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Bargaining Unit:

NYSCOPBA

Job Summary:

The Department of University Police and Public Safety at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time University Police Communications & Security Specialist I. 

University Police Communications and Security Specialists provide communications, security, and public safety services within a 24/7 operation in the University Police Departments at the campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY). Their primary responsibility is to function as the initial point of contact between the police and the public, performing dispatching activities, and using various databases, online systems, and multiple video sources.

The positions are classified only at SUNY campuses and are subject to the Security Guard Act of 1993. Incumbents must obtain a Security Guard Photo ID from the New York State Department of State within 90 days of appointment. 

Illustrative Tasks

Functions under the direction of the University Police Department shift supervisor, typically a University Police Officer 2, or University Police Communications and Security Specialist 2. Incumbents are given directions regarding assignments, briefing on current problems at the beginning of the shift, and instruction in job-related law enforcement techniques.

Controls base, fixed or mobile communication systems:

• Maintains status and control over all mobile radio units in service.
• Monitors all equipment in the dispatch area and reports all departures from required procedures to the appropriate supervisor.
• Reports emergency situations to supervisory personnel, including the inability to establish communications with a mobile unit. 

Operates computers, communications, and support equipment, consistent with New York State E-Justice and National Crime Information Center rules and regulations:

• Operates radio, telephone, and broadcast equipment, closed-circuit television systems, and electronic security systems.
• Monitors, activates, deactivates, and controls electronic access systems.
• Enters, updates, and queries information in various computers and systems.
• Retrieves and reviews messages received from data systems and stores or distributes them according to prescribed procedures.
• Prepares written reports and maintains the police department blotter as assigned.
• Operates logging devices to automatically record video, radio and telephone transmissions, and archive them as required.
• Maintains communications files and performs other communication-related duties as required by the shift supervisor.

May perform security guard duties to support campus police operations:

• Responds to calls for assistance to ensure that property is secured until a police officer arrives at the scene.
• Assists with calls for service such as unlocking doors, providing safety escorts, and inspecting safety equipment.
• Patrols assigned area on foot to deter criminal activity by means of presence and witness, and to detect and report any dangerous situations such as fires.
• Post assignments at a specific location for security or safety reasons.
• Issues parking permits and citations.
• Prepares and files a variety of reports and logs, and performs other security related activities.
• May issue and maintain department equipment. 

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Security Guard Licensure. 
• Promotion: 1-year of permanent service as a Security Services Assistant 1, Security Services Assistant 2, or Security Officer.
• Open Competitive: 1-year of full-time experience as a police or peace officer;
  • • OR  1-year of full-time experience as a dispatcher for a public safety agency including fire departments, emergency medical services, or law enforcement;
    • OR  1-year of active U.S. military service as a dispatcher of military police or security personnel and an honorable discharge or under conditions in the NYS Restoration of Honor Act;
    • OR 30 college credit hours from an accredited institution of higher education.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

As per civil service guidelines

• $45,258 to $55,830 Base Salary

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu