Job Title: Campus Public Safety Officer
Job Summary: Join our team at Linfield University as a Campus Public Safety Officer, where you'll play a crucial role in providing safety and security services to our campus community. You'll be responsible for various duties including emergency response, patrolling campus grounds, enforcing university policies, and ensuring a safe environment for all. If you're passionate about keeping others safe and thrive in dynamic environments, we want you on our team.
Work Schedule: Flexible schedule with occasional shift rotations to accommodate varying assignments.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Patrol campus premises via vehicle, foot, or bicycle to deter crime and enforce parking policies.
- Engage with individuals on campus to ensure they have legitimate reasons for being on university property.
- Conduct regular checks of buildings and grounds to maintain safety and security.
- Respond to calls for service, incidents, accidents, and potential crimes.
- Document incidents and conduct follow-up investigations as needed.
- Assist with crowd control and traffic management during university events.
- Collaborate with other campus departments and emergency services to provide support and assistance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED with at least one year of safety/security experience or equivalent training.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Clear and effective communication abilities, both oral and written.
- Ability to remain composed and diffuse tense situations.
- Quick and objective decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with investigative procedures and documentation.
- Proficiency in computer operations.
- Oregon DPSST certification as an unarmed private security professional (or obtainable within 90 days).
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification (or obtainable within 90 days).
- Valid Oregon driver's license with a good driving record.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform physically demanding tasks in various weather conditions.
- Capable of constant observation, communication, and physical exertion.
- Comfortable with lifting up to 100 pounds, operating vehicles, and being at risk for bodily harm in the line of duty.
If you're ready to make a difference in campus safety and security, apply now to join our dedicated team of professionals at Linfield University.
Linfield University is committed to fostering a community where all students, staff, and faculty feel a strong sense of inclusion and belonging. We believe that a vibrant, inclusive environment strengthens academic excellence and critical thinking. We welcome applicants with varied identities, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and encourage candidates to share how their professional and personal experiences, teaching, scholarship, mentorship, or service will contribute to our efforts.
Linfield University participates in E-Verify to verify the identity and work eligibility of all new employees.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED with at least one year of safety/security experience or equivalent training.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Clear and effective oral and written communication abilities.
- Ability to remain composed and diffuse tense situations.
- Quick and objective decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with investigative procedures and documentation.
- Proficiency in computer operations.
- Oregon DPSST certification as an unarmed private security professional (or obtainable within 90 days).
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification (or obtainable within 90 days).
- Valid Oregon driver’s license with a good driving record.
- Ability to perform physically demanding tasks in various weather conditions and lift up to 100 pounds.
- Capable of constant observation, communication, and accepting risk of bodily harm in the line of duty.
What We Do
Linfield University is a private, non-profit liberal arts university based in Oregon, with campuses in McMinnville and Portland. Dedicated to educating the whole person, it focuses on a comprehensive curriculum emphasizing the liberal arts and sciences. Linfield aims to be a force for positive change in the world, powered by a community of uncommonly driven professors, researchers, and students.
