Job Description
Campus Safety Officer University of Puget Sound Job ID: 8189
Location: Security
Full/Part Time: Regular/Temporary: Staff Posting Details Appointment: Regular, full-time, 1.0 FTE. Currently offering a popular 4/10 shift. One Overnight (Grave Yard) shift is currently available.
Position Summary: Campus Safety Officers work collaboratively with Security Services team members and others to promote a safe environment and protect the welfare of Puget Sound students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. They perform a variety of tasks that assure and enhance the safety of the Puget Sound campus and its members. Campus Safety Officers patrol campus; monitor the physical safety of campus buildings and grounds; provide courtesy escort services; make referrals and offer a range of assistance to campus members. Campus Safety Officers remain alert to suspicious activities, investigate disturbances, provide first-line response for reported irregularities and emergencies, and support security for special events, and complete incident reports and other security-related documentation. Campus Safety Officers provide leadership and training to part-time student staff members working within the Security Services department and support the success and safety of all Puget Sound students consistent with the university's mission and values. Campus Safety Officers are active members of the Puget Sound community and serve as promoters of a welcoming and inclusive culture.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: - Ability to respectfully work, communicate, and provide leadership within a diverse campus community; must be sensitive and proactive to the needs of all community members and nurture an inclusive environment
- One year of experience providing customer service, security, military or similar.
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certification
- Valid Washington state driver's license
- Ability to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays is required.
- Duty schedules may change to meet the business needs of the department and university and staff must adjust accordingly
- Physically able to run and to defend self and/or others
- Must be able to carry/drag heavy objects
- Frequently lifting/carrying up to (but not limited) 1-10 pounds
- Must be able to speak clearly, listen attentively, read, write, and understand English
Supervisory Responsibilities None.
Budget Responsibilities No budgetary responsibilities. All staff must be fiscally responsible for caring for issued department equipment
Qualifications: - One year of experience providing customer service, security, military or similar.
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certification
- Valid Washington state driver's license
- Ability to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays is required.
- Duty schedules may change to meet the business needs of the department and university and staff must adjust accordingly
- Physically able to run and to defend self and/or others
- Must be able to carry/drag heavy objects
- Frequently lifting/carrying up to (but not limited)1-10 pounds
- Must be able to speak clearly, listen attentively, read, write, and understand English
Compensation and Benefits :
The anticipated range for this position is $24.45 - $24.45, plus 50 cents/hr. shift differential pay for evenings and night shifts. Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.
Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package for eligible staff employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plan options and 403(b) contributions
- Paid vacation, sick leave, floating holiday, campus holidays and bonus holidays
- Education benefits, such as full tuition for eligible employees and their families
- Access to university facilities and entertainment (fitness center, pool, library, concerts, lectures and more!)
Please note :
-Positions that work less than .75 FTE (1,560 hours per year) do not qualify for long-term disability or education benefits.
-Positions that work less than .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will accrue paid sick leave but are not eligible for additional benefits.
-Temporary positions that work at least .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will be eligible for benefits.
This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
For more information on Puget Sound's non-exempt staff benefits package, visit: Summary of 2025 Benefits for Staff Members in Non-Exempt Positions.pdf
For the Campus Holiday and Bonus Day Schedule, visit:
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.
Required Documents: - Resume
- Letter of Interest
Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.
All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks and if applicable for the position, drug screen, physical test, and functional assessment.
University Diversity Statement - We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.
- We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
- We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.
Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit:
The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.
How to Apply For complete job description and application instructions, visit:
About Puget Sound Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit "About Puget Sound" () to learn more about the college.
As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA
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Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift, Afternoon shift,