Job Summary: The Campus Safety Officer’s job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, using foot patrol to provide service, information and aid to all campus students, employees and visitors as circumstances require, deter crime though constant uniformed presence, assist and support victims of crime, if applicable and when directed by a supervisor, intake and prepare non-criminal reports, and observe and report safety issues on campus. This individual is responsible for safety and welfare of students, faculty, staff, visitors and all property under the control and jurisdiction of Lamar Institute of Technology and is expected to exercise independent judgement and discretion within the limits prescribed by the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents and LIT rules and regulations. The Campus Safety Office will also serve as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). This is a non-exempt staff appointment and reports to the Director of Safety.

• Performs security and safety duties on the property of Lamar Institute of Technology
• Preserves safety and security by interceding to prevent or deter crime
• Investigate non-criminal incidents to detect safety or security issues, including loss of property
• Prepare various written reports narrating incidents and provide supplemental information, as needed, on criminal activities
• Give credible and accurate testimony in criminal court, if required
• Provide assistance and support to the victims of crime, and to all student, faculty, staff and visitors to the LIT Campus
• Use a portable battery system to jump start vehicles, put air in tires, assist in vehicle unlocks and occasionally change flat tires
• Works daytime, evening, and weekend shifts as scheduled
• Perform other related duties, as needed

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Level III Commissioned Security Officer

32,000-35,000

Day time, evenings, and weekends as scheduled

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

LIT’s Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest, Room 128, at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-839-2032 or emailing titleix@lit.edu.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

06/12/2024

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