Police Officer

Police Officer

The Penn State University Police and Public Safety Department is responsible for protecting and serving more than 100,000 students, employees, and visitors at 22 campuses located throughout Pennsylvania. We are a cohesive and centralized department with sworn police officers who have full law enforcement authority serving the 22 campuses with our headquarters being located at University Park.

We are searching for Act 120 Certified (

• ) Police Officers to join our team who hold the values of integrity, respect, responsibility, discovery, excellence, and community.

University Police and Public Safety's values model those of Penn State's, and we are especially committed to our vision to establish a cohesive, inclusive, and innovative work environment while also providing consistent professional and value-added service to our communities.

We value inclusive excellence as a core strength and an essential element of Penn State's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the University Police and Public Safety's public service mission.

All interested candidates must apply to this posting to be considered for an opportunity when a position becomes available at one of the Penn State campuses. Candidates advancing through the recruitment process will be provided an opportunity to select which campus location or locations they have interest in obtaining employment.

Police officers are responsible for carrying out the functions of protection of life and property, preservation of peace and good order of the community, enhancement of positive community engagement initiatives, enforcement of laws and University policies / procedures, public safety, investigative work, and other related duties.

Successful candidates will possess :

The position of police officer minimally requires a high school diploma or equivalent and up to one year of relevant experience. (

This position requires :

Please include a cover letter and resume with your application.

Starting contractual base salary is $65,395.20. Annual rate changes and service time increases as applicable.

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS : For more about safety at Penn State, and to review the Annual Security Report which contains information about crime statistics and other safety and security matters, please go to http : / / www.police.psu.edu / clery /

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