Summary:This is a part-time police officer (as needed, required to work 12 hours a month) that ensures the safety and security of the Queens University of Charlotte’s campus community and comes in contact with students, faculty, staff, visitors, and vendors. Must have BLET certification to be considered; local candidates only.

This position is not exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is eligible to earn overtime pay for hours worked above 40 in a single work week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Enforce all federal, state, and local laws in accordance with departmental policy
• Respond to calls for service
• Submit timely, accurate MIR reports
• Patrol on foot or patrol vehicle for assigned campus areas to ensure community safety, includes traffic enforcement, emergency response, law enforcement, etc.
• Receive, investigate, and complete reports on issues from the campus community and perform other investigative services as requested
• Detect and report safety hazards
• Enforce campus traffic and parking regulations including issuance of violations
• Report any security breaches or suspected security issues
• Provide security and law enforcement to faculty, staff, and students as requested or needed
• Provide direction and training to new/temporary officers as requested

Non-Essential Duties:
• Assist in coordination and patrol of special events/sporting events
• Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet university needs

Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certification required (candidates without BLET certification will not be considered)
• Local candidates only
• Law enforcement or security experience, preferably in a higher education setting
• Ability to communicate diplomatically with a wide spectrum of people
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new information
• Pass any required drug tests and remain drug free
• Pass physical exam
• Absolutely no criminal history
• Must possess valid, unrestricted North Carolina driver license or be able to obtain same within 30 days of hire
• High school diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)
• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations and use a computer system.
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students.
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus.
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Lifting, Pulling, And Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Work Conditions
• Work in office environment and out-of-doors on patrol on foot, via patrol car and/or golf cart, involving contact with students, faculty, staff, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, and high volume and may be stressful at times.
• Must be willing and able to work various assigned shifts (first, second or third).

The position will be removed from the website once an offer is extended and accepted, or when a sufficient candidate pool is identified. Only candidates who best match requirements of job will be contacted. Due to limited staff resources, phone calls cannot be accepted or returned.

Benefits

Queens offers some benefits to part-time employees, including ability to contribute to the university’s supplemental retirement plan (403(b)). In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.

About Queens

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-educational, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university located in the heart of Myers Park in Charlotte, NC, and is consistently ranked in the top tier of Southern Regional Masters Universities. The university has over 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students in programs offered six colleges/schools. Additional information about may be found at http://www.queens.edu.

Queens values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply.

Queens University of Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, child birth and conditions related to pregnancy or child birth), gender orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other university-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources at 704.337.2297.