The Campus Safety Staff secures assigned University Academic and Administrative Buildings. The Campus Safety Staff maintains a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, and staff by conducting security checks in assigned areas to include Academic Building, Administrative Buildings, Parking Lots, Residential Buildings and reports suspicious activities to University Dispatch/UPD when needed, ensures compliance with University and Residence Life policies and responds immediately to emergency situations, i.e. fire alarms, security alarms, and medical/injury calls.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The University Police Secures University Academic and Administrative Buildings.
• Conducts frequent patrols of assigned area for the purpose of detecting and reporting suspicious behavior and/or activity.
• Monitors Residence Hall entrances for any unauthorized entries.
• Inspects assigned area for physical security and reports signs of intrusion.
• Provides authorized safety escorts to members of the campus community.
• Interacts with campus visitors while assisting with directions and/or other information.
• Performs other duties as assigned to accomplish the goals of Department.

• Knowledge and skill within Windows-based computer and software applications, to include Microsoft Office applications, ability to use email to send and receive correspondence.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and to interact with students, faculty and staff.

About The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 131 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.

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