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Police Officer

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This is a 12 month, benefits eligible position. Blinn College pays 100% of health insurance for full time employees, 50% for dependents, and two times your annual salary in life insurance benefits. Optional coverages can begin on your first active duty date. If you would like to review insurance benefits in advance, you can access the New Employee Benefits Guide online, http://www.ers.texas.gov/PDFs/NEBG-HE.pdf Leave time includes 96 hours vacation, 40 hours discretionary and 16 hours personal each year and 8 hours sick each month. Paid leave for college designated holiday’s, spring break, Thanksgiving and Christmas break (approx. 25 days per year)

Posting Details

VEVRRA Federal Contractor – Priority referral protected veterans requested.

Position Information

Requisition Number 2024016P
Position Title Police Officer
Salary Range $60,000 yr
DBM Rating B23
Job Type Full Time
Job Category Professional/Staff
Anticipated Start Date 03/01/2024
Campus Brenham, Bryan, RELLIS, Schulenburg, Sealy, Waller
Application Deadline
Extended Open Deadline
FLSA Non-Exempt
Security Sensitive? Yes
Work Hours varies according to shift and location
Position Summary Information

Objective
To provide a safe and secure college campus, through professional and standard procudeures.
Required Quals Summary
High School Diploma or GED and Basic TCLEOSE Certification 
Special Notes To Applicants
This is a 12 month, benefits eligible position. Blinn College pays 100% of health insurance for full time employees, 50% for dependents, and two times your annual salary in life insurance benefits. Optional coverages can begin on your first active duty date. If you would like to review insurance benefits in advance, you can access the New Employee Benefits Guide online, http://www.ers.texas.gov/PDFs/NEBG-HE.pdf Leave time includes 96 hours vacation, 40 hours discretionary and 16 hours personal each year and 8 hours sick each month. Paid leave for college designated holiday’s, spring break, Thanksgiving and Christmas break (approx. 25 days per year)
Quick Link https://employment.blinn.edu/postings/11815

Position Details

Principal Accountabilities

Principal Accountabilities
1. First –Line field police officer.
2. Patrols college campus in an efficient process, to deter criminal acts.
3. Responds to calls for assistance, investigate in an efficient and effective manner.
4. Takes initial report of criminal acts, prepares and submits written reports.
5. Assist other outside agencies.
6. Will work day, evening or night shift.
7. Enforce the laws of The State of Texas.
8. Testifies in court as needed.
9. Manages crime scene, preserves and collects evidence.
10. Performs related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
1. High school graduation or equivalent.
2. Basic TCOLE certification.
3. Possess the ability to use a variety of police and clerical equipment.
4. Have the ability to communicate effectively with all segments of the college.
5. Must be in good physical condition.
6. Have the ability to function under stressful conditions.
7. State of Texas Class C Driver license.
Minimum Competencies

Minimum Competencies
1. Ability to work within a team environment
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with instructors, staff, administration, students, the general public and outside agencies.
3. Have the ability to function under stressful conditions.
Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
1. Associates degree
2. Two years of police experience.
Preferred Competencies

Working Conditions

Are there particular working conditions associated with this job that should be noted (I.E., working environment, hours of work, workspace, etc.)? Yes
If 'Yes', please explain
May have to work after hours.
Situations, Emergency and non-Emergency
Events
Reports
Physical and Mental Requirements

Physical and Mental Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 to 70 lbs., Straight pulling, Pulling hand over hand, Repeated bending, Reaching above shoulder, Simple grasping, Dual simultaneous grasping, Walking, Standing, Sitting, Crawling, Twisting, Pushing, Stooping, Climbing stairs, Climbing ladders, Operating office equipment, Operating motor vehicle, Seeing, Identifying colors, Depth perception, Hearing (with aid), Writing, Counting, Reading, Telling time, Heavy carrying, 45 to 70 lbs., Operating mechanical equipment
Custom Text One
Running or jogging with physical exertion at the end
Environmental Requirements

Environmental Requirements: Travel by car (enter percentage of time in below field), Outside, Inside, Excessive heat, Excessive cold, Excessive humidity, Slippery/uneven walking surfaces, Working closely with other, Working alone, Excessive dampness/chill, Fumes, smoke, or gases, Dust, Working around moving objects or vehicles, Constant noise, Vibration
Custom Text Two
50%

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What TCOLE certification do you have?
    • None
    • Basic
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
    • Masters
  2. * Do you have a valid Texas drivers license or ability to obtain one?
    • Yes
    • No
  3. * How many years of experience do you have as a police officer?
    • 0-3 years
    • 4-6 years
    • 7-10 years
    • more than 10 years
  4. * Tell us about a professional accomplishment you have made with a team of colleagues.

    (Open Ended Question)

  5. * Describe any experience you have working with student, staff, and/or faculty in an educational setting.

    (Open Ended Question)

  6. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
    • Advertisement (specify in next question below)
    • Blinn Website
    • Blinn Employee
    • Internet Site (specify in next question below)
    • Indeed
    • Higher Ed Jobs
    • HERC - Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
    • TACC - Texas Association of Community Colleges
    • Other (specify in next question below)
  7. If in the previous question you selected "Advertisement", "Internet Site", or "Other", please specify how you heard about this employment opportunity.

    (Open Ended Question)

  8. * Please choose all that apply below. If you answer yes to any, please upload a copy of your DD214 or DD1300 in the optional documents section. For definition of claiming military employment preference please see the following website:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/pdf/GV.657.pdf)
    • Yes, I am a veteran, including a veteran with a disability.
    • Yes, I am a veteran's spouse who has not remarried.
    • Yes, I am the spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces or Texas National Guard serving on active duty.
    • Yes, I am an orphan of a veteran who was killed while on active duty.
    • Yes, I am a veteran who received a dishonorable discharge from the military because I refused the COVID vaccine.
    • Yes, I am claiming military employment preference.
    • No, to all the above.
  9. * To be eligible for employment in the U.S. and at Blinn College, will you now or in the future require Blinn College to commence ("sponsor") an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? This is sometimes called "sponsorship" for an employment-based visa status.
    • Yes, I will now or in the future need H-1B visa sponsorship
    • No, I will not need sponsorship now or in the future for an H-1B visa
  10. * Are you employed part-time or full time in an overtime eligible position at another state agency or institution of higher education? Do you plan to continue your employment if hired at Blinn College?
    • Yes, I am in an overtime eligible position and Yes I plan to continue
    • Yes, I am in an overtime eligible position and No I do not plan to continue
    • No, I am not in an overtime eligible position and Yes I plan to continue
    • No, I am not in an overtime eligible position and No I do not plan to continue
    • I am not employed by another state agency or institution of higher education

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents
  1. Unofficial Other Transcripts 1
  2. Other Document 1
  3. Other Document 2
  4. DD214 (required for Veteran's or Veteran's preference)
  5. DD1300 (required for orphan's or surviving spouse)
  6. License