Safety Officer - Part Time

Under the supervision of the Police Department Staff Sergeant, the Safety Officer is responsible for student, faculty, and staff safety at NTCC, by patrolling the campus grounds and monitoring buildings and facilities to ensure they are secure.  Monitor the movements of students, faculty, staff, and visitors, ensuring a safe environment.  Contacting 911 in case of emergencies and being a first reporter for the campus community.

Description of Job Duties:

• Patrol parking lots and outlying buildings (baseball, softball, and soccer fields, rodeo arena, maintenance and college farm)
• Patrol buildings and checks entrances and exits to ensure they are locked or unlocked as needed.
• Help members of the campus community; or assist them in calling the appropriate organization for assistance.
• Provides information and assistance to visitors.
• Makes reports of incidents on campus.
• Reports all hazardous and dangerous conditions that may affect the safety and well-being of students, employees and visitors.
• Report emergencies and suspicious activities.
• May perform other tasks on limited basis as required
• Assist students or faculty to protected areas during severe storm warnings.
• Provides escorts for members of the campus community.
• All other duties as assigned.

Experience and Other Qualifications Required:

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

• Communication - Ability to communicate verbally and in writing clearly and concisely.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend technical topics and specialized information
• Able to collaborate effectively with team members.
• Able to interact with a diverse campus population.

Physical and Mental Capabilities

• Must be able to stand and/or walk long periods of time.
• Be mentally alert at all times.
• Able to work all shifts.
• Physically unimpaired.
• Be aware of surroundings at all times.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Good driving record and eligibility to drive a college owned/leased vehicle.
• Pass a background investigation prior to employment.
• Be of high integrity and professionalism.
• Must be 18 years of age.

Job Conditions

• This is an outside moving position with some safety/health hazard potential. 
• Extreme – heat or cold. Wet or iced surfaces. Vehicle engines. Moving vehicles. Loud environments. 
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually very quiet.

This position is an "as needed" position.  The purpose of this position is to provide shift coverage during times of need.  Flexibility is required with last-minute requests for shift coverage as a component of this position.