Campus Safety Officer

Ohlone College

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.ohlone.edu

Phone:

• 510-659-6000

Application Deadline:

• First round of application screening will be held on/after 2/6/2024. Applications received after 2/6/2024 will be considered after 3/6/2024.

Salary:

• $72,036.00 - $91,956.00 annually

Position Details

Job Type:

Full-Time

Division:

Administrative and Technology Services

Opening Date:

1/4/2024

Location:

Fremont Campus and/or Newark Center

Job Number:

202300073

Department:

Administrative and Technology Services

Bargaining Unit:

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Ideal Candidate Statement:

The Ohlone Community College District Campus Police Services Department is committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, staff, and visitors of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome, and included.

Ohlone Community College District is currently seeking a Safety Officer to join the Campus Police Services team. The ideal candidate will uphold the highest standards of moral character, integrity, and professionalism while demonstrating the ability to work in a dynamic and ever-changing college setting. The ideal candidate will have the ability to adapt to a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and mandatory over-time when applicable. The ideal candidate will work in a team environment and must have the ability to develop positive working relationships. The successful candidate can multi-task, prioritize, and meet mandatory/regulatory deadlines.

In addition, the ideal candidate will: 

Position Description:

Under the direction of an assigned police administrator, monitors and patrols District facilities, property and offices for purposes of controlling campus security, parking, and other issues; responds to intrusion and fire alarms, as well as other requests for assistance; investigates and enforces District rules, regulations, and legal infractions concerning the protection of persons and property; observes, reports, and maintains the property and security of the college; and performs related work as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Patrols designated areas of the community college district to preserve law and order including performing foot, bicycle, and/or vehicular patrols to protect safety and control of the entire District.
• Responds to service calls including medical, animal control, crowd control, traffic, and vehicle service calls.
• Enforce College, County, State, and federal laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Effectively engage and support historically minoritized groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service-oriented practices.
• Investigate crimes, incidents, suspicious persons, and vehicles.
• Interview victims, complainants, witnesses, and suspects; conduct searches, collect and preserve evidence, and conduct arrests of crime suspects.
• Create and update crime report forms and track crime statistics; maintain and submit logs relating to daily activities, alarm activations, dispatches, field contacts, restraining orders, and other information.
• Coordinate efforts with police departments to assure appropriate and timely response in emergency situations and respond to threats in conjunction with appropriate authorities.
• Provide assistance to the Chief and campus police personnel as assigned.
• Provide dispatch duties and conduct public relations activities.
• Collect and deliver legal tender, such as parking machines, State checks, and other monies.
• Operate a variety of safety and office equipment, including a T3 motion device, two-way radio, pepper spray, baton, handcuffs, video surveillance systems, digital camera, automated external defibrillator (AED), computer, and assigned software and other assigned equipment; drive a vehicle to conduct work.
• Investigate and enforce unauthorized use of facilities; respond to fire and burglar alarm activations.
• Lock and unlock buildings/doors as required; arm and disarm burglar.
• Evacuate classrooms and buildings in emergency situations as necessary.
• Attend a variety of meetings, trainings and workshop activities as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

Skills:

Ability:

• Assure the safety and security of students, staff, facilities, and grounds.
• Investigate crimes and incidents.
• Respond to disturbances and emergency situations calmly and rationally.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Understand and work within scope of authority.
• Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

Other Requirements:

Physical Characteristics:

Environmental Elements:

• Constant Interruptions.
• Evening/Variable Hours; Remain on-call.
• Indoor/Outdoor Split.
• Work around electrical hazards, sharp objects/tools, and works in high heights.
• Seasonal heat and cold or adverse weather conditions.
• Potential physical hazards involved in intervening in anti-social, illegal and violent behavior.
• Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals.

Required Application Materials:

Foreign Transcripts:

Transcripts issued outside the United States require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the filing deadline.

Here is a list of approved foreign degree evaluations services: https://www.ohlone.edu/sites/default/files/documents/imported/evaluationofforeigndegrees.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/

District Statement:

Founded in 1967, Ohlone College is named in honor of the early Ohlone People who inhabited the San Francisco Bay Area. Ohlone College is committed to providing a high-quality education to serve our diverse population of over 15,000 students per year. Ohlone College is nationally recognized for our Deaf Studies and Interpreter Preparation programs, and is widely known for our nursing, health sciences, liberal arts, biomedical science, and smart manufacturing programs. As a learning community, we embrace and champion inclusivity, integrity, student expression, global citizenship, and continuous improvement.

Ohlone College is one of the top-ranked community colleges in California, serving the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. Our campuses in Fremont and Newark are centrally located in the East Bay between San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. This region is known as a hub of innovation and economic activity, and home to some of the most advanced manufacturing, biomedical research, and clean energy companies in California, including Tesla, Meta, Seagate, and Lam Research.

The main campus in Fremont is located near Interstate 680 at the base of Mission Peak, just south of the historic Mission San Jose, and is the primary gateway to year-round hiking, biking, and hang gliding in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve. The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology is located near Interstate 880 in a hub of new residential and commercial development. The two campuses are connected by shuttle to each other and the Warm Springs BART station, which offers convenient access to public transit throughout the Bay Area. 

EEO Statement:

The District is strongly committed to the principles of equal opportunity and to hiring qualified staff who reflect the diversity of our community. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, military and veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related medical condition or any other protected basis in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you have a disability and are in need of special services, equipment, or facilities in order to apply or interview for this opening, please call the Human Resources office at: (510) 659-6088.

Conditions of Employment:

Offers of employment are contingent upon Governing Board approval. Employment with Ohlone Community College is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements. All new employees are required to submit official transcripts, proof of freedom from tuberculosis. In addition, you will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the federal "Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986." Pre-employment tests and/or medical examinations may be required. Ohlone Community College does not sponsor H1B visas. Employees must sign the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and submit fingerprints for CA Department of Justice clearance. Employees must be California residents on their date of hire and for the duration of their employment with Ohlone Community College District.

Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986:

Applicants selected for positions will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the federal Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986.

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