Campus Security Officer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Must act and perform without direct supervision and to make independent decisions as to the appropriate action taken in certain situations such as infractions of college rules and regulations. Familiarizes self with SPC campuses and builds rapport with students and staff. Reports hazards to the appropriate agencies. Control hostile and non-hostile crowds at sporting events, school functions or emergency situations. Directs and reroutes traffic around fire or other disruptions. Patrol areas on foot or in a vehicle to observe and detect criminal or suspicious activity.

CAMPUS SECURITY AUTHORITY (CSA) REQUIREMENT: This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) under the Clery Act. As such, the individual will have significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, campus judicial proceedings, and may include advising student organizations. The individual in this role will be required to report certain types of crimes to the appropriate campus authorities, in accordance with the Clery Act, and to fulfill other responsibilities associated with this designation.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and must not have any convictions for Class B Misdemeanors, or equivalence, and Class A Misdemeanors, or equivalence, within the past 10 years. Must not have any convictions for any felonies or equivalence.

Must possess, or be able to obtain after selection of hire, a Level II and Level III Texas Security Officer License. (Valid License preferred but acquisition not required until after hire.)

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED): Experience in security is preferred. Minimum age requirement is 18 years of age.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, faculty, staff and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must possess basic arithmetic skills. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and patrol campus buildings. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally required to lift property and persons, and must be able to twist, bend, conduct searches, enter and exit a vehicle, and make forcible arrests.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S6242019-P

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date 02/09/2026

Application Review Date 02/06/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

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