What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Lieutenant - Public Safety position at Sinclair Community College?
At Sinclair, we are guided by our Core Values, which shape our culture and drive our success:
- Accountable to our students, the community and one another.
- Collaborative in working together to achieve excellence in education and service to our community.
- Compassionate in fostering a supportive environment where every individual feels valued.
- Inclusive so that a college education is accessible to everyone, and all individuals feel heard, valued and respected.
- Innovative to inspire creativity and drive transformative change.
The Department of Public Safety for Sinclair Community College operates as a fully functional law enforcement agency within a business environment and located within an urban setting of a major metropolitan city.
The Sinclair Police Department operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to provide community policing on and surrounding Sinclair Community College campuses.
The Lieutenant position is responsible for providing supervision to those tasked with providing for the safety of all individuals utilizing the main Sinclair Campus, the satellite campuses and the surrounding areas, in addition to performing the actual task. The safeguarding of the physical assets of the college is of paramount importance, as is the further enhancement of a safe working and educational environment for faculty, students, staff members, and visitors.
The salary for this position begins at $57,344.00 and is determined commensurate with education and experience.
Why work for Sinclair College?
The salary for this position begins at $57,344.00 and is determined commensurate with education and experience.
Why work for Sinclair College?
The following are some of the benefits that professional staff with Sinclair College receive:
- Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclair courses and programs
- Support for continued training and education, including tuition reimbursement for other universities and colleges
- OPERS pension participation option, with 14% employer contribution
- 4 weeks of personal and vacation leave, 3 weeks of sick leave annually
- 14 days of annually observed company holidays
- Expansive and competitive insurance programs, including an HSA with annual employer contribution available
- High quality programs and events for work-life balance
- SCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.
Principal Accountabilities
Primary Duties
- The lieutenant provides supervision of the police officer, who is the first responder to all criminal incidents, fires, hazardous material spills, injuries, illnesses and vehicular accidents, as well as any other situation which may arise.
- The position requires constant interaction with faculty, students and staff, other law enforcement agencies and those visiting and/or working in the Miami Valley area.
- The Police Lieutenant oversees the proper investigation of all criminal and/or non-criminal incidents, along with any other matter as directed by appropriate authority. Lieutenants will make Sinclair police officers available to assist other law enforcement agencies during investigations relating to Sinclair College or any other incident resulting from mutual aid activation, or other assists.
- Lieutenants monitor and ensure that Sinclair police officers provide a positive and a professional presence throughout the areas of their respective jurisdiction, including those identified in mutual aid agreements.
Secondary Duties:
- This supervisory position has the responsibility of providing first-aid and the application of CPR/AED techniques and the supervision of other department personnel who are also called upon to evaluate injuries, illnesses and to request further medical assistance when warranted
- Lieutenants, utilizing established crime prevention techniques, evaluate criminal incidents and statistical information to develop proactive measures to reduce criminal occurrences
- Be familiar with departmental and college policies, procedures, and programs
- The ability to supervise large or small scale operations of personnel and equipment under emergency conditions involving danger to life and property
- Command an Emergency Operations Center until such time that a higher rank arrives to assume control
- Coordinate policing with Sinclair Regional learning centers
- Maintain proficiency of the Clery Act and Title IX federal laws
Requirements
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent with 10 years of full-time certified police officer experience
- Minimum of OPOTA certification, or respective state’s police training certification, required.
- If police training certification is from another state, completion of the OPOTA certification within 30 days of hire (time allowance can be edited) required
- Possess excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and be able to diffuse volatile situations required
- Currently certified and maintain certification in the use of firearms (handgun, shotgun, and rifle) as mandated by the State of Ohio required
- Currently certified and maintain certification as required in CPR/AED
- Current TASER certification and maintain certification as required
- Current in depth knowledge of the United States Constitution, Federal, State and City laws required
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office required
- Completion of an assessment process and a panel review board required
Salary : $57,344
