Police Sergeant

Summary

Police Sergeant

The primary purpose of the George Mason University Police Sergeant position is to exercise general police power within a specific jurisdiction in order to perform law enforcement, crime prevention, security and related public safety functions while maintaining department standards in community outreach efforts. This position leads and directs staff and exercises supervisory responsibility of police. The job is considered Essential/Designated personnel and will be required to work a variety of schedules in a 24-hour, 7 day a week configuration which includes nights, weekends, holidays, and during and following natural disasters and emergency situations. The Sergeant position also provides training to others to meet competency and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities include enforcing laws and investigating crimes and traffic crashes, providing public services and assistance to community members, conducting patrols and participating in crime prevention activities, providing support and assistance to victims, witnesses, and persons in need of services, practicing personal accountability and following code of conduct, providing leadership, training, and direction to the officers assigned to their supervision, and assisting in managing the university police department. Sergeants may be assigned or rotated to various units and shifts in the department based on department need and training/qualifications.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, considerable progressive and substantive experience as a Law Enforcement Officer, skill in the use of police equipment, knowledge of law enforcement/public safety and emergency management practices, experience working with the public, knowledge of complex law enforcement operations and technical tasks, knowledge of law enforcement supervisory concepts and practices, comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and university and department policies, excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and verbal/written communication skills, excellent public relations/customer service skills, excellent judgment and decision-making skills, ability to pass rigid background check, ability to pass a physical fitness examination and psychological examination, ability to provide professional/caring community-oriented service, ability to communicate respectfully to internal and external customers, ability to identify options and develop solutions for unique or unprecedented situations, ability to work within teams or independently with minimal/intermittent supervision, ability to perform well under stress in a calm, efficient manner, ability to provide mentoring, coaching, and training to other sworn officers, ability to provide effective leadership, training and direction to personnel and to supervise and evaluate employees effectively, ability to analyze all emergency situations to determine course of action and solve problems, ability to communicate verbally with adequate radio voice with no speech limitations, ability to make complex decisions independently, ability to work independently and solve problems involving many variables, ability to be compliant with Virginia State Police/FBI/Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) policies, possession of a valid driver's license, required to obtain and maintain NCIC/VCIN operator certification in compliance with Virginia State Police and FBI regulations, required to obtain and maintain Virginia DCJS firearms proficiency/qualifications on an annual basis, required to maintain biennial in-service education credits regulated by Virginia DCJS Law Enforcement Officer recertification process, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Law Enforcement Officer certification, and must currently possess an appropriate, active, valid motor vehicle operator's license that meets all of GMU's requirements for operating state vehicles and equipment under Mason's Vehicle Use Policy 1411.

Preferred qualifications include an associate's degree in related field, CIT training, prior security, public safety, or military experience, advanced experience as a trainer/instructor, law enforcement first-line supervisor and/or advanced leadership training, considerable knowledge of law enforcement training and supervisory practices, extensive knowledge of law enforcement/public safety and emergency management practices, and exceptional public speaking skills and abilities.

Job Description

Police Sergeant

The primary purpose of the George Mason University Police Sergeant position is to exercise general police power within a specific jurisdiction in order to perform law enforcement, crime prevention, security and related public safety functions while maintaining department standards in community outreach efforts. This position leads and directs staff and exercises supervisory responsibility of police. The job is considered Essential/Designated personnel and will be required to work a variety of schedules in a 24-hour, 7 day a week configuration which includes nights, weekends, holidays, and during and following natural disasters and emergency situations. The Sergeant position also provides training to others to meet competency and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities include enforcing laws and investigating crimes and traffic crashes, providing public services and assistance to community members, conducting patrols and participating in crime prevention activities, providing support and assistance to victims, witnesses, and persons in need of services, practicing personal accountability and following code of conduct, providing leadership, training, and direction to the officers assigned to their supervision, and assisting in managing the university police department. Sergeants may be assigned or rotated to various units and shifts in the department based on department need and training/qualifications.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, considerable progressive and substantive experience as a Law Enforcement Officer, skill in the use of police equipment, knowledge of law enforcement/public safety and emergency management practices, experience working with the public, knowledge of complex law enforcement operations and technical tasks, knowledge of law enforcement supervisory concepts and practices, comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and university and department policies, excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and verbal/written communication skills, excellent public relations/customer service skills, excellent judgment and decision-making skills, ability to pass rigid background check, ability to pass a physical fitness examination and psychological examination, ability to provide professional/caring community-oriented service, ability to communicate respectfully to internal and external customers, ability to identify options and develop solutions for unique or unprecedented situations, ability to work within teams or independently with minimal/intermittent supervision, ability to perform well under stress in a calm, efficient manner, ability to provide mentoring, coaching, and training to other sworn officers, ability to provide effective leadership, training and direction to personnel and to supervise and evaluate employees effectively, ability to analyze all emergency situations to determine course of action and solve problems, ability to communicate verbally with adequate radio voice with no speech limitations, ability to make complex decisions independently, ability to work independently and solve problems involving many variables, ability to be compliant with Virginia State Police/FBI/Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) policies, possession of a valid driver's license, required to obtain and maintain NCIC/VCIN operator certification in compliance with Virginia State Police and FBI regulations, required to obtain and maintain Virginia DCJS firearms proficiency/qualifications on an annual basis, required to maintain biennial in-service education credits regulated by Virginia DCJS Law Enforcement Officer recertification process, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Law Enforcement Officer certification, and must currently possess an appropriate, active, valid motor vehicle operator's license that meets all of GMU's requirements for operating state vehicles and equipment under Mason's Vehicle Use Policy 1411.

Preferred qualifications include an associate's degree in related field, CIT training, prior security, public safety, or military experience, advanced experience as a trainer/instructor, law enforcement first-line supervisor and/or advanced leadership training, considerable knowledge of law enforcement training and supervisory practices, extensive knowledge of law enforcement/public safety and emergency management practices, and exceptional public speaking skills and abilities.