Position Description
Position Title: Public Safety Officer
Supervisor: Director of Public Safety
Position Status: Part-Time / 12-Month Business Calendar Schedule
Classification: Non-Exempt
About Salem Academy and College
Salem Academy and College is the oldest continuously operating educational institution for girls and women in the country. Since 1772, the institution has engaged in transformational change to innovate women’s education. Founded with the mission of making education accessible to all, Salem has a rich 252-year-old history and a long-standing track record of educating students who are prepared to make a bold impact locally, nationally and globally through liberal arts education.
Salem Academy is a boarding and day college preparatory school with focus on interdisciplinary learning using STEAM, wellness and leadership. Salem College is the nation’s only liberal arts college exclusively dedicated to developing the next generation of health leaders. Salem College has more than 40 full-time faculty and over 150 staff members who support approximately 500 students including full-time undergraduates, part-time students and graduate students. In 2023, Salem received a second $5M anonymous philanthropic gift equaling its largest in history focused on enabling our health leadership transformation. Our graduates are committed to making the world a better, healthier and more equitable place.
Niche lists Salem Academy as the No. 1 boarding school in North Carolina; No. 5 college prep high school in North Carolina as well as the No. 1 college prep school in the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC area. Salem Academy has students from more than 10 states and 5 countries. Over 85% of the faculty and staff have a master’s degree or higher. Courses are taught at the college prep, honors, AP and dual enrollment levels. The unique partnership and shared campus with Salem College allows for collaboration with college faculty/staff on curriculum ideas, club activities and more.
Recognized by the U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly, and the New York Times Magazine as a top liberal arts college in the nation, Salem College continues to lead among liberal arts colleges in social mobility and economic diversity. In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Salem College #2 among all national liberal arts colleges in America as a top performer for social mobility. Salem performed as one of the best liberal arts colleges with the highest percentage of Pell-eligible students graduating in four years. Out of 286 colleges in the country, the New York Times Magazine ranked Salem College as #2 for economic diversity - enrolling more economically disadvantaged students than its peers. This ranking is a reflection of Salem’s commitment to making education accessible and affordable for all students. In another 2023 national ranking, Washington Monthly ranked Salem College as #4 in the nation for Pell-eligible graduation rate, #8 in the country for earning performance, #14 best bang for your buck college in the southeast, and #24 best liberal arts college in the U.S.
Salem Academy and College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a vibrant college town known as the “City of Arts and Innovation". Winston-Salem is a lively academic community, home to six institutions of higher education and more than 26,000 students. Winston Salem has a collaborative and engaged academic community with strong private and public schools, excellent healthcare systems, and affordable housing. The Winston-Salem area also offers a rich variety of cultural opportunities and has a vibrant art and restaurant scene. Within a few hours of campus are mountains for skiing, camping, or hiking; rivers for whitewater rafting; and the beautiful ports and beaches of North and South Carolina.
Position Summary
The Public Safety Officer is an essential employee who reports directly to the Director of Public Safety and will be responsible for all security activities involving campus patrol, requests for service, opening/closing of facilities, responding to emergency calls, parking requests, and monitoring, and all other duties as assigned.
The Part-time Public Safety Officer will work Friday – Monday, Day Shift. This is an unarmed security position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Respond to calls for service.
- Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, students, and public safety departmental members regarding campus policies, procedures, emergency processes.
- Answer and monitor telephone and radio systems.
- Respond to emergency-based assignments and directives by supervisors and other institutional administrators.
- Work cooperatively and effectively with all members of the department, and other campus constituencies.
- Be familiar with, locate and communicate information in the Salem student handbooks, employee manuals, and Emergency Response Plan manual.
- Computer skills necessary to complete incident reports create campus identification cards, email correspondence, parking registration, payroll system, etc.
- Be familiar with and able to operate all fire alarm systems and burglar alarm systems on campus.
- Maintain current knowledge of buildings and properties including but not limited to safety hazard checks, security checks, floor plans, and employees that maintain offices in each facility.
- Assists with after-hour emergency facility related work as needed.
- Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, during inclement weather, and during other circumstances requiring public safety staffing.
- Provide constant foot patrol to the entire campus.
- Ability to use physical force to protect yourself or others if necessary and legitimately permissible.
- Be familiar with and use all issued equipment as required/needed.
- Performs and completes any other special tasks, responsibilities, and duties as assigned.
Position Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication, oral, interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of law enforcement/security best practices and procedures.
- Analytical skills and objective observation of situations and quick decision-making.
- Skill in managing situations firmly, courteously, tactfully, and impartially.
- De-escalation skills
- Ability to multi-task and work independently with demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship between diverse operating organizations.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to cope with changing requirements, and goals (sometimes rapid changes).
