Police Officer

Position: Police Officer

For the purposes of ACU's Background Check and Self-Reporting policy, this position is classified as security sensitive.

The key principles of this job are to:

1. Support ACU's Mission: Educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
2. Support ACU's 21^st Century Vision: By 2020, ACU will become the premier university for the education of Christ-centered, global leaders.

Another key principle of this job is to protect life and property, to enforce all State laws and University regulations on the campus and properties of Abilene Christian University, thereby providing a safe environment in which students can be educated for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.

Scope:  Responsible to the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety of the ACU Police Dept - is responsible for carrying out the mission of the ACU Police Department, working with Campus Life and supporting other departments and divisions within ACU in the overall university mission of promoting student education for Christian service and leadership throughout the world while protecting lives and property and enforcing all State laws and university regulations on the campus and properties of Abilene Christian University.

I.  Basic Responsibilities:

A. Protection of life and property on the campus and other properties of Abilene Christian University providing for the overall safety of persons and the protection of University and personal property.
B. Enforcement of all local, State and federal laws on the ACU campus and other ACU properties as well the enforcement of all applicable university rules and regulations concerning parking and other university regulations on the ACU campus.
C. Provide patrol, respond to calls for service and maintain enforcement of local, State and federal laws off-campus within the extended jurisdictional area provided between Abilene Police Department and ACU Police Department.
D. Conduct initial on-scene investigations and filing of appropriate offense reports both on-campus and within the extended jurisdictional area as agreed upon by Abilene Police Department and ACU Police Department.
E. Providing other safety and security services to ACU faculty, staff and visitors as needed.

II.  Essential Duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

A. Protection of life and property.   

1. Patrol of all ACU campus and properties. Patrol may include foot patrol, vehicle patrol and bicycle patrol.
2. Respond to all emergency call for service on ACU campus, all other ACU properties, as well as within the extended jurisdictional area agreed upon between the City of Abilene Police Department and the ACU Police Department.
3. Investigate all suspicious activity reported or observed on ACU campus, properties or within the extended jurisdictional area shared between Abilene Police Department and ACU Police Department.
4. Patrol and monitoring of all campus buildings, locking/unlocking as needed.
5. Work closely with Campus Life and Residence Life Education and Housing personnel regarding security and personal safety needs for all members of the ACU community residing on ACU campus in ACU housing.
6. Maintain relationships with APD officers assigned to ACU area, communicating information as needed between APD and ACU-PD.

B.Enforcement of all laws and university policies/regulations on ACU campus and properties.

1. Maintain a working knowledge of all applicable local, State and federal traffic and penal laws, fairly applying and enforcing them within the ACU jurisdiction.
2. Monitor all ACU parking lots for violations of university parking regulations and issue applicable citations to violators and vehicles.

C.  Conduct initial on-scene investigations and filing of proper reports.         

1. Respond to all calls for service within university jurisdiction, extended jurisdiction, or as requested by outside law enforcement agencies.
2. Assess situations, determining offense if any, conducting initial interview with victims, suspects and witnesses as applicable.
3. Notify other emergency response personnel as needed. Assist other law enforcement agency personnel and other emergency response personnel as required or requested when incident occurs outside of or adjacent to university police jurisdiction.
4. Complete and file proper reports and forms as required by departmental policy and/or law.

D.  Providing other safety and security services to ACU faculty, staff and visitors as needed.

 

1. Provide safety/security escorts of individuals on campus when requested.
2. Assist members of ACU community with vehicle unlocks and jumpstarts on or near ACU campus when requested.
3. Assist with unscheduled unlocks of buildings /offices as requested by ACU faculty or staff.
4. Maintain a service-oriented attitude at all times.

III.  Professional Development Requirements: These are the minimal skills needed to succeed at this job.                

A.  Skills                        

1. Personal communication skills, verbal, written and social.
2. Basic computer skills.
3. Basic telephone skills.
4. Good interpersonal skills and specifically the ability to positively and professionally interact with people in enforcement situations, which often create stressful or negative encounters with people.

B. Training Modules Required

1. Complete annual training hours as required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) for annual validation of Texas Peace Officer License.
2. Annual firearms training and qualification scores as mandated by TCLEOSE and Departmental policy.

IV.  Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability to perform this job.

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.

A.  Professional

1. High School Diploma or GED certificate.
2. Current Texas Peace Officer TCLEOSE license certification.
3. Valid Texas Drivers License.

B.  Personal

1. Have no felony convictions of any kind, or any misdemeanor convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude.
2. Have no convictions for DUI/DWI.
3. Have the ability to work well without direct supervision.
4. Have the ability to interact well with all students, faculty, staff and visitors of ACU, maintaining a positive, service oriented attitude in all types of circumstances and contacts.
5. High level of personal integrity and confidentiality due to working with and access to sensitive information pertaining to criminal and university investigations.
6. Adaptability and resourcefulness in handling unanticipated scheduling changes and other unusual circumstances typical of law enforcement duties.

V.  Physical Demands.  These are physical demands that are regularly required to perform this job.          

1. Must be able to perform basic physical skills such as walking and the ability to stand for extended time periods and in all types of weather conditions, day or night.
2. Must be able to lift and carry loads such as traffic cones, barricades, items of evidence, office supplies and perform other minor physical labor related to providing services such as vehicle jump starts, vehicle unlocks and occasional changing of automobile tires for individuals.
3. Must be able to use physical force as necessary to execute arrests, restrain individuals as needed in performance of duties and perform other essential job duties.

I understand that our mission at Abilene Christian University is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. Because of ACU's commitment to this principal and my commitment to God, people, and learning, my actions will exemplify integrity, service, stewardship, involvement, and excellence.

Please email your resume in MS Word, RTF, HTML, or ASCII text format to the address below. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.

29462-CJB-0@acu.hrmdirect.com