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stands as a premier public research institution with a proud legacy
of academic distinction. We are devoted to nurturing a vibrant,
inclusive community where every member — student, faculty, and
staff — can achieve their fullest potential.
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Department:
Core responsibilities:
Join the Ole Miss Family — Build Your Legacy Here!
Department:
Core responsibilities:
- Enforces laws and regulations.
- Regulates campus traffic.
- Emergency response and collaboration with emergency services.
- Provides security for special events.
- Builds community connections and provides information to the University community and general public.
University Police Officers play a vital role in preserving a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Officers enforce laws and university regulations across campus grounds and adjacent areas. Officers serve with professionalism and integrity as a visible, approachable, and proactive presence dedicated to the safety and well-being of the university community.
Enforces laws, investigates complaints and incidents, maintains order, identifies criminal activity, and apprehends and arrests offenders in order to ensure safety and security on all institutional properties. This individual is a sworn law enforcement position under the general direction of a ranking officer or supervisor.
Job Description:
- Provides protection of life, property, and the preservation of peace to the institutional community.
- Performs preliminary and follow-up investigations to solve crimes, identify suspects and victims, apprehend criminals, and document case information.
- Ensures the safe and orderly flow of traffic on institutional roadways, and enforces traffic laws and parking policies.
- Participates in and conducts crime prevention training programs to promote public awareness of crime risk and prevention methods.
- Coordinates the transmission and reception of information via radio, telephone, and computer within the work unit and with other agencies.
Core responsibilities:
- Enforces laws and regulations.
- Regulates campus traffic.
- Emergency response and collaboration with emergency
services.
- Provides security for special events.
- Builds community connections and provides information to the
University community and general public.
- Makes arrests, completes incident reports, summaries, and other
documentation, and prepares criminal cases and presents testimony
in court.
- Conducts community outreach programs.
- Conduct proactive foot and vehicle patrols of campus grounds,
parking lots, and buildings to deter criminal behavior, identify
safety hazards, and assist community members.
- Regulate traffic flow, enforce parking policies, investigate
accidents, and issue citations or arrange for tows when necessary
to maintain a safe and orderly environment.
- Assists and collaborates with emergency services for the
emergency first-aid treatment of members of the University
community and to visitors; provides emergency escorts when
necessary.
- Observe and investigate suspicious or prohibited behavior,
intervening when necessary to prevent harm or unlawful activity.
Provide clear documentation of incidents.
- Maintains quality standards, by training, study, and research
to keep abreast of advanced techniques and ideas to improve police
performance.
- Provide high-visibility security at campus events and safely
escort the transport of university funds or sensitive property when
assigned.
- Documents evidence, prepares criminal cases, and presents
testimony in court or other hearings concerning traffic violations,
criminal offenses, and disciplinary matters.
- Serve as a trusted campus resource by building positive
relationships with students, staff, and visitors. Participate in
outreach programs to educate on crime prevention and safety
awareness.
- Stay current in law enforcement best practices by participating
in training, physical fitness testing, and continuing
education.
- Perform related responsibilities as needed or assigned to
support departmental operations and mission.
Preferred qualifications:
- Must have a valid driver's license upon employment.
- Must be 21 years of age and a U.S. citizen.
- Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
- If not certified through the MS Board of Law Enforcement
Standards and Training, applicant must be able to obtain
certification with the MS Board of Law Enforcement Standards and
Training within the first year of employment.
High School (Required)
Experience:
Relevant experience | No Experience Required | Not Required
Compensation:
$24.81 - $37.21
Interview Requirement:
Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.
EEO Statement:
The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, age, disability, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Background Check Statement:
The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.