Police Sergeant

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Official UW Title (Code) / Job Description: Police Sergeant

Position Summary Statement

Under the limited supervision of the Police Lieutenant and/or Chief of Police this position is responsible for all aspects of the patrol division within this department. The patrol division is the police department for the university. The primary responsibility of this position is to supervise and lead certified police officers (full time and part time) as well as student Community Service Officers. This is a certified position within the Wisconsin Training & Standards (T&S) Bureau within the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Police Sergeant position is the first-line supervisor of the patrol unit. This position will manage the schedule for a 24x7x365 patrol operation by utilizing full-time officers and a cadre of part time officers. This position assists with managing requests for any special events and can serve as incident commander at critical situations. This position is responsible for maintaining training and range certification records for all existing officers. The sergeant will ensure that the specialties of all full-time officers along with their required annual DOJ/T&S requirements are maintained with proper certifications and ongoing training needs. The sergeant will manage all reports cases and investigations and will be the primary assessor of the reports citations and criminal charge documents created by the patrol officers. They will serve as the primary assessor of all submitted information responsible for ensuring that reports are accurately reviewed and distributed to the appropriate campus and non-campus entities.

Feedback to patrol officers regarding changes or timely corrections is imperative along with scheduling officers and managing updates for follow-up investigations. This position is also responsible for assisting with the police operations manual to verify its content update and add to it as legally required. Maintains individual officer and departmental equipment inventories and replacement schedules. Work closely with the Department Assistant assigned to police records/reports and police purchasing and budget documents. Complete any mandated reporting of crimes/funding through grants etc. including Uniform Crime Report Clery Campus Safety statistics. Manage and coordinate the postings of the Daily Crime Log Sexual Offender report. Work with the Police Lieutenant and Chief of Police when available; or make decision independently on the need for a Campus Timely Notification and/or Emergency Notification to the campus community as required under the Campus Safety (Clery) Act. Maintain a working knowledge of the parking services division of the department to include the T2 parking database and the day-to-day operations of parking services.

The Police Sergeant will work directly with the Police Lieutenant to create manage and maintain all UWPD marketing and messaging through social media outlets and guide officers in appropriate messaging through campus and departmental social media outlets. Work with the Police Lieutenant in conjunction with other Police & Parking Services administrative and operations associate staff to maintain update and refresh the web pages of our unit. Work closely with other campus entities i.e. housing student peer health educators Greeks student orgs etc. to enhance the departments safety message to campus.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Schedules logistics and resources to protection of life property and the preservation of peace and good order; and provides emergency aid to the institutional community

• Provides leadership mentoring and coaching to unit staff

• May exercise supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

• Engages in problem solving threat assessment/mitigation and conflict resolution for a wide range of issues and incidents involving citizens groups campus entities government agencies businesses leaders and others

• Develops and communicates directives to staff and monitors compliance with rules and regulations

Minimum

• Associates degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five years of full-time certified police experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent judgment including sensitivity to personal and confidential information.
• Working knowledge of desktop hardware and standard business software programs (e.g. police reporting systems word processing spreadsheets database) and the Internet.
• Good work habits such as attendance punctuality accountability thoroughness and resourcefulness and attention to detail.
• Work independently and as part of a team environment and on collaborative efforts.
• Training and working knowledge of critical incident response Incident Command and Emergency Management concepts.
• Demonstrated background and philosophy of working within community policing principles.
• Demonstrated experience working with underrepresented populations.
• Ability to delegate and prioritize work.

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in criminal justice or related field.
• Experience in a higher education environment or in a jurisdiction closely connected with a higher education institution.
• Prior supervisory experience and/or experience in leading and training of police officers.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with local and regional policing agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Understanding of police database and records management systems.
• Understanding of police staffing.
• Understanding of Social Media opportunities within policing.

Special Requirements

• Certified police officer through the Wisconsin Department of Justice at the time of appointment.
• Valid drivers license.
• Must pass a complete background check including criminal history by standards set by the Wisconsin DOJ; medical examination; psychological evaluation; essential job functions test; and drug screen.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position the member will be performing police patrol related work. On campus patrol is most commonly done in squad cars or on foot. The employee will be required to perform the physical duties of a police officer. A successful candidate will have passed an essential job functions test to verify suitability for the physical demands of the position.

Working Conditions and Environment

This position requires the ability to work in a variety of conditions and environments typically associated with police patrol work.

Pay and Hours

This is an hourly staff position with a minimum hourly rate of $35.58 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Wisconsin System provides a comprehensive benefits package including participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System reflecting our commitment to supporting the diverse needs of our employees.

This position is primarily an evening Patrol Sergeant assignment typically working 10-hour shifts. Scheduling may be adjusted as needed to meet operational and staffing demands including occasional shift coverage.

12 month probationary period is required.

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• Applicants must complete all required fields and attach all required application materials.

• Within your cover letter address each of the Minimum/Required Qualifications specified for this position. For each required qualification describe your relevant experience using specific examples from your work history to illustrate how your experience satisfies the requirement.

It is the policy of UW-Stout to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability please contact us using the information below. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodation for a qualified individuals disability.

The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package including participation in the Wisconsin State retirement plan demonstrating our commitment to the diverse needs of our employees.

• Employee Benefits: calculate the estimated value of your total compensation use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator Employee Benefits ()

Employment is contingent upon the final candidates completing a criminal background check and being cleared to work by the Human Resources Office. Employment is also contingent upon the final candidate passing reference checks and an essential job function test as applicable. The reference check process includes asking the final candidates professional references questions regarding employee misconductsexual violenceandsexual harassment. Reference checks must be conducted at a minimum with three professional references at least one of which must be a prior supervisor.

Final candidates with previous employment within the Universities of Wisconsin and State of WI agencies will be subject to additional reference checks.

In response to a public records request the Universities of Wisconsin will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in their online application except that the identity of the successful final candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

UW-Stout is committed to providing safety and security of all members of our community in accordance with the Clery Act. For campus safety information and crime statistics visit: is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy disability status as a protected veteran or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.