General Statement of Job

Supervises and coordinates activities of an assigned shift of Police Officers in enforcing university regulations, and city and state laws as they apply to university property by performing the following.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Supervises Police Officers and other UPD personnel on an assigned shift by assigning and reviewing work.
• Functional supervision is exercised over an assigned shift of police officers.
• Answers calls regarding service, illness, accidents, disturbances, crime, or distress
  and provides necessary assistance or takes appropriate action as needed.
• Conducts investigations of incidents as necessary; collects and preserves physical
  evidence, protects crime scene, and reports and records all facts of incident.
• Observes public or student gatherings and analyzes developments to determine
  need for action.
• Will upon request interview and recommend hiring of police officers.
• Provides general assistance and information to students, staff or members of the
  public.
• Reports infractions of rules to superiors.
• Notifies superior of major crimes or disturbances within area and takes necessary
  action until arrival of superior.
• Will upon request provide supervision of special events.
• Assists with making routine inspections, maintenance, and testing of campus
  emergency plans and providing corrective actions, when necessary (i.e. existing
  safety and fire protection equipment and defibrillators).
• Makes suggestions that would enhance the safety of students and faculty/staff
  regarding emergency management, hazardous materials or fire protection.
• Assists the Chairperson of the Emergency Preparedness Committee and the
  Automated External Defibrillator Committee.
• Will perform the duties of Police Officer position when staffing requires.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Successful completion of the Missouri 600hour police academy required.
• Missouri POST certification required.
• The employee must maintain all the continuing education requirements to remain POST certified as a condition of continued employment.
• Commissioned active officer status required.
• Must have a minimum of three years police experience.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Four years of college or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Certification in NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, & 800.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to meet university insurance requirements for
  driving university owned or leased vehicles.
• A safe driving record is required while a driving record without violations / summonses / arrests is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and procedures manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, employees, law enforcement representatives and members of the public.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and by written means at a very high level to convey a confident and positive attitude.
• Ability to make ethical decisions in doing what is best for both students and the University.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to perform in a calm, pleasant, professional manner combined with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to effectively operate a computer (prefer Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, e-mail and internet skills).
• Ability to use (or quickly learn) the Purchase Order, Student Data and other software systems
• Ability to effectively use a variety of office machines (such as adding machines, fax, multi-line telephones, etc.).
• Ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to be self-motivated and willing to finish unexpected work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a positive team-oriented manner with a variety of people (students, faculty, staff, administrators, and members of the public).

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The applicant must have passed the annual physical fitness testing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear including the use of a telephone and radio equipment. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel including the use of computer terminals; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. However, there can be multiple conversations occurring in the work area at the same time.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation