Police Officer

Newport, KY
Northern Kentucky University

Salary: $27.63/hour

Position Summary:

The officer is responsible for maintaining a positive relationship with the university community; maintaining a secure environment; mitigating safety hazards; being observant and responding to actual and suspected criminal activity on campus; controlling and regulating traffic; and investigating security, safety, crime, and traffic incidents.

Essential Functions:

  • The incumbent is a sworn peace officer with primary responsibility for protecting life and property at Northern Kentucky University. Examples of responsibilities required to complete this task include, but are not limited to:
  • Communicating with supervisors, peers, and all stakeholders in a courteous, culturally-adroit manner that models the University Police core values, while providing an outstanding customer service experience.
  • Patrolling assigned areas on foot, bicycle, or motor vehicle;
  • Promptly, clearly, and concisely completing a variety of written incident, offense, and ancillary reports in a grammatically correct manner and in accordance with established best practices;
  • Responding to emergency alarms and dispatched calls for service;
  • Observing and responding to actual and suspected criminal activity;
  • Deterring crime and arresting violators as prescribed by Kentucky Revised Statutes.

Requirements:

1) High school diploma or equivalent;

2) 21 years of age at the time of appointment;

3) Valid driver’s license;

4) Any candidate offered this position is required to pass a thorough background check;

5) The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate competent solo patrol and investigative abilities by satisfying the knowledge and performance-based benchmarks set forth in the supervised Field Training Observation & Evaluation program.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree.