Captain – Department of Public Safety

Position Summary:

The DUPD Captain provides strategic guidance on complex issues including DUPD directives affecting operational policies, management of resources, effectiveness/efficiency, and recommends, creates, and leads the mission of the DUPD.

The DUPD Captain engages in executive level problem-solving with the Chief of Police and D/Chief of Police. The DUPD captain manages and initiates change efforts within the DUPD Operations Section, Investigations Section, and Public Safety Communications Officers (PCO), all within a union environment.

The DUPD Captain develops and maintains collaborative relationships with internal departments throughout the campus, collaborating to achieve goals to ensure outcomes meet the needs of all campus stakeholders. The DUPD Captain serves as an executive representative of the DUPD at campus meetings, conferences, committees, and other executive level functions with both internal and external groups.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures the Duquesne University Police Department provides courteous and professional customer service to the Duquesne University campus community.
• Coordinates campus law enforcement and public safety activities; establishes and maintains mutually productive working relationships with the campus community and other criminal justice organizations.
• Plans and organizes work; conducts or directs staff training and development; maintains effective department discipline and morale; reviews and evaluates employee performance; executes disciplinary action within a union environment.
• Implements organization and staffing patterns to effectively address operational needs.
• Maintains high visibility and accessibility to the campus community to achieve positive interaction and understanding.
• Reporting to the D/Chief of Police, the Captain leads, directs, and strategically plans the comprehensive patrol functions and operations of the Duquesne University Police Department (DUPD) under the Duquesne University Department of Public Safety (DUPS).
• Investigates complaints or misconduct of DUPS personnel.
• Serves in the role of DUPS Command Staff Watch on a rotating basis.
• Organizes and oversees the activities of patrol operations.
• Oversees the patrol supervisors (Lieutenant, Sergeants and Corporals)
• Oversees the patrol officers
• Oversees the public safety communications officers (PCO’s)
• Oversees the investigations division
• Oversees the evidence and property section
• Oversees the planning and staffing of special events on campus
• Serves as the acting D/Chief of Police in the absence of the D/Chief of Police
• Represents the DUPD in select working groups, committees, and partnerships, both internal and external to the university
• Assists in Clery compliance
• Assists in public safety data collection
• Assists in the development of the annual security report
• Ensures the Spiritan mission of the university is met
• Works a flex schedule to include afternoon and night shifts as needed and required.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of law enforcement experience and two (2) years of progressively responsible supervisory, leadership, and management experience in law enforcement.
• Act 120 Municipal Officer certification and or able to obtain it within six months.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in police science, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public administration or a similar field preferred.
• Professional training such as the Senior Management Institute for Police, FBI National Command Course, Naval Post Graduate School, FBI-LEEDA trilogy training, Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command or similar program preferred.