Public Safety Officer-Bicycle Patrol

Details

Posted: 2026-06-04

Location: South Orange, New Jersey

Type: Full-time

The Public Safety officer’s primary purpose is to protect life and property. This is accomplished through a variety of tasks including: preventive patrol, reporting suspicious persons/activities, reporting unsafe conditions, providing transportation to students and the enforcement of University’s rules and regulations. Regulate pedestrian and vehicular traffic and provide a security presence for dignitary visits, special events, and sporting events. They complete written reports on all security related matters and provide information and assistance to students, staff and the general public. Finally, they assist South Orange Police, Fire, and Rescue Squad when necessary or as required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Preventive Patrol:
   • Conduct patrols of the parking deck, surface parking lots, University grounds, surrounding streets, neighborhoods, and all off-site University locations.
   • Lock/Unlock buildings according to daily operation schedule.
   • Operate our SHU ride transportation vehicles
   • Perform Fire Extinguisher Inspections
2. Control vehicular access to the campus by:
   • Enforcing regulations requiring parking permits and/or parking guest passes.
   • Identification and/or the removal from campus of all unauthorized vehicles.
3. Create and maintain all departmental detailed documentation for reporting and investigative purposes, including:
   • Complete departmental incident report
   • Calls for service: escorts, jumpstarts, and lock outs
   • Complete motor vehicle accident report
   • Generate property reports
   • Complete work orders that identify safety concerns in need of attention from the Facility Engineering staff.
4. Public Safety is the 1st responder to all emergency calls occurring on campus, including but not limited to:
   • Medical emergencies (provide CPR, AED, and First Aid)
   • Fire alarms
   • Bomb Threats
   • Intrusion alarms
   • Maintenance
5. Customer service by:
   • Providing directions
   • Escorts/Transportation – on and off campus
   • Vehicular jumpstarts
   • Vehicle lockouts
6. Provide security services at all visits of dignitaries, special events and sporting contests by:
   • Direct and control vehicular/pedestrian traffic.
   • Perform package inspections.
   • Maintain crowd control.

Required Qualifications:

High School diploma or GED. Must be able to work well under pressure. Must be able to analyze and evaluate situations and determine appropriate action or response. Must be able to clearly communicate directions, instructions, SHU policy and regulations to community members. Must be in good physical condition as required to ride a bicycle for 8-hour shift.

Desired Qualifications:

Community policing course, CPR, AED First Aid, Narcan certification. Ability to write a clear and concise report

Licenses and Certificates:

Valid NJ driver's license to operate department vehicles including 14 passenger vehicles

Salary Range:

$15.92 - $17.60 per hour

Exempt/Nonexempt: Nonexempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants: Shift: Tuesday-Saturday 7:00AM-4:00PM

Benefits Information:

Full Time Benefits