Police Officer

Position Title: Police Officer

Department: University Police

Advertised Pay: $24.11/hour

Campus Location: Washburn University

The screening committee will review all eligible applications submitted by July 29, 2024

Position Summary:  Washburn University is a student-centered public institution with a diverse population. Washburn is a 2024 best college to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. Located in the heart of Topeka, we are proud to be a cornerstone of the community. Our mission is to provide opportunities for our students to realize their full potential; we can’t do it without our dedicated faculty and staff. Join us at Washburn, and you will be part of a long tradition of excellence.

Washburn employs more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka. We strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation.

Washburn University is a public institution in Topeka, the capital of Kansas.

With just under 7000 students and 1000 faculty and staff involved in more than 200 academic programs, The Washburn University Police Department patrols the main campus and two technical campuses. Washburn University Police Department's Core Values are Honesty and Trust, Education, Partnership, Community Orientation, Diversity, Service, and Pride. If you share these values and want to start or continue a career protecting the Ichabod community, apply today.

Washburn University offers the following:
• Educational Assistance- full-time employees can take courses at no cost. Dependents get free tuition and spouses are also eligible for reduced tuition rates.
• Employee Wellness Program
• Flex and Health savings program
• Competitive Retirement plan—After one year of employment, Washburn University contributes 10% of the employee’s base salary to a WU Defined Contribution plan.
• Competitive Health Insurance plan
• Shared Leave program
• 10 paid holidays annually in addition to monthly vacation and sick leave accrual

It is essential for the University Police Officer to maintain high visibility on campus as a deterrent to crime. The employee is required to carry a firearm when on duty. The use of computers and various computer software may be necessary to complete many of the following tasks.

Essential Functions:
1. Patrol the University campus on foot, on bicycle, or in a patrol car watching for activities that violate city ordinance, state statute, federal law, or University policies. Intervene in illegal activity and restore order, investigate causative factors, and determine and initiate the best course of action to resolve the problem(s). Make arrests when and where necessary.
• Patrol campus streets, parking lots, and driveways to ensure the proper flow of traffic and control parking on campus. Take appropriate enforcement action when illegally parked vehicles are located.
• Check the security of all buildings on campus to ensure they are locked or unlocked as scheduled for each building and to ensure that buildings and contents are secure and all security measures are intact.
2. Following the established format for daily log reports and produce written reports detailing daily activities. Produce detailed offense reports of any crime reported on campus, supplemental investigative reports to record any information gathered as the result of an investigation, arrest reports for prosecution, and affidavits for charges as required by the state and District Attorney. Produce accident reports detailing accident investigations as required by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Produce information reports for any other activities on campus.
3. Establish professional contact with the University community: Provide directions to buildings, events, and classes. Unlock vehicles for vehicle owners who have locked their keys inside. Escort students who have concerns for their safety to campus locations. Jumpstart vehicles that will not start. Unlock buildings and classroom doors for students and faculty who are authorized to be inside. Present safety talks to groups and organizations as requested.
4. Attend in-service training to update knowledge and skill in police procedure, firearms proficiency, first aid, CPR, AED, and legal issues, and remain in compliance with the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training requirement for no less than 40 hours of in-service training each year.
5. Attend briefings with the supervisor(s) to receive instructions, daily briefing information, legal updates, schedule changes, performance evaluations, and general work-related information.
6. Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Ability to work any shift/hours as assigned and to respond to emergency call-back in a reasonable amount of time. Proficiency using desktop, windows-based computer operating systems and proven ability to learn and adapt to the use of new computer software.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of firearms.
• Must be able to successfully pass a written examination, physical agility test, polygraph examination, psychological examination, drug testing examination, and verbal interview.
• Valid Class C Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record under University standards.
• Certification from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training as mandated by state law.

Physical Requirements:
• This is a “designated safety-sensitive position” and will be required to undergo drug testing.
• Per Kansas Statue 74-5605, Each applicant for certification shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Be a United States citizen;
(2) have been fingerprinted and a search of local, state, and national fingerprint files made to determine whether the applicant has a criminal record;
(3) not have been convicted of a crime that would constitute a felony under the laws of this state, a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a misdemeanor offense that the commission determines reflects on the honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, or competence of the applicant as defined by rules and regulations of the commission;
(4) have: (A) graduated from a high school accredited by the Kansas state board of education or the appropriate accrediting agency of another state jurisdiction; (B) obtained a high school education from a nonaccredited private secondary school as defined in K.S.A. 72-4345, and amendments thereto; or © obtained the equivalent of a high school education as defined by rules and regulations of the commission;
(5) be of good moral character sufficient to warrant the public trust in the applicant as a police officer or law enforcement officer;
(6) have completed an assessment, including psychological testing approved by the commission, to determine that the applicant does not have a mental or personality disorder that would adversely affect the ability to perform the essential functions of a police officer or law enforcement officer with reasonable skill, safety, and judgment;
(7) be free of any physical or mental condition which adversely affects the ability to perform the essential functions of a police officer or law enforcement officer with reasonable skill, safety, and judgment; and
(8) be at least 21 years of age.
• No arrests for domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, or any classification of these crimes. No convictions for any felony crime.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Completion of college coursework in the criminal justice field.
• Independent leadership experience.

Full-time, Hourly, Varies    
Background check, driving history, and drug screen required