Job Description
The Campus Safety Officer provides safety and security services for the University community. The Officer reports to the shift supervisor with overall supervision provided by the designated Lieutenant.
This is not a TN POST position.
Responsibilities
Security
- Provides patrol services, including but not limited to, responding to calls for service, patrolling University-owned and controlled buildings and parking lots, completing incidents reports, and responding to various types of alarms
- Provides community services, including but not limited to, providing safety escorts, assisting motorists with vehicle battery boosts and lockouts, and opening University-owned and controlled facilities
- Provides crowd management and event security at activities on university-owned or controlled property
- Conducts directed patrol to provide visibility, detecting and deterring criminal activity
- Conducts traffic control on or adjacent to university-owned or controlled property
Safety
- Secures university-owned and controlled facilities
- Monitors surveillance, fire, and life safety systems
- Answers non-emergency calls for service via telephone
- Provides escorts for contractors or other designated individuals in university-owned or controlled facilities
- Troubleshoots fire and life safety system malfunctions, in addition to serving as a point of contact for Department system administrators or contractors
- Conducts inspections of designated fire and life safety equipment
- Provides fire watch for university-owned or controlled facilities when fire safety systems are out of service
Other Duties
- Conducts delivery of sensitive or confidential University materials
- Performs other related duties as assigned
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Ability to communicate in verbal and written form
- Ability to respond to calls for service, which include criminal law, University policies and procedures, fire and medical emergencies, and community service requests
- Ability to respond to crisis, emergency, and non-emergency situations
- Knowledge of and/or ability to learn the legal authority and limitations of an unarmed security officer in the State of Tennessee
- Knowledge of and/or ability to learn local, state, and federal criminal law and University policies and procedures
- Knowledge of and/or ability to learn how to use public safety related software and equipment
The review of applications will begin January 19, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.