About the role
Position Summary:
Maintains a safe and secure environment for college students, faculty, staff and visitors by patrolling campus(es) to prevent crime, protecting life and property, preserving peace, and assisting law enforcement officers in their investigations of offenses at the College.
Job Duties:
Job duties are dependent upon the department to which the officer is assigned. Examples of general job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Motor and foot patrols to check campus buildings, parking lots and grounds.
- Unlocks and secures buildings, classrooms and offices.
- Sets various alarms in buildings.
- Enforces parking, traffic regulations and prepares incident reports.
- Unlocks and secures buildings, classrooms and offices.
- Monitors access control, video surveillance cameras, threat intelligence, event management, parking, and interoperability with mutual aid first responders.
- Performs other similar and related duties as required, including applying first aid and CPR, and monitoring CCTV.
- Assists students, visitors and College personnel.
- May provide supervision for contractual security, etc.
Required Qualifications:
The position requires either (1) vocational or technical school beyond High School/GED equivalent and at least one year of security guard or law enforcement experience, or (2) at least an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement. In addition, requires a current: (1) Florida Class D security license, (2) CPR and first aid certification*, and (3) Florida driver’s license. *CPR Certification must be obtained within first 30 days of employment if candidate is not certified at the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Associate’s degree, two years of experience and a Security Class-D license is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish & English is a plus, but not required.
CLOSING DATE: Open until further notice.
Hillsborough Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our applicants and employees is critical to our success as a community partner.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and military/veteran status.
Preference will also be given to veterans and spouses who are eligible under the Veterans' Preference Law. At time of application, submittal of Form DD214 is the minimum requirement for veterans' preference claim. Note: Please upload your DD214 as an attachment as part of your application at the time of submission.
The selected candidate identified for this position will be required to successfully complete a Level II criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting.
Hillsborough Community College participates in the US E-Verify program.
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