Public Safety Officer- Ongoing Recruitment

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Position #: A00001

Department: Director of University Police

Employment Status: Full time (29-40 Hrs)

# of openings: 1

Proposed Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience

Type of Employment: Staff

Location: ASU-Jonesboro

Closing: 12/13/24

Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date.
A-State participates in E-Verify.

Position Summary:

The Public Safety Officer is responsible for the enforcement of traffic
and criminal laws and parking regulations. This position is governed by
law enforcement standards, state and federal laws, and
agency/institution policy.

Duties & Responsibilities:

This posting is open for continued recruitment of individuals seeking
employment for the position of Public Safety Officer with the University
Police Department. This pool position allows applicants to be considered
for every Public Safety Officer position that becomes available.

Patrols assigned areas to detect and prevent violation of laws and
regulations.

Issues citations as necessary.

Participates in traffic and/or crowd control during periods of high
volume and density.

Arrests and detains violators, when necessary, and testifies in court as
required.

Provides assistance as requested or needed by locking or unlocking
buildings and offices, helping stranded motorists, and communicating
general information to students, staff, and faculty and the general
public.

Completes reports and maintains records and log books concerning
incidents and work activities.

Performs related responsibilities as assigned.

Properly assesses aspects of routine situations, determines appropriate
action and takes the same.

Recognizes and identifies police-related and public safety problems.

Has a broad orientation to the job including activity with low priority.

Displays inquisitiveness when performing routine patrol functions.

Maintains calm and self-control in situations, determines proper course
of action and takes it.

Does not allow a situation to further deteriorate.

Follows acceptable safety procedures with suspicious persons, suspects,
and prisoners.

Obtains and maintains control through use of the proper degree of force
application in routine situations.

Uses restraints effectively. Unlikely to lose control.

Uses police communications equipment effectively and properly.

Knows and recognizes commonly used sections of the Arkansas Traffic Code
and applies appropriate sections to detected violations.

Enforces appropriately all traffic regulations.

Properly investigates and completes traffic accident reports.

Provides a fair and accurate representation of the evidence.

Reports are complete with a minimum number of errors.

The reports are completed in a timely manner.

Uniform is properly worn and is clean and pressed.

Weapon, duty belt, equipment are clean and operative.

Hair within regulations and shoes and brass are shined.

Takes an active role in solving community problems.

Works to find solutions to problems before they occur (proactive) rather
than after some

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Arkansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender
identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic
information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any
other status protected by law.