Part-Time Security Officer 1 - Intermittent

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is recruiting for a Security Officer 1 – Intermittent. 

Classification:  Security Officer 1 - 74710 

Hours:  Vary depending on need.

The position of Security Officer for Millersville University is responsible for the overall safety and security of personnel, students, visitors, and facilities.  These responsibilities may further include the providing of security for residence halls from fire, theft, illegal entry, and other violations of State and campus regulations.   The incumbent in this position is responsible for keeping a working knowledge of the criminal justice system, law enforcement procedures, report writing, fire safety, and campus regulations. May further be required to apprehend and detain suspects when needed.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 14 public universities of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students’ success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,600 students to find their path. Several of our programs are multidisciplinary in nature, combining science, technology, and art to create a more progressive degree. One thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master’s and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion. 

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes the intersectionality of diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. Employing our EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence, we hold that an inclusive community is a core value that is an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. 

Required Qualifications:

• Valid PA driver’s license
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal communication skills.
• CPR/First Aid/AED certification within one-year probationary period.
• Must demonstrate ability to work with the public under stressful and emergency situations.
• May be required to take additional training upon the request of supervisor and depending upon job assignment.
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
• Successful interview. 
• Successful completion of employment physical.
• Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with diverse groups at social, cultural, and athletic events.
• Evidence working with college-age population.
• Parking and crowd control experience.

Essential Functions:

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Ability to sit for long lengths of time.
• Extensive writing and verbal communications skills.
• Basic and advanced math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide, fractions, percentages, formulas, equations).
• Understanding of written directions.
• Must be able to lift/carry/pull up to 50 lbs. and push over 50 lbs. daily with and without assistance.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse.

Application Submission:  All applications must be received by June 26, 2022

Millersville University, highly regarded for its instructional quality and strong commitment to diversity, is a student-centered institution and one of 14 institutions of the PA State System of Higher Education. The campus is located in historic Lancaster County within convenient traveling distance to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and the Atlantic Ocean beaches. Millersville enrolls approximately 8,700 undergraduate and graduate students and has over 900 full-time employees. Served by approximately 350 full-time faculty, the University offers associate, bachelor, and master’s degrees in a wide range of majors in the arts and sciences, education, and other professional fields.

Millersville University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. This includes Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Coordinators: Services for Students with Physical Disabilities- Director of Learning Services, Lyle Hall 717-871-5554; Title VI and Title IX Coordinator, Office of the VP for Student Affairs/Enrollment Management, Student Memorial Center, 717-871-4100; ADA Coordinator, Office of Human Resources, Dilworth Building, (717) 871-4950.