Public Safety Officer (Part Time)

Curry College founded in 1879 is a private four-year liberal arts-based institution in Milton Massachusetts. Curry is the only college in Massachusetts to guarantee students a job after graduation via The Curry Commitment program. The College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and offers 28 undergraduate majors over 50 minors and concentrations seven graduate programs and an associates degree. The College boasts a wide array of co-curricular activities including 40 student-run clubs and organizations and 19 NCAA Division III athletic teams.

The Curry College mission is to educate and graduate students prepared to engage in successful careers and active citizenship with a global perspective. We are an inclusive community of diverse learners and educators committed to continuing our legacy of developing effective communicators with reflective and critical thinking skills. We mentor and empower our students building meaningful relationships that inspire them to achieve their ambitions.

Curry College provides rigorous and relevant academic programs to undergraduate and graduate students and our rich blend of liberal arts and career-directed programs is enhanced by practical field experiences and co-curricular activities. Learning at Curry extends beyond the classroom and is embedded in all that we do.

Diversity and a culture of equity and inclusion among students faculty and staff are crucial to the mission statement of Curry College.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation sex identity or expression national origin age disability veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable state and federal law including Title IX.

Under the general supervision of the Director of Public Safety and the direct supervision of the Sergeant the Public Safety Officer (PSO) is a security and dispatch services specialist who ensures that the college its students employees guests and licensees are safe and that all property remains secure and unharmed and that all college division and departmental rules regulations are adhered to.

Essential Functions:

1. Security Services Delivery: PSO shall provide the full array of institutionally authorized and directed security measures in maintaining the safety and protecting the integrity of the college its students employees guests licensees and real and personal property.

• Security measures will include by way of illustration as providing safety escort services for students employees and guests; maintaining a continual perimeter deployment and activity protocol to ensure appropriate egress and ingress procedures are followed; patrol the campus on an assigned shift by vehicle or foot; enforce parking rules and regulations; implementing identification lockdown and exiting procedures as appropriate; priority responding to health and/or safety related incidents with appropriate enforcement communication and facilitation protocols implemented without delay; checking and securing the alarm system in all buildings on the campus and off-campus; providing both vehicular and pedestrian patrols designed to minimize vulnerability to unauthorized intrusion and/or defacing of college property and ensuring all emergency procedures are set for full and immediate implementation upon any breach to the college community or any and every member and/or guest;
• Report writing will be necessary when involved with or when assisting a student faculty staff visitor or when investigating an unsafe situation. PSO (Public Safety Officer) must utilize common sense and reasonable judgement to make independent decisions in the best interest of the College and the Department.

2. Dispatch Services:PSO will be assigned as needed to the communication center which entails voice visual and text management dispatch area management and completion of the dispatch log.

• The dispatchers duties include synchronization of all video surveillance audio messaging and responses by the Public Safety division.
• A focus should be placed on current deployment emergency response and information intake for review and analysis by a supervisor.
• PSO will greet visitors providing information and directions on campus.
• Monitor all incoming vehicles especially when the gate is secured ensuring that only properly identified individuals are allowed access to campus.
• Notify proper Town of Milton emergency services agencies as directed.

3. Internal and External Contacts:

PSO will be in contact regularly with:

• Residence Life staff.
• Building and Grounds.
• Municipal agencies such as Milton Police Department and Milton Fire Department and State agencies as required.

Additional Functions:

As a member of the Department of Public Safety the PSO will:

• Be trained in all non-supervisory aspects of daily operations.
• From time to time be directed to certain projects events and tasks that are within his/her capacity such as making a presentation to a student group on security practices providing transportation to a candidate for employment to and from campus and helping sort and compile data concerning the parking program.

Minimum Requirements

• An Associates degree in Criminal Justice;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; good computer skills;
• Valid Drivers License;
• First Aid/CPR certification within 6 months of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Security or other related public safety experience of at least one year is strongly preferred;
• A Baccalaureate degree in Criminal Justice or a closely related discipline;
• An intimate knowledge of Curry College campus and Public Safety procedures.

Hourly Rate:

$21.00-$23.00 per hour

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff Curry College will honor your experiences perspectives and unique identity. Together our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive equitable and welcoming.

At the Colleges discretion the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the College an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Employment in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment background checks.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Curry College (the College) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that we administer as required by Title IX and its federal regulations including in admission and employment.

The Non-Discrimination Policy can be found at

Sexual Misconduct Policy can be found at

who wish to make a complaint of discrimination or sex discrimination under Title IX or those with information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or sex discrimination under Title IX may contact the Director of Title IX and Equity Compliance the Office for Civil Rights or both.

Inquiries about the implementation of Title IX and its federal regulations to the College may be referred to either or both offices listed below:

Juan M. Hernandez Ed.D Vice President for Diversity Equity and Belonging InterimTitleIXand Section 504 Coordinator:Office 121 King Administrative Building 55 Atherton Street Milton MA. 02186.

Office of Civil Rights (OCR):Boston Office Office for Civil Rights US Department of Education 9th Floor 5 Post Office Square Boston MA 02109-3921 Telephone: FAX: ; TDD: Email:

Please apply online at for consideration. Interested applicants must submit the following:

• a cover letter;
• a resume; and
• a list of three professional references one of which must be a former or current supervisor including complete contact information and professional titles.

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I certify that the facts set forth in this Application for Employment are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if I am employed false statements omissions or misrepresentations may result in my dismissal. I authorize the Employer to make an investigation of any of the facts set forth in this application and release the Employer from any liability. The Employer may contact any listed references on this application.

I acknowledge and understand that the company is an at will employer. Therefore any employee (regular temporary or other type of category employee) may resign at any time just as the Employer may terminate the employment relationship with any employee at any time with or without cause with or without notice to the other party.