at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Information
Working Position Title
Police Officer (1985) (MULTIPLE POSITIONS)
Classification
Police Officer
Position Number
00001985
Open Date
03/07/2024
Close Date
04/24/2024
Priority Review Date
Employee Class
Staff
Full-Time/Part Time
Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Position Status
Regular
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Job code
3086
Union Representation
Union
Union Code
MET - Metropolitan Allnc Polc, #291
Unit/Department
Public Safety
College/Unit
Public Safety
Division
Univ Administrative Services
Location
TS PUBSFTY
Link to Department Website or Custom Search Page
https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/index.shtml
Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications
Overview
The NIU Department of Police and Public Safety is comprised of 55 sworn officers and additional support staff who protect and serve our campus community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety is devoted to the relentless pursuit of excellence in service to our campus community and the broader DeKalb community.
Our mission is to serve and protect the university community in support of the advancement of knowledge and student-career and life success. NIU focuses on an educational experience that prepares students with a broad set of rich liberal arts knowledge and skills as well as depth in their disciplinary interests. We intend to see that our students can pursue this experience with an abiding sense of security. We accept our stewardship with pride, serving others with integrity, honor, and the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence and to protect our community. The department uses a collaborative approach to proactively address public safety issues such as crime and the fear of crime.
Standards of ethical behavior in law enforcement are based on the commitment to follow core values rooted in the history of policing and public safety. To realize our vision and accomplish our mission we "C.A.R.E." and hold these values as our basis for ethically inspired leadership.
Commitment: We are committed to providing exceptional service to our community through teamwork, engagement, and listening in an open exchange of ideas.
Accountability: We are accountable to our community and will maintain the highest standards of integrity by taking responsibility for our actions and promoting excellence in service to others.
Respect: We respect the socially rich and diverse people that we serve by treating all people with fairness and dignity. We also recognize that our greatest resource is our people and that our commitment to excellence in service is achieved by having a work environment of trust and mutual respect.
Education: We will proactively educate the community in crime prevention and personal safety, empowering people to have a shared responsibility for safety and security in the community.
There will be a 50-mile Residency Restriction. All employees must live within 50-miles of the agency (straight line), prior to completing their probationary period.
Position Summary
The position of Police Officer is a responsible professional public safety position with full executive law enforcement authority. Individuals working in this capacity protect the safety and security of persons, property, equipment and facilities, and protect and preserve individual civil rights in and around Northern Illinois University controlled lands.
Police personnel enforce all applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules, regulations and University policies and procedures. Police officers maintain the public peace and order and assist in facilitating the adjudication of infractions of the University judicial Code and State or Federal Criminal or Civil Code violations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Enforce fair and impartial State criminal, traffic and motor vehicle laws, and adopted edicts from the University Board of Trustees through a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Illinois State Statutes and the University's policies, procedures, rules and regulations and how they should be applied.
Collecting information relative to civil and criminal investigations.
Preparing cases for and providing testimony in court and preparing detailed reports on assigned complaints and communicating the outcomes... For full info follow application link.
In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action.
