What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Specialist position at University of Maine?
This full-time law enforcement officer position belongs to the University of Maine Police Department (UMPD) while being remotely assigned to the University of Maine Machias (UMM) campus.
This position is administrative in nature and will follow similar duties as that of a School Resource Officer while exercising full arrest powers as any other Maine law enforcement officer would.
This position will be responsible for leading the law enforcement, safety, and security efforts for the UMM campus. Acting as a direct liaison with local law enforcement within the community, thi individual is expected to establish and maintain positive relationships with area law enforcement agencies such as the Machias Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Maine State Police among others.
Senior UMM staff will rely heavily on this position for law enforcement, safety, and security guidance. It is expected that this individual will maintain continual communication not only with the UMM senior staff but also with the UMPD chain of command.
This position is critical to the success of both campuses at Machias and Orono. This partnership rooted within UMPD will foster safety within the UMM community through the use of community policing best practices. This position will be located on the Machais campus. Starting hourly wage for this position is $28.52 - $29.76 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Perform essential law enforcement duties that include patrol, investigations, infrastructure security, and emergency management.
- Responds to routine and complex emergency situations; answers and responds to radio or telephone dispatches.
- Communicates with the public and employees while patrolling University streets; assists individuals with disabled vehicles and vehicle lockouts; checks building security; and observes behavior of citizens.
- Prepares suspect, illness and injury, accident, arrest, and administrative reports.
- Assist with operation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and attend monthly meetings.
- Assist with printing and maintaining University IDs and card access.
- Assist with parking passes and parking enforcement.
- Assist with New Student Orientation and other large scale campus events, such as dances, Greek games, Winterfest, spring fling, graduation, etc.
- Assist with campus and residence hall programming around the topics of campus and personal safety.
- Assist with documenting Clery information.
- Assist with securing the campus, such as locking doors, making sure doors are closed properly, being observant of and addressing security concerns related to buildings and the campus, etc.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, staff, and the public.
- Participate in campus meetings and committees as appropriate.
- Assist with enforcing University policies, as well as State and Federal laws.
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu.
The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.
UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here.
Required:
- This position requires a full-time law enforcement officer certification from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. Certifications from other states must be eligible for MCJA waiver within one year of employment.
- Valid driver’s license
- Candidates will be required to complete a series of testing including written and oral examinations, a background investigation, and a physical. Applicants who are full-time MCJA/BLETP certified or currently employed as a full-time officer, the psychological interview and polygraph test will be at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
- If not previously certified by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, the applicant must take the ALERT test and a physical assessment test to meet the MCJA criteria for these.
- Excellent hearing, clear speech, and excellent eyesight (corrected acceptable).
- Must be able to function well under pressure with adverse stimulation and in potentially life-threatening situations.
- Individual must be highly motivated.
- Excellent Communication skills, both written and oral.
Preferred:
- Any additional specialized law enforcement training.
- Demonstrated familiarity with current Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite programs (Docs, Sheets, etc.)
1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae
3.) contact information for three professional references
You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.
Search Timeline is as follows:
Review of applications to begin: August 24, 2023
Interviews to begin no earlier than: August 29, 2023
Tentative start date: October 1, 2023
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening and post offer physical.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 127 Alumni Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
Salary : $29 - $30