Job Description

Job Location UHSP main campus - St. Louis, MO 63110 Position Type Staff (Full-time) Education Level Associates Degree Travel Percentage Negligible Job Shift Any Job Category Public Safety

Do you have desire to put your service and safety skills to use and contribute to making a small, mission-focused university a safe and welcoming work and learning environment? University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis is currently looking for a public safety lead officer to join our dedicated team. Our officers work together to patrol, monitor, and provide 24/7 service to people on campus. Lead Officers provide guidance and direction to the public safety officers while working with the associate director of public safety and reporting to the director of public safety. This is a full-time, benefits eligible position working 10-hour shifts on Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:00pm to 6:00am.

Since our founding over 160 years ago, UHSP has provided a world-class education for health care leaders and innovators and been a place where future professionals and practitioners come together to foster a healthier society. If you consider some of your strengths to be in your communication, relational building, service approach, you are encouraged to apply and contribute to the success of a university focused on helping our students make tomorrow better than today.

In this role, you will get to:

• Provide high-level service to faculty, staff and students with questions regarding parking, building access, wayfinding on campus, as well as responding with empathy and support to instances involving potential policy violation or criminal activity.
• Provide visible public safety presences while verifying campus access policies are in force while on foot patrols on and around campus.
• Monitors the operation of digital cameras, close-circuit television, card access controls, alarm systems and telephones. Track and report information on logs. Write incident reports.
• Follow department standard operating procedures, utilize judgement and discretion with a default toward empathy and service, collaborate and share information with other public safety staff to ensure coordination of efforts on campus ensuring officer safety.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Minimum

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required
• At least 3-5 years of experience working in law enforcement, security and/or military.
• High level customer service skills. Preference for prior public safety, military, asset protection experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an armed St Louis Metro Security License, including clear criminal record check and driving record (MVR-Hi), passing physical, and psychological evaluation.
• Experience with Adult CPR with First Aid and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED). Certification required within 90 days of hire if not already held.
• Knowledge of FEMA emergency protocols. Completion of FEMA Courses IS100, IS200. IS700, IS800, and ICS 300 within 30 days. Additional FEMA IS course completion or other emergency management, or public safety certifications are a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written, and the ability to interpret and explain information to a variety of persons and groups.
• Strong conflict resolutions skills with high integrity and personal accountability, including the ability to verbally de-escalate conflict filled situations.
• Ability to value diversity and demonstrate commitment to equity, inclusion, and culturally respectful interactions with persons of diverse ethnic, cultural, social-economic, or educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as the ability to work independently toward department goals.

Preferred

Qualifications

• Associate degree in criminal justice or related field preferred
• Prior experience working in law enforcement, security and/or military in a lead or supervisory capacity.

If this sounds like the job for you here is information on how to apply:

Followthe simple steps to apply online and submit a cover letter, resume/CV and references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Benefits:

UHSP offers a great benefits package including excellent, affordable health insurance, dental, vision, University-paid life and disability insurance, voluntary coverage, retirement match, and generous parental and caregiver leave, personal and University holidays, sick and vacation time. University employees have access to library resources, fitness facilities, cafeteria, and university events.

EOE Statement:

The University's policy of non-discrimination is congruent with our core values of discovery, diversity, inclusion, integrity, respect, and service. Together, our policy and core values foster an inspiring culture to advance the University's mission and equal opportunities in employment, our academics, programs, and services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), genetic information, veteran status or status as an individual with a disability consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.