The Police Officer works under general supervision of a shift or operations supervisor and the Director of Public Safety/Chief of Campus Police. The Police Officer is responsible for ensuring a safe and secure campus environment; and the enforcement of University policies, state and local laws.

Primary Responsibilities
- Crime prevention, campus patrol, radio communications, parking and traffic enforcement, criminal investigations and follow-up, and report writing.
-Provide protection for University persons, property, and guests.
-Maintain surveillance of all areas within department jurisdiction.
-Identify and report hazards to safety and security of the campus.
-Interact with other law enforcement agencies when appropriate.
-Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

-Ability to recognize safety and security hazards on campus and take appropriate corrective action.
-Ability to operate a vehicle.
-Ability to work any shift.
-Ability to pursue suspects/suspicious individuals on foot, through University buildings, grounds and make arrests as needed.
-Ability to perform security and police duties on bicycle patrol.
-Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
-Ability to provide protection and apply law enforcement procedures in a safe and proper manner.
-Ability to ascertain facts through personal contact, observation, and examination of records.
-Ability to pass annual weapon qualification to meet P.O.S.T. certification.
-Ability to see, hear, and communicate effectively, especially with students and visitors to the campus.
-Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with diverse populations, the University community and the public

Physical Requirements

- Ability to pursue suspects/suspicious individuals on foot, through University buildings, grounds and make arrests as needed.
- Ability to run, jump, and physically restrain an individual as needed to make arrest.

Minimum Requirements

- Required to be 21 years of age or older.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.

- Must have current P.O.S.T. certification.
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Must have no criminal convictions.
- Must pass a psychological examination.
- Must pass a thorough background investigation conducted by the University.
- Must pass a physical examination by a licensed physician at the candidate’s own expense.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must have a telephone for emergency recall by department.
- Essential employee will be required to report to work during emergency or disaster situations.

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.

Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.

Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at williamslr@apsu.edu | 931-221-7690, Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | 931-221-7178 or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at gloverj@apsu.edu | 931-221-7160. View APSU’s full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.

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