Position Summary

Provide for the safety and well-being of the faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Provide a secure environment through crime prevention and control, criminal investigation, traffic and parking supervision, disaster coordination, maintenance of public order and other related services

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide foot and vehicular patrol of the campus
• Respond to and investigate all incidents on campus including but not limited to motor vehicle accidents, criminal, security and safety incidents, and college violations
• Provide security to college community, as requested, including but not limited to escorting personnel to vehicles late at night or acting as a witness at meetings involving potentially irate personnel or students
• Enforce criminal and traffic laws, making arrests, and issuing summons as required
• Secure college buildings
• Write tickets for parking violations
• Complete incident reports
• Monitor authorized student activities for adherence to college policies
• Lock and unlock offices and buildings as requested
• Make emergency notifications
• Detect and report hazardous conditions including but not limited to potholes, light outages, obstructions, etc.
• Complete twelve hours of continuing education annually as required by APOST
• Perform other appropriate duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred
• Two (2) years of full time law enforcement work experience required
• One-year equivalent work experience required
• Current Alabama driver’s license required
• APOST certification required
• Knowledge of city, state, and federal laws
• Ability to deal effectively with the public in emergency situations
• Knowledge of first aid/CPR
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Must maintain a level of physical fitness that would enable them to perform duties typically associated with police work
• Ability to pass the weapons qualification requirement (APOST)

Application Procedures/Additional Information

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: A complete application packet consists of:

• 
  Completed Wallace State Community College employment application with three work references
• Résumé
• Cover letter describing specifically how your experience and qualifications meet the qualifications outlined for the position
• Verification of experience (employment) will be required after the interview process and prior to an offer of employment. Letter(s) must come from current and/or former employers, verifying employment experience to meet minimum required qualifications. Letter(s) must include employment dates and job title and be on official letterhead with an authorized personnel signature.
• Separate transcripts from each college attended (photocopies will suffice until employed)

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to work in the U.S. at time of appointment. All application materials must be submitted as a complete packet and will become the property of the College. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will be disqualified. Only application packets received during the period of this announcement will be considered.

APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: WWW.WALLACESTATE.EDU/EMPLOYMENT

ANTICIPATED START DATE: As Negotiated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The College reserves the right to fill the position within four months of the stated deadline date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position should circumstances warrant the need to fill more than one position.

Applicants scheduled for an interview may receive or review the Essential Functions for the position at the time of the personal interview. Any applicant, however, may request a copy of the Essential Functions for the position prior to the interview appointment. All male applicants between the ages of 18-26 must provide proof of Selective Service Registration.

It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure his or her application packet is complete. Before an offer of employment can be made to the selected candidate, the College will require written verification (on letterhead and signed by an appropriate authority) from current and previous employers confirming the required level of experience as stated in the “Qualifications” section.

Wallace State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College Systems, that no person no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Wallace State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Wallace State reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.

If you have a disability and may require accommodations, please notify us at 256-352-8029. Wallace State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify electronically confirm an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as