Campus Security Officer - Non-Permanente - Spokane Community College

Location:  Spokane

Department: District Security

Salary Range: $3,999 - $5,370

Starting salary for this position is: $3,999 (Monthly)

Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

About Us 

We are a community college district comprised of two accredited colleges, Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). In addition to serving a large urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, the district provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square-mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County.

Both colleges of CCS are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on September 30. 2024. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

About the Campus Security Officer - Non-Permanent - Spokane Community College

The Campus Security Officer pay range is $47,988 - $64,440 with steps A through M. Starting salary is step A, $22.98 per hour. After 6 months you receive a periodic step increase to step C, $24.10 per hour. This becomes your annual anniversary date and the following year (18 months after your start date) you move to step E, $25.34 per hour. After that, every 12 months you will move two steps until step L, $30.12 per hour. Once you are at step L for six years, you will progress once more to step M, $30.86 per hour. These amounts do not include any planned or future cost of living increases.

Starting pay may be higher than step A with creditable related experience. However, employees starting higher than step A on the salary range will not have their first periodic step increase until 12 months after their start date. After that, every 12 months you will move two steps until step L.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the District Director of Security, the Campus Security Officer performs general duty security work to protect life and property; enforces laws and ordinances, maintains order, and prevents and investigates crime, security, safety, and related activities.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a security presence on a campus location and on a rotating basis provide a night shift mobile security patrol presence for all Community Colleges of Spokane properties in the Spokane area on foot or in a patrol vehicle; inspect buildings and grounds for prowlers, fire, property damage, or other irregularities to enforce institution rules and regulations, local, state, and federal statutes and ordinances. Monitor and oversee the presence and performance of night shift contract security personnel. *
• Investigate accidents and crimes, issue citations for violations, gather evidence, locate witnesses, and appear in court as required. Work with and/or assist city or county police and state patrol when needed or in cases of emergency. Administer first aid if needed. *
• Direct and regulate traffic, patrol campus parking areas on foot or in a vehicle, observe parking and traffic patterns, issue citations for parking violations, follow through on collections and/or citations and appeals. *
• Maintain surveillance of an area suspect for criminal activity to stop criminal activity. *
• Operate department communication equipment, answer telephone inquiries, receive reports of criminal activity, dispatch foot and mobile units, operate paging system, and monitor alarm systems. *
• Complete and file reports as required. *
• May be present during administrator’s meetings with sex offenders.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions. *
• Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements. *
• Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform ot