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Employer Name: Yale University

1. Enforces procedural rules and regulations. Ensures the personal safety of staff, visitors, and property. Maintains security and safety for assigned area. Maintains working knowledge of the locations of various departments, buildings, access routes and admitting requirements.2. May operate and monitor security control panels alarms, and related security equipment to provide area and visitor surveillance. Patrols assigned area including garages and other parking areas. Checks for suspicious occurrences, and enforces parking rules and regulations.3. Responds to and investigates situations reported to Control Rooms. Calls Campus Police or other authorities to investigate suspicious activities or security violations that require intervention.4. Checks vehicles in University and private parking lots for authorized parking sticker. Issues parking violation warnings, and tags and requests towing when necessary.5. Checks ID cards of persons entering the facility. Refuses to admit persons who cannot show either proper authorization or cause for being admitted. Provides information and directions.6. Explains rules and regulations. Opens and closes facility, ensuring that users have left the premises. Reports security and general maintenance problems to the proper authorities.7. Collects and transports money, and handles small amounts of cash transactions when necessary. May be responsible for Lost-And-Found. Maintains logs and records of occurrences, completes necessary paperwork, and may use computer terminal to input and retrieve data. Required Skill/ability 1: Ability to maintain professional composure when dealing with unusual circumstances. Required Skill/ability 2: Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time and respond quickly in an emergency situation. Required Skill/ability 3: Ability to hear and respond to auditory stimuli in crowded busy environment with or without earpiece. Preferred Education: Proven experience with electronic security systems; computer experience. Work Week: Flexible or Non-Standard (for anything other than Standard) Posting Position Title: Security Officer 1 (M&L)(*) University Job Title: Security Officer Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Proven experience with electronic security systems; computer experience. High school level education or equivalent and two years of experience in security, law enforcement, military police, or customer service; or an Associate's degree and two years of experience.