Police Officer

Salary: $26.20 per hour.

Position Summary:

Protects the University population and property from crime.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for safeguarding the physical well-being of persons and property in the University community.
• Patrols the campus to provide police image and concentration of presence in specific and needed areas.
• Investigates reports of criminal activities.
• Locates, photographs, marks and stores evidence.
• Apprehends perpetrators of crime, guards prisoners, assumes responsibility for the confinement, interrogation/interviewing of all parties involved in a criminal investigation and testifies in cases before various courts.
• Provides and conducts crime prevention activities and informs and instructs the general public on ways they may protect themselves against criminal activity.
• Checks and monitors the security of WMU buildings. Patrols buildings and checks for lapses in security, responding to alarms and taking the appropriate actions.
• Secures buildings to prevent illegal entry or unauthorized subjects and identified/locates lost or stolen property.
• Enforces all local and state traffic laws, monitors traffic flow, pursues, apprehends and issues citations for moving violations, investigates accidents and directs traffic when necessary.
• Spends a portion of his/her shift enforcing University parking regulations.

Requirements:

• A high school education and must graduate from a Police Academy, prior to being hired, with the ability to be certified by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES).
• A valid Michigan driver’s license or the ability to obtain one prior to the hire date.
• Knowledge of the criminal laws, vehicle code book and statutes.
• Good verbal and written communication and human relations skills.
• Ability to work variable hours and shifts.

Preferred Requirements:

• Associates degree in a related field from an accredited institution.