Public Safety Officer (Security Officer) at Ramapo College of New Jersey – Mahwah, New Jersey

ABOUT RAMAPO COLLEGE:

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college, where
students build the confidence, skills, and perspective to thrive in a changing world.
Located on a breathtaking 300-acre campus in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains
and just a short trip from New York City, Ramapo blends the best of both worlds: natural
beauty, state-of-the-art facilities, and access to one of the world’s most dynamic job
markets.

With approximately 6,000 students, Ramapo offers a personalized, student-centered
experience defined by a 16:1 student–faculty ratio, small classes, and faculty who
mentor, challenge, and inspire. Students can explore over 40 undergraduate majors and
a growing portfolio of graduate programs in fields such as Business Administration,
Data Science, Nursing, Educational Leadership, Social Work, Special Education, and
the Doctor of Nursing Practice. Across every discipline, Ramapo emphasizes hands-on
learning through internships, co-ops, study abroad, faculty research, service projects,
and real-world experiences that prepare students for meaningful careers.

Our campus is home to cutting-edge academic spaces, including the Anisfield School of
Business, the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, the Sharp Sustainability Education
Center, the Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, the Les Paul Music Studio,
and the Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons. Ramapo’s award-winning residence halls
are consistently ranked among the best in New Jersey.

Nationally recognized for excellence and value, Ramapo is ranked #1 among New
Jersey public colleges by College Choice, named a Best Regional University North by
U.S. News & World Report, and celebrated by Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, Colleges of
Distinction, and Victory Media’s Military Friendly rankings.

At Ramapo, students don’t just earn degrees; they discover their strengths, explore new
possibilities, and build the foundation for bold futures.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work -

This is a full-time, Classified, IFPTE position, and hours of work and days are determined by the supervisor.

Public Safety is a 7 day, 24 hour and 365 day operation. The position of Public Safety Officer is a full-time position working a flexible 40 hours a week. Days off and hours of work are subject to operational needs and will include changing shift work. Required overtime will be as operational needs demand.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions, including temperature extremes, during day and night shifts. Work is often performed in emergency and stressful situations. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Salary:

Prevents unauthorized persons from entering the grounds and buildings; checks automobiles and trucks entering and leaving the campus properties and makes a report of each college-owned vehicle indicating mileage, destination, the time of entering and leaving the installation, the name of the person driving the car, and the license number.

Takes action as required to prevent all criminal acts and violations of College policy, inclusive of and not limited to, fire, theft, vandalism, disorder, and/or damage or loss to state property and equipment.

Conduct a Fire Watch when determined to be mandatory by State or College Fire Marshal code and standards.

Opens and closes buildings, gates, doors, and windows, and raises and lowers flags.

Turns off office fans, motors, lights, and air conditioning equipment at the end of the business day.

Opens and locks offices daily and sees that rooms are properly ventilated; switches on lights, fans, motors, and air conditioners.

Gives assistance when accidents or illness occur in emergencies; summons emergency medical services, fire department, and/or police as may be required.

Periodically makes inspections of the assigned areas and sees that found property is properly logged into property logs, the property is secured, and required reports filed with the date, time, and location the property was found, along with a description and location of being secured.

Provides directions to visitors, students, faculty and staff.

Maintains order and decorum of the entire campus.

Escorts or removes offenders from the premises, when so required, with minimum disturbance to office routine; assists the staff in the maintenance of order within the premises.

Directs traffic in and around buildings and in parking areas; regulates and controls pedestrian and vehicular traffic at designated public intersections to assure safety, reasonably rapid movement, and a minimum of interference.

Enforce violations of the College parking policies through issuance of summonses, inclusive of “booting” of vehicles when deemed necessary by College policy.

Takes needed action as to suspicious persons and conditions, and reports significant actions, occurrences, and conditions on the grounds and in the buildings.

Notes and reports conditions which constitute dangers and hazards, and takes the actions necessary to assure orderly and safe conditions; sees that established safety regulations are observed.

Takes appropriate actions regarding suspicious persons and conditions, and reports significant actions, occurrences, and conditions.

Investigates complaints involving misconduct, suspicious behavior, illegal activities, and other matters within the province of police operations and prepares reports thereon.

When complaints are made as to lack of order or nonobservance of prescribed procedures, makes investigations to determine the facts and sees that proper remedial actions are taken; notes and reports dangers and hazards.

Prepares simple but clear, accurate, informative, and legible reports.

Must be able to operate with competence the Computer Aided Dispatch, CAD, system.

Must be able with competence to send emergency alert broadcast messages using Alert Me Now/Rave or the system selected by the College.

Must have the ability to operate the video camera system.

Must have an ability to communicate clearly with faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the campus.

Must be familiar with all areas of the campus alarm systems.

Must successfully complete a Defensive Driver course offered by the College.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; run; use hands/arms to handle or feel; reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to perform duties in an indoor/outdoor environment, sometimes in inclement weather.

Gives emergency First aid

Performs related work as required.

EDUCATION:

Graduation from high school or vocational school or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.

REQUIREMENTS:

LICENSE OR PERMIT: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.

EEO STATEMENT:
Ramapo College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Ramapo has a long history of advocating, advising, and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. Examples can be found in its mission statement, strategic plans, degree and course offerings, community outreach programs, and other diversity programs. Ramapo’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is infused across all facets of the College; where the environment is welcoming, dedicated to social justice, respectful of freedom of expression, focused on educating and having an ongoing conversation regarding cultural competence and the benefits and importance of diversity.

Ramapo offers a comprehensive benefits package through the State of New Jersey to full-time employees including health care, dental, prescription drug plans, retirement, pension, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

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