Public Safety Officer

Department:

Department of Public Safety - Cascades

Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

 

1) A resume/CV; and

 

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact:

Johana Hernandez

johana.hernandez@osucascades.edu

Job Summary:

Oregon State University-Cascades is seeking a Campus Safety Officer. This is a full time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. This position is located in Bend, Oregon.

The mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide a safe campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors of Oregon State University Corvallis and Cascades campus’; to facilitate Oregon State University’s mission and goals; and to provide these services with the highest standards of professionalism.

 

Building on 150 years as Oregon’s land grant institution, Oregon State University serves the state, the nation and the world as a premier 21st-century research university.

 

MISSION—As a land grant institution committed to teaching, research, and outreach and engagement, Oregon State University promotes economic, social, cultural, and environmental progress for the people of Oregon, the nation, and the world.

 

We will be welcoming and foster belonging and success for all. We are a diverse community, defined by the rich palette of cultures we share, and we will strive to eliminate achievement gaps among sub-groups of students and inequities in the advancement of faculty and staff.

 

We will foster the personal success of each member of the university community and instill a commitment to serve Oregon, the nation, and the world.

 

OSU is building an organizational culture founded on the values of inclusion, mutual respect, good physical and mental health, collaboration, and humility, so that people from every background are welcomed and thrive, our community is diverse, and our leadership advances both excellence and innovation.

The OSU Department of Public Safety will support and emulate the mission, core values and goals as outlined in OSU’s Strategic Plan for 2024-2030, “Prosperity Widely Shared”, by providing for a safe campus for students, faculty, staff, and visitors that facilitates Oregon State University’s educational, research, and community service goals; and to provide these services with the highest standards of inclusivity, transparency and accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Patrol Services

• Patrol parking lots, buildings, and grounds; report criminal activities as observed to campus law enforcement personnel for investigation. Provide building access.
• Patrol inside buildings to ensure no unauthorized persons remain inside and no doors or windows are left unsecured. Check persons in buildings for faculty or staff ID or student after-hours passes as appropriate, find unauthorized persons and escort from building.
• Report any suspicious persons or circumstances found in buildings and on university property.

 

Public Safety Services

• Enforce all university rules and regulations within guidelines and limitations established by the university and public safety administration.
• Impound abandoned bicycles on campus.
• Provide safe student and staff escorts on campus; render assistance to students, staff, faculty, and visitors as requested. Perform unlocks of buildings when required and motorist assists (jump-starts).
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a supervisor.
• Provide special security of Radiation Center and other buildings under contract.
• Respond to calls for service for assistance including but not limited to minor criminal investigations, fire alarms, intrusion alarms, and accidents.
• Provide transports for students with minor injuries and illnesses to the Student Health Center (Corvallis campus). Assist as needed with ambulance calls and medical assists within scope of training.
• Write factual reports on security and accident incidents on campus.
• Report all risk management problems noted while on patrol.

 

General Public Safety Assistance

• Assist law enforcement personnel in presentation of crime prevention programs and projects on campus. Perform security audits for departments and buildings on request.
• Participate in quality and continuous improvement activities as an integral part of the Department of Public Safety positions. All employees are expected to exercise good customer service communication skills. Actively participate in orientation and committee activities as required.
• Attend required training to maintain department standards in job related duties.

 

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to follow policies and directives
• Must be able to critically think and solve problems
• Must be willing and able to work in a professional manner to embrace and promote diversity
• Must be able to speak clearly and to be understood using a two-way radio system
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Must be willing to attend and successfully complete work-related training if offered
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive background assessment that includes: criminal history check; driving record review; medical examination; psychological evaluation; drug screening; National fingerprint CJIS check and an inclusive appraisal of work history;

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 CFR 73.2 (a)(1) defines a background check as: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history records check (including verification of identity based on fingerprinting), employment history, education, and personal references.

Individuals engaged in activities subject to regulation by the commission in writing of an intent to file an application for licensing, certification, permitting, or approval of a product or activity subject to regulation by the Commission are required under 73.57 to conduct fingerprinting and criminal history records checks before granting access to Safeguard Information.

A background check must be sufficient to support the trustworthiness and reliability determination so that the person performing the check and the Commission have assurance that granting individuals’ access to Safeguards Information does not constitute an unreasonable risk to the public health and safety or the common defense and security.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of full-time (or full-time equivalent) experience in a security, military or similar position in which contemporary knowledge and techniques in security and property protection were applied.

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Working Conditions/Schedule
• Work outside in various weather conditions. Vehicle patrol, foot patrol, bicycle patrol.
• Must be able to work any shift, any day, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Required to wear department designated uniforms and equipment while on duty.
• May be required to work extended hours due to emergency situations or increased workload on a temporary basis.
• Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods of time.
• This position is deemed essential and the incumbent may be expected to report to work during inclement weather, emergency and other university work curtailments or closures.

Salary Range:

$27.32- $37.41

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-11-30

Anticipated End Date:

When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.