Campus Patrol Officer I

Position #15763

Labor Grade 16

$38,542.40 - $45,115.20

SCOPE OF WORK: Assist with Providing primary police preventive patrol and emergency response coverage of the buildings and roads encompassed by the NH State Office Campus/South with special emphasis on the grounds, outbuildings, business offices, patient reception area and treatment facilities of the New Hampshire State Mental Hospital. Provide a safe environment for patients, residents, employees, volunteers and visitors to receive government services with minimal threats and disruption to their well being and property.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Conduct patrols of the campus in marked police vehicles, on foot and with Segway™ human transporter. Monitor movements and behavior of potentially dangerous patients/residents as well as in-custody hospital patients residing at the hospital and outbuildings subject to various levels of campus privileges. Provide transport by marked police vehicle back to the hospital of patients taken into custody as a result of escapes or violation of conditions of release.

Assist Campus Patrol Officer II’s with enforcement of all applicable laws as well as parking rules and regulations on the campus. Initiate traffic stops in marked cruisers to identify and apprehend violators. Issues verbal and written warnings, traffic and parking tickets, make in-custody arrests for DWI and other violations, respond to and investigate traffic crashes. Participate in prosecution of offenses at the Circuit Court level or coordinates such activity with the State Police Prosecution Unit. Provide assistance to the Concord District Court Bailiff protecting personnel conducting off-site mental health committal hearings within the hospital facility.

Assist with responding to and controlling high risk situations involving patients/residents that are demonstrating out of control behaviors and psychiatric emergencies including the potential for injury to hospital staff, patient, or self, including workplace violence and domestic violence calls involving patients, employees or visitors: often improvised weapons and barricade situations beyond the control of Patient Services staff are involved.

Respond to and control emergencies and potentially life threatening situations throughout the State Office Complex South by assisting with and making on-site arrests or arrests on probable cause due to disruptive behavior at administrative hearings of various tenant State agencies and workplace violence incidents related to employees and visitors of all State agencies in the complex.

Participate in admissions for high risk patients being admitted from community mental health centers on an involuntary or voluntary basis. Provide support to hospital staff and members of outside law enforcement agencies to ensure safe, efficient transfer of custody and protecting the safety of everyone involved in the process. May retrieve medical records after hours for medical staff with authorized access.

Ensure proper maintenance, management, and returns of Lost and Found property pursuant to RSA 471-C: 13-14 after investigation and identification of rightful owners or dispose of items through proper disposal procedures. Includes conveyance of patient/resident valuables, cash receipts, etc., to and from banks, State Treasury, and cashiers. Deliver physical evidence and potentially contagious medical materials to laboratories and reporting of potentially hazardous conditions noted in the area of the State Office Complex to proper authority.

Assist with Investigations and document crime or property damage, personal loss claims submitted by employees, visitors, patients and residents. Search for AWOL patients as needed. Transports patients to and form the community hospitals, private residences, police departments, county and state correctional facilities.

Maintain buildings security throughout the State Office Complex. Provide monitoring after hours access by identifying unauthorized individuals and preventing access to secured areas. Maintain identification and key control for facilities by issuing, monitoring and retrieving access control items.

Trained to operate dispatch control center as required. Operates and monitors Dispatch CAD, police two way radio, CCTV systems, proximity reader systems, fire and burglar alarm systems, computers, fax/copy machines, ID machines, emergency vehicle systems, and other critical Dispatch systems as needed.

Assist in snow removal by moving State owned motor vehicles when needed and arranging towing of vehicles obstructing snow removal operations. Locate owners of these vehicles and has the vehicles moved. Assist motorists during inclement weather

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school diploma, or high school equivalency. Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

Experience: Two years as a certified police officer, security officer, correctional officer, active military, or mental health worker providing direct care to patients. Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

License/Certification: Must possess a valid driver's license and complete the Safe Driver Course within the first six (6) months of employment.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on date of appointment.

2. Selected candidate must pass a thorough character investigation including reference check, criminal record check and motor vehicle record check before appointment. Candidates who do not have good character or who do not have a record free of serious offenses will be ineligible for appointment.

3. Must, within six (6) months of employment, successfully complete the Full-Time Police Officer Academy at the NH Police Standards and Training Council and thereafter maintain annual certification.

4. Must, within the first four (4) weeks of employment, successfully complete all written and physical components of the Mental Health Worker Training Program as approved by the Division of Personnel.

5. Required by RSA 188-F:27, III-a, b, c, and in accordance with protocols established by the NH Police Standards and Training Council, all uncertified part time and full time police officer candidates, prior to assuming their duties, must successfully pass:

- Drug screening administered under the direction of a licensed physician according to established protocols.

- A physical fitness performance test according to established standards and successfully retest every three (3) years thereafter.

- A psychological screening test battery administered under the direction of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist designed to detect behavior traits that could adversely affect the ability to perform the essential functions of a police officer.

- A physical examination according to established standards (PSTC Form D) and successful retest every three (3) years thereafter.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification.

For further information please contact Sergeant Roy Pywell, at Roy.B.Pywell@dos.nh.gov or 603-271-5555.

*TOTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The State of NH total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits, including:

HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits:

The actual value of State-paid health benefits is based on the employee's union status, and employee per pay period health benefit contributions will vary depending on the type of plan selected.

See this link for details on State-paid health benefits:

Employee Benefits | NH Dept. of Administrative Services

Value of State's share of Employee's Retirement: 14.53% of pay

Other Benefits:

* Dental Plan at minimal cost for employees and their families ($500-$1800 value)

* Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts

*State defined benefit retirement plan and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan

*Work/life balance flexible schedules, paid holidays and generous leave plan

*$50,000 state-paid life insurance plus additional low-cost group life insurance

*Incentive-based Wellness Program (ability to earn up to $500)

Total Compensation Statement Worksheet:

Total Compensation Calculator | Human Resources | NH Dept. of Administrative Services

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