Hybrid PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER - FullTime bei Lackawanna College
Lackawanna College · Scranton, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Scranton
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE
“BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA” FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024!
Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in Covington Twp., Hawley, Hazleton, Sunbury, Towanda and Tunkhannock
Our mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills. Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.
If our mission inspires you, and you are willing to go the extra mile to help our students succeed, please feel free to apply for this or future employment opportunities for which you meet the minimum qualifications. Please know that only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications can be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted by a college representative. No phone calls, please.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES:
Public Safety Officers provide personal and property security for faculty, staff, students and visitors within an assigned area of the College Campus by patrolling areas and enforcing College rules and regulations. The Public Safety Officer- Lead provides oversight for their respective shift officers and assists with the hiring of Public Safety Offices and Public Safety Service Officers.
**This Public Safety Officer - Lead position involves shift-based scheduling to meet the operational needs.
THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED AS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Oversees and coordinates public safety activities and operations on the for our college campuses.
- Communicates schedule changes and previous shift activity to the Public Safety team.
- Responds to emergency situations, providing first line response and emergency management as required (i.e. contacting proper authorities, adhering to internal communication and notification policies).
- Ensures campus patrols of assigned areas are completed throughout the shift. Checks for suspicious activity or persons and/or safety/fire hazards and reports same to the Associate Director of Public Safety. Checks doors, windows and alarm systems to ensure buildings are secured, documenting any issues.
- Notes and reports before the end of shift, all unsafe structures, defective property, and dangerous conditions in his/her area, and takes measures to protect the public until the condition has been properly corrected.
- Debriefs relief shift on all campus activity and/or incidents. Ensures complete end of shift detailed reporting of all public safety officers.
- Investigates and/or reports hazards, unusual or suspicious circumstances to Director of Public Safety and Facilities department for correction and follow-up actions.
- Observes activity and traffic in assigned area to enforce College rules and regulations; alerts visitors and others of infractions.
- When assigned to a residential housing facility, monitors visitor activity to ensure compliance with all rules and regulations.
- Escorts service personnel who enter the campus buildings to service any and all equipment, to include, but not limited to fire/burglar alarms, fire sprinkler service personnel and/or fire extinguisher service personnel.
a. Initiate timely service calls to necessary vendors for service including but not limited to the above items.
- Escorts any staff, faculty or visitor who requests this service when leaving a campus building.
- Ensures accurate and complete reports for all incidents occurring on a given shift, are prepared and logged into the incident reporting system and sent to the proper administrators for review and response.
- Issues parking permits and enforces all on-campus parking policies and regulations, to include towing and booting when appropriate.
- Assists with issuing ID cards including generation of cards for satellite centers.
- Oversees the lost and found and lists all items lost and found in a daily log.
- Regulates use and oversees safety and maintenance of all College vehicles, to include, but not limited to inspections, current registrations and current insurance documents. Overviews and inspects vehicles as they are returned from usage by faculty and staff, for any defects, repairs, damage and other items necessary to maintain coordination of the College vehicle fleet.
- Provides supervision with crowd control and surveillance at large public events.
- Assists with ‘on-boarding’ of new employees.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Excellent interpersonal skills; with the ability to conduct his/herself professionally at all times.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse population groups.
- Effective communication skills.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ability to respond to situations competently, calmly and effectively.
- Knowledgeable of public and college laws and protocols, ordinances, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures that they enforce.
- Maintains a professional appearance at all times; adheres to the dress code by reporting to duty properly and neatly uniformed and equipped.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Ability to take initiative, and work independently and as a team member, as the situation requires.
- Ability to remain calm and rational, think logically and act quickly in any situation, to include emergent situations.
- Ability to understand building controls and operating systems.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, to include nights and weekends.
- Commitment to fulfillment of the College mission.
EDUCATION:
- Associates Degree in criminal justice or similar discipline preferred.
- Possess a valid PA ACT235 License.
EXPERIENCE:
- – Minimum of two years’ experience in organized safety and/or community service work preferred.
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL DESIGNATION: It is to be understood that this position is categorized as “essential” and requires employee’s attendance during snow events, emergency situations (if required) and when the school is closed for business.
Applications will only be accepted via online method by clicking the link below. Deadline for applications, August 28, 2025. No phone calls, please.
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Lackawanna College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in its educational programs and activities, admissions, and with regard to employment.
Lackawanna College is an accredited, private, non-profit educational institution providing opportunities for career and personal development within selected associates degree, certificate and continuing education program.
