assessments, inspections, and evaluations related to physical security systems and infrastructure.
• Support security camera placement planning, equipment installation coordination, field verification, and documentation activities.
• Conduct testing, mapping, troubleshooting, and reporting for blue light emergency phone systems.
• Affiliate with panic switch inventory management, mapping, operational testing, and documentation.
• Affiliate with KeyTrak mapping, key control inventory verification, and access management documentation activities.
• Affiliate with classroom lockdown mapping, testing, verification, and reporting to support campus emergency preparedness initiatives.
• Collect, organize, maintain, and update security-related data, maps, spreadsheets, and records.
• Affiliate with preparation of reports, inspection documentation, equipment inventories, and compliance-related materials.
• Support evaluation and implementation of physical security technologies, procedures, and operational improvements.
• Provide field support for security-related projects, inspections, and campus safety initiatives as assigned.
• Support Physical Security staff in promoting campus safety, risk awareness, and security preparedness across university facilities.

Qualifications

• Must meet the requirements of Chapter 493, Florida Statutes and have a high school diploma and one year of appropriate experience.
• Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at any equivalent rate for the required experience.
• Preferred experience or coursework related to physical security, criminal justice, emergency management, information systems, facilities operations, or related fields.
• Valid driver’s license required.

About Us

Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida’s best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s 12 public universities. Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.