Police Officer 2

Position Title: Police Officer 2

Position Number: 029006

Salary Range: $41,350.40 Special Entrance Rate – $75,795.00

Position Type: Classified Staff

Department: University Police

Responsibility / Duty

This position requires shift work (days, nights, weekends, and Holidