PURPOSE

Under general supervision, monitors and patrols District facilities, property, and surrounding areas for the purposes of performing law enforcement, emergency response, and crime prevention functions to provide a safe environment for students, staff and the public.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Develops and implements a student-centered approach to community policing, focusing on student development and assistance. Patrols to detect and deter crime and to help when need

Maintain effective liaison with local outside law enforcement agencies. (i.e., Marietta Police Department, Cobb County Sheriff's Office, GEMA, etc.)

Ability to lead law enforcement efforts in response to critical incidents.

Ability to manage third-party private security contracts.

Prepares required reports.

Checks the security of buildings.

Investigates suspicious activities or persons.

Investigates traffic accidents and criminal or non-criminal incidents.

Makes arrests and issue citations to individuals who have committed a crime.

Responds to emergency incidents.

Provides security and traffic enforcement at special events.

Respond to calls for maintenance issues and relay information as needed.

Assist local jurisdictions as outline in the Georgia mutual aid act.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training and/or Experience

1. Build and maintain positive working relationships with the public using principles of good customer service

2. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position.

3. Good standing with GA P.O.S.T

4. Ability to successfully pass department background investigation.

5. Ability to successfully pass Human Resources background investigation.

6. Valid Georgia driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to promote vision, work ethic, and accountability in a team environment.

Ability to model integrity, character and leadership for providing excellence in chiropractic to humanity.

Ability to model optimal citizenship attributes in the Life community.

Ability to maintain mental concentration for extended periods of time.

Ability to perform multiple duties in addition to departmental responsibilities with competing pressures and distractions.

Ability to manage time effectively.

Ability to tolerate, implement and embrace change.

Capability to analyze and effectively resolve relational conflicts in clinical and other situations under routine and crisis demands.

Certifications, Licenses, registrations

Must be Georgia P.O.S.T. certified

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment.

Requires ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain work files.

Good general physical condition and mobility; standing, walking, carrying, grasping, hearing, seeing, sitting, kneeling, climbing, balancing, stooping, crouching, and reaching.

Ability to walk several flights of stairs repeatedly

Varied hours/schedule; typical office setting including multi- tasking; inclement weather, confined spaces, and crowds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work performed in a general office and on in a university campus environment.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Life University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder’s responsibilites.