Campus Safety Officer - Full Time

Hourly rate: $20.50 plus shift differential 

Phillips Academy seeks candidates for a full time Campus Safety Officer (CSO) to safeguard Phillips Academy’s students, faculty members (and their families), staff employees and visitors from harm.  The CSO also protects Phillips Academy owned property (assets) and the personal property of community members and visitors stored or present on campus from theft, damage or otherwise preventable compromise.

The Campus Safety Officer: 

• Patrols entirety of 550 acre campus while driving a motor vehicle, riding a mountain bicycle, or walking.  Patrolling duties include, but are not limited to, checking exterior and selected interior doors of all administrative buildings and student dorms for locked/unlocked condition or for evidence of unauthorized entry and documenting activity and findings either with the dispatcher or an entry in the event shift log.

• Attends to all duties as assigned by a Supervisor, Operations Manager or Director of Campus Safety.

• Conducts themselves as a resource for the campus community, a uniformed deterrent to crime and at the same time an ambassador of Phillips Academy.
• Additional duties and responsibilities to be found on the full job description attached to this job posting. 

 All employees of campus safety are considered “Essential Personnel” in the event of: 

• an emergency that occurs on the Phillips Academy Campus, or in the vicinity that would impact the PA campus;
• inclement or severe weather affecting campus or;
• other emergency situations deemed appropriate.

Essential Personnel may be required to report to or remain at work if instructed to do so, if contacted directly by a supervisor (or their designee).

This position is full-time, 12 months per year, 40 hours per week, with a schedule of  Sunday, 7am-3pm, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3pm-11pm and Saturday, 7am-3pm.   Hours are assigned to maintain 24/7 coverage, including holidays, nights, and weekends.  

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree preferred.
• Experience:  3-5 years solid security experience preferred.
• Must successfully complete CPR/AED training.
• Must successfully complete Campus Safety Field Training.

• Must be 21 years of age or older. 
• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Experience in an institutional or campus setting preferred.
• Customer service experience desirable.
• Experience working with adolescents in an educational setting preferred. 

The Academy provides competitive benefits.

Benefits we offer: 

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, mental health benefits—eligible day 1 
• Retirement program with 10% employer contribution 
• Annual paid time off: 10 holidays, 3–6 weeks vacation, 10–12 sick days, winter break closure 
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance 
• Professional development programs 
• Education assistance including tuition remission/reimbursement 
• Access to museums, guest speakers, cultural and performing arts 
• Campus close to interstates 495 and 93 with free parking 
• Free meals during work hours 
• Discounted on-campus childcare 

Phillips Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Phillips Academy is an intentionally diverse and inclusive residential community “committed to creating an equitable and inclusive school in which students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences—including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and ability—learn and grow together.” The ideal candidate supports the inclusive and diverse nature of the community. 

Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI, ADP (RMV) and fingerprinting background checks as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.