Position Title Public Safety Officer
Advertised Salary $21.77 - $21.91 hourly rate pursuant to the FSU and Public Safety Officers/POLC Agreement
Posting Number S0001712
Location Ferris State University - Big Rapids
Number of Positions Available 1
FLSA Non-Exempt
Part-time/Full-time Full-time
Position Type Police/Nurses
Summary of Position The Public Safety Officer is the principal university agent responsible for carrying out the police functions of the Ferris State University Department of Public Safety. These functions include protection of life and property, preservation of the peace and good order of the university community and the furnishing of various services to enhance and smooth university operations.
Posting Date 05/18/2018
Initial Application Review Date 06/22/2018
Closing Date 06/21/2018
Open Until Applicants are Selected, Selected for interview, or Position Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicants Transcript 1(Optional): Applicants must attach a copy of unofficial transcripts of any completed course work degree. Transcripts must include: Institution name, applicant name, date degree attained, degree awarded. Finalist will be required to submit an official transcript.
Required Qualifications
Required Education A minimum of an Associate's Degree is required; or the agreement to complete an Associate's Degree within two years of the date of hire.
Required Work Experience None
Required Licenses and Certifications Possession of a valid Michigan driver's license.
MCOLES certification.
Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered
Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice or related field is desirable. Ability to communicate effectively and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
Duties
Duties
Duties Affect an arrest, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints.
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Duties
Duties Climb over obstacles; climb through openings, jump down from elevated surfaces; jump over obstacles, ditches and streams; and crawl in confined areas to pursue, search, investigate and/or rescue.
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Duties Communicate effectively over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications, often under adverse conditions such as siren usage and high-speed vehicle operations.
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Duties Communicate verbally and effectively by listening to people and by giving information, directions, and commands.
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Duties Conduct searches of buildings and large outdoor areas, which may involve walking and/or standing for long periods of time and which requires the ability to distinguish color and perceive shapes.
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Duties Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.
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Duties Enter and exit vehicles quickly to perform rescue operations, pursue a suspect or answer an emergency call.
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Duties Exercise independent judgment within legal guidelines, to determine when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used and to what degree.
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Duties Gather information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects and confidential informants.
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Duties Load, unload, aim, and fire handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms from a variety of body positions in situations that justify the use of deadly force while maintaining emotional control under extreme stress.
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Duties Manage interpersonal conflicts to maintain order.
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Duties Operate an emergency vehicle during both the day and night; in emergency and pursuit situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits while exercising due care and caution and in exception to traffic control devices and in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions and environmental conditions such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow.
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Duties
Duties Perform law enforcement patrol functions while working rotating shifts and unanticipated overtime.
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Duties Perform other essential tasks as identified by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards.
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Duties Perform searches of persons which involve touching and feeling to detect potential weapons and contraband.
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Duties Perform tasks, which require lifting, carrying, or dragging people or heavy objects while performing arrest, rescue, or general patrol functions.
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Duties Prepare investigative and other reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols and mathematical computations.
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Duties Pursue fleeing suspects on foot in both day and night and in unfamiliar terrain.
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Duties Read and comprehend rules, regulations, policies, procedures and the law for purposes of ensuring appropriate officer behavior/response and performing enforcement activities involving the public.
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Duties Subdue resisting subjects using hands and feet while employing defensive tactics, maneuvers or approved non-lethal weapons.
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Duties Use body force to gain entrance through barriers to search, seize, investigate and/or rescue.
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Duties
Duties Other duties may be assigned.
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Responsibilities / Skills and Abilities
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Crime Prevention: Be aware of property security.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Crime Prevention: Conduct public relations.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Crime Prevention: Investigate all suspicious persons and/or situations.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Crime Prevention: Patrol campus to deter crime.
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Responsibilities Demonstrate practical skills: First aid.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Demonstrate practical skills: Interrogations.
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Responsibilities Demonstrate practical skills: Use of firearms.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Enforcement Duties: Apprehend violators of federal and state criminal laws and local ordinances.
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Responsibilities Enforcement Duties: Conduct accident investigations
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Responsibilities Enforcement Duties: Conduct criminal investigations.
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Responsibilities Enforcement Duties: Traffic enforcement.
Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Certification
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