Police Officer

Maryville, MO
Northwest Missouri State University

Position Summary:

Under direction, police officers enforce and promote awareness of University policy and procedures, local, state, and federal laws. Officers patrol and writes complex criminal and civil reports. They maintain a high degree of independence, initiative, and interaction with all factions of the campus community. This position will be assigned to evening or overnight depending on shift needs.

Essential Functions:

  • Enforce University policies, municipal, state, and federal laws and statues
  • Provide emergency response
  • Enforce University policies, municipal, state, and federal laws and statues
  • Protect the lives and property of citizens
  • Assist in the investigation of cases
  • Performs traffic and parking enforcement
  • Patrol throughout University owned property
  • Building checks on foot
  • Assist in the investigation of ongoing cases and daily cases reported to UPD
  • Assist in the protection and security at University events
  • Provides information and assistance to the public
  • Communicates legibly and clearly
  • Ability to analyze stressful situations under minimal supervision
  • Provide community policing models and perform public presentations
  • All other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Education: High School Diploma
  • Experience: Two years’ experience in a customer oriented field
  • Skills: Ability to receive an maintain a Missouri Driver’s License and successfully complete a criminal background check, Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Human
  • Relations/Interpersonal skills, Leadership skills: organization/meeting facilitation/project leadership, Maintain confidentiality.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Education: 2 years college/university
  • Certification/License: Missouri Peace Officer Certification or a Peace officers.
  • Certification from a compact state
  • Experience: 1 years’ experience as a Peace Officer
  • Location: Live within 20 minutes response time of the main campus
  • Skill: Knowledge of a University environment preferred, specifically Northwest Missouri State University campus.