"Police Officer"

Job Summary

This position performs specialized police work and is responsible for protecting life and property, preventing and investigating violations, enforcing laws and regulations on the university property, and apprehending violators within police jurisdiction. The applicant offered this position will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, polygraph, and psychological test.

Responsibilities

• Patrols campus area on foot or by motorized vehicle, maintaining watch over buildings and grounds.
• Observes and/or investigates suspicious actions or persons and dangerous or defective conditions.
• Opens and locks doors and windows.
• Enforces criminal laws, conducts criminal investigations, interviews victims or complainants in person or by phone, gathers information and conducts logical investigations, produces reports, and takes out warrants if needed.
• Enforces traffic laws, issues traffic citations, investigates traffic accidents, questions drivers and witnesses, assists any injured individuals, records and reports pertinent data describing scene and circumstances.
• Performs public relations functions to advise students, faculty, and staff of campus safety regulations and provides directions and other information to the public as requested.
• Testifies in court on traffic and criminal issues on behalf of the university.
• Enforces Clayton State University rules and regulations.
• Performs other public safety duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

• POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certification.
• A successful background investigation is a requirement for employment at CSU.
• For more information about the background investigation, you are encouraged to go to the following link at http://www.usg.edu/hr/manual/background_investigation.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of first aid and fire prevention techniques.
• Knowledge of Georgia traffic and criminal laws.
• Knowledge of Clayton State University Campus and its traffic patterns is a plus.
• Knowledge of standard police practices and procedures.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Effective time management skills.
• Ability to prepare written reports.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.