Campus Safety Officer - Shift 1 (Night Shift)

Wofford College • Spartanburg, SC

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Wofford College is hiring a professional, service-oriented Campus Safety Officer for its Campus Safety Department. Officers are armed security officers licensed through the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and help protect students, faculty, staff, visitors, and college property. They maintain a visible security presence, patrol and secure campus facilities, respond to emergencies, enforce college policies and applicable laws, assist community members, and support a safe learning environment through professionalism, vigilance, sound judgment, and customer service.

Officers work with students, faculty, staff, visitors, local law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire personnel to maintain campus safety. The listed schedule is a rotating two-week night-shift schedule of 7:00 PM–7:00 AM: Week 1, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday; Week 2, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. The position involves working nights, weekends, holidays, overtime assignments, and special events. Starting pay is $19.00 per hour, with higher starting pay potentially considered based on qualifications and relevant experience. Overtime is paid at time-and-a-half, and regular overtime and special-event assignments may be available.

The role requires frequent physical activity indoors and outdoors and in all weather conditions. Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Officers are expected to maintain professionalism, integrity, accountability, appearance, teamwork, communication, customer service, and ethical conduct while representing the department and college.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• South Carolina voter registration card required for SLED licensing.
• Ability to legally possess and carry a firearm.
• Ability to successfully pass required background investigations and screening, including criminal background investigation, drug screening, driving record review, employment verification, and NCIC Code Z (or equivalent) screening.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, overtime assignments, and special events.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in stressful and rapidly evolving situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Must obtain and maintain required credentials and training, including the South Carolina SLED Armed Security Officer License, CPR, AED, First Aid, Stop the Bleed, Taser, OC Spray, departmental firearms qualification, body-worn camera, radio communications, emergency response, and incident reporting systems training.
• Ability to walk, stand, and patrol for extended periods; enter and exit patrol vehicles and golf carts; climb stairs; run short distances in emergencies; bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and climb; lift and carry equipment; frequently lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally more with assistance; physically intervene when necessary; and drag or move an individual during emergencies.
• Ability to operate patrol vehicles, radios, firearms, and emergency response equipment.
• Ability to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Prior military service.
• Prior law enforcement experience.
• Prior campus safety, security, corrections, emergency management, fire service, or emergency medical experience.
• Associate's degree or higher.
• Current public safety certifications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain order and protect students, faculty, staff, visitors, and college property.
• Conduct proactive patrols of assigned areas and the campus by foot, golf cart, bicycle, and patrol vehicle.
• Respond to calls for service, emergencies, alarms, suspicious activity, accidents, and incidents.
• Open, close, inspect, and secure campus buildings, facilities, gates, doors, and access points.
• Monitor surveillance systems and security equipment.
• Investigate suspicious activity and criminal incidents to prevent crime and apprehend offenders.
• Enforce applicable federal, state, and local laws, campus regulations, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Exercise arrest authority in accordance with applicable laws and departmental policy.
• Complete incident, daily, medical, and other required reports and documentation, and submit work orders for damaged, malfunctioning, or unsafe equipment and facilities.
• Respond to medical emergencies and provide first aid, CPR, AED, Stop the Bleed, and other assistance within the scope of training.
• Assist with fire alarms, severe weather incidents, disasters, utility emergencies, and other emergency situations.
• Identify, correct when possible, and report safety and security hazards.
• Provide safety escorts and transportation assistance when requested.
• Direct traffic and provide crowd management at athletic events, ceremonies, campus programs, and special events.
• Assist motorists, visitors, students, faculty, and staff; escort money transfers and other sensitive assets when requested.
• Maintain positive public relations and represent Campus Safety and Wofford College professionally.
• Maintain accountability and operational readiness of assigned equipment, follow officer safety procedures, and maintain situational awareness.
• Participate in crime prevention, community engagement, and campus safety initiatives.
• Perform additional duties assigned by supervisors, Sergeants, or the Director of Campus Safety.
• Participate in orientation, field training, in-service training, and off-campus professional development.
• Serve as dispatcher relief when required and assist with administrative projects, outreach, special assignments, and departmental programs.
• Attend professional development training and perform other assigned duties.

Benefits

• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half.
• Regular overtime opportunities and special-event assignments.
• Opportunity for tuition remission and/or tuition exchange for dependents after 3 years of employment.
• Every other weekend off under the rotating schedule.
• Built-in days off throughout the pay period.
• Paid training and certifications.
• Professional equipment and uniforms.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED