Part-Time, As-Needed, Public Safety Officer 1

AA/EEO Statement:

Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.

Veterans Statement

Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-463-5586.

• Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources; Jill Deneault, deneaultj@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3196.

• Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information:

Posting Number: 240023 Job Title: Part-Time, As-needed, Public Safety Officer 1 Applicant Notification:

Department Information

Our Public Safety Department is seeking to hire a part-time Public Safety Officer 1.

Application Information

• This is an applicant pool posting. First review date of applications may be as early as March 18th, 2024. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department need. Lane reserves the right to modify this information.

• Provide all documents as requested.

• A resume may not take the place of any section of the application.

• Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.

• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Applications will remain in the applicant pool until the position(s) is filled.

Location: Main Campus, Downtown Center Classification: Public Safety Officer 1 Position Type: Hourly Part-Time Classified Anticipated Start Date: Upon Hire Salary/Wage: Hourly Salary/Wage Range: $19.51 - $28.61 per hour (Classified Hourly Pay Grade 10) Salary/Compensation Statement:

• Our application is used to determine your initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.

• Part-Time Benefits may be available for qualified employees.

Grant Statement: Working Schedule:

• Applicants will be asked to identify one primary shift (days, evenings, or nights) for as-needed work. Selected candidates will be expected to be available during the preferred shift. Other shifts will be available as well, but availability for the preferred shift is essential.

• This position works on an as-needed basis and is a temporary assignment based on student, college, and division needs.

• Variable work hours based on department needs; schedule may vary with hours increasing up to 40 hrs a week during peak periods, up to 1039 hours in a twelve (12) month period.

• Initial training may be full-time for ten (10) weeks.

• Officers in this position provide shift coverage on a regular basis and will have the opportunity to work the maximum hours. Coverage is provided for sick leave, vacation, unassigned shifts, campus emergencies, and numerous other occasions.

• In addition to weekday shifts, weekend, morning, over-night, and/or evening hours may be scheduled depending on department needs.

FLSA: Non-Exempt Position Status: Temporary Full/Part: Part-Time Annual Schedule: 260 Day (12 Month) Annual Schedule Details: Quicklink for Posting: https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/12505

POSTING TEXT

Posting Date: 03/08/2024 Closing Date: 06/30/2024 Applicant Pool: Academic Year Open Until Filled: No

Required QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education:

• High school graduation or equivalent.

Required Experience:

• One (1) year of law enforcement, security, and/or Emergency Medical Technician Certification experience. Such experience may include (but is not limited to) military security or law enforcement, parole/probation, corrections, reserve police/sheriff, sworn law enforcement, or private security.

• Successful completion of the LCC Public Safety Cadet program will satisfy the experience requirement.

• This experience must involve working in an environment where human relations, interpersonal and problem-solving skills are used.

Licensure or Certification Requirements

• A current Oregon driver's license AND current first aid/CPR/AED card.

• Must have or be able to obtain a State of Oregon Driver's license within one week of hire.

Conditions of Employment:

The following requirements must be met by selected candidates to work in this position:

• Be able to pass a psychology evaluation designed for police officers.

• Meet the Oregon State level requirements as a public safety officer within one (1) month of hire.

• Successful applicant is required to pass a criminal background check including a national fingerprint check and meet the standards of ORS 181.875 regarding criminal history before employment is confirmed.

• A pre-employment physical assessment and drug screen is required.

• Must not have been convicted of a felony or any crime involving false statements or dishonesty within the last fifteen (15) years.

• Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education

Post-secondary education, including but not limited to, Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Crime Scene Investigation, Legal Studies, Law School, Forensic Science, Police Academy, Sheriff Academy.

Preferred Experience

Current or past sworn (or military) law enforcement experience.

Language Statement

We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.

Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, multilingual skills, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Equivalency Statement:

We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose:

Officers patrol the Lane campus and provide immediate response to threats, emergencies, and dangerous situations. Officers provide law enforcement, rules enforcement, and crime prevention for the campus community.

Essential Functions:

• Enforce public laws and campus rules.

• Routinely conduct traffic stops, respond to fire and medical emergencies, assist persons in distress, and maintain order on campus.

• Operate patrol vehicles (motor vehicles, bicycles, and motorized vehicles).

