Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college's strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today's challenges.

• Contributing to the team effort of maintaining a presence in the community that helps to deter crime and provide support to citizens
• Collaborating in building strong relationships with community members, upholding best practices of Community Oriented Policing.
• Providing a police presence at major public events to ensure public safety.
• Identifying potential criminal activity or other hazardous situations and takes proper actions to protect citizens and property.
• Helping to secure crime scenes and process evidence.
• Responding to calls for service; observing violations; sending referrals to the Dean of Students, making arrests or processing citations when necessary.
• Conducting investigations by gathering evidence and interviewing victims and witnesses.
• Documenting observations and actions by radioing information; completing reports.
• Participating in campus internal processes including, but not limited to hearings for campus code of conduct, Title IX, and Human Resources investigations.
• Testifying in court regarding criminal investigations and citations.
• Maintaining safe traffic conditions by monitoring and directing traffic and enforcing violations.
• Enforcing laws and ordinances; investigating collisions on campus; reporting unsafe streets and facilities.
• Operating such equipment as two-way radios, teletypes, facsimile transmitters or receivers, base stations, public address system, emergency medical equipment, office machines, and firearms.
• Performing related duties such as cooperating and sharing information with other agencies; notifying designated personnel of emergencies; writing reports such as activity reports, daily logs, investigative reports and stolen vehicle recovery reports; maintaining records on lost-and-found items, criminal records and files on known criminals; assisting in the evacuation of residents in fire drills; administering first aid to injured persons; and raising and lowering flags.
• Determining action to be taken on assignments by approving equipment to be used; determining the disposition of contraband; organizing searches for missing persons; arranging for the transportation or escort of prisoners; and determining whether fingerprints meet FBI standards for legibility.
• Ability to make decisions in emergency situations while maintaining a calm manner
• Responsible for the efficient performance of all duties in conformance with the rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and orders.
• Perform specific duties and responsibilities as required by the Chief of Police or his/her designee.

REQUIRED:

• Applicants must have at least two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in a governmental police force or in law enforcement work, or any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

• An Associate's degree with a major in police science, law enforcement or criminal justice may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.*
• A Bachelor's degree or higher, with a major in police science, law enforcement, or criminal justice, may be substituted for the required experience.*

• Possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a Class A license to carry firearm (M.G.L. c.140, section 131).
• Possess and maintain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
• Knowledge of police procedures and practices, the law of arrest, and criminal procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare written reports.
• Reliable transportation in order to travel to and from meetings, trainings, or campus and community locations as required.
• Possess physical stamina and endurance.

• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.
  • Deal tactfully with others.
  • Interact with people who are under physical and/or emotional stress.
  • Maintain a calm manner, make decisions, and act quickly in stressful and emergency situations.
  • Exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
  • Exercise sound judgment.
  • Establish rapport with others.
  • Follow oral and written instructions.
  • Motivate others.
  • Maintain accurate records.
  • Use proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
  • Read, write and comprehend the English language.
  • Work accurately with names, numbers, codes and/or symbols.
  • Ability to perform arithmetic computations with speed and accuracy (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
  • Conduct interviews.
  • Gather information by examining records and documents and observing and questioning individuals.
  • Assemble items of information in accordance with established procedures.
  • Utilize investigative techniques to obtain information.
  • Understand and apply the laws, rules and regulations governing assigned unit activities.
  • Give written instructions in a precise, understandable manner.
  • Lift heavy objects or persons.
  • Adapt to varying work situations.
  • Stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time.

• A comprehensive list of duties may be found at the Massachusetts Human Resources Division- Classification Specification under the “Campus Police Officer” series.

• Experience or knowledge in the use of police dispatching software, report writing programs, or CJIS technology.
• Ability to speak a language in addition to English.

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  All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.