• Officers must have sufficient fitness to perform all essential functions of a law enforcement officer, including making unaided arrests, rendering first aid and CPR, and responding to environmental and other campus emergencies.

• Operate technical devices including computer systems, cameras, radios, alarm systems inside campus buildings, on-campus lands and in all weather conditions.

• Interact with belligerent individuals and resolve disputes using the minimum level of enforcement action necessary.

• Actively participate in training and master law enforcement tools such as batons, chemical sprays, and handcuffs.

• Monitor and enforce parking regulations.

• Fully participate in the on-campus judicial system and work with other law enforcement and fire agencies.

• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.

• Other duties as assigned.

Equity and Inclusion

• Demonstrate Lane Community College's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences. These are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships and are applied to all position responsibilities.

• Duties are carried out respectfully, inclusively, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.

• Must demonstrate an active concern for meeting the needs of students, staff, and the public.

• Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Lane Community College's Human Resources and Disability Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities to facilitate student and staff success; mentor and role-model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.

Supervision Statement:

Reports to and works under the general supervision of the Director of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (Chief) and designated command staff. Work is performed independently using knowledge of applicable procedures, rules, regulations and statutes (federal, ORS, and local). Work is reviewed periodically to assure conformance with established policies and to measure results.

Positions in this classification may coordinate and lead the work of student assistants and other Public Safety employees.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Work safely.

• Climb stairs, walk and stand for extended periods of time.

• Officers must occasionally run to emergency calls.

• Officers must be able to operate a motor vehicle for extended periods.

• Officers must be able to lift a fifty (50) lb weight, have normal strength and range of motion and use of all limbs.

• Officer eyesight should be correctable to 20/20 and unassisted vision should minimally be 20/200.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Modern law enforcement or security patrol techniques.

• Community policing practices.

• Effective human relations and communications.

• Differences between higher education law enforcement challenges and standard public or private law enforcement practices.

• Criminal investigation procedures.

Skills in:

• Problem-solving.

• Decision-making.

Ability to:

• Pass a background investigation.

• Pass a psychological assessment.

• Learn and utilize campus information such as campus geography, policies, key contacts, specific procedures and expectations.

• Pursue and arrest subjects.

• Learn technical and operational procedures on a variety of technologies including, but not limited to: radios, computers, and video systems.

• Work in a high-stress environment.

• Make quick and effective decisions in a high-stress environment.

• Attain and maintain public trust.

• Learn law enforcement or security competencies including commonly utilized Oregon criminal and traffic statutes.

• Provide support to employees working to meet accreditation standards through evaluation and assessment of student outcomes.

Applicant Instructions:

Application Instructions

• Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties.

• The Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume may not take the place of any section in the application.

Required Documents

To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:

• Application

• Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.

• Resume

• Comprehensive of experience, education and accomplishments.

• Cover Letter

• Clearly detailing how you meet the qualifications for the position.

• Transcripts

• See instructions below.

If applicable: DD214 - Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Jill Deneault in Human Resources; deneaultj@lanecc.edu, 541-463-5473.

Additional documents and letters of reference are not accepted.

Questions?

• For assistance with the online application call 541-463-5586
• For position questions contact Chief Lisa M. Rupp; ruppl@lanecc.edu, 541-463-5558

How to monitor your application

• Enter recruitment@lanecc.edu into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.

• Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.

Positions close at 9:00 pm PST on closing date.

Transcript Instructions:

Transcripts are required

If post-secondary education is listed in your application, then unofficial transcripts are required.

Attach under "Optional Document", fax, email, deliver or mail to:

PT Lane Public Safety - #170090

Attn: Chief Lisa M. Rupp

Building 12, Mail Stop #90

Lane Community College

4000 E 30th Ave

Eugene OR 97405

Fax: 541-463-4757

Contact Phone: Lisa M. Rupp, 541-463-5558

Contact Email: ruppl@lanecc.edu

College and Division Information:

College Information

The goal of Lane Community College is to help students achieve their dreams and transform lives through learning. The faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students succeed. Lane partners with businesses in the community to help shape the current and future workforce.

Lane is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality, lifelong educational opportunities.

History

Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

One of the advantages of working Lane is living in the area. Lane's main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus. The area's scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what's new at Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast (link is external).

Union Association: LCC Employees Federation (Classified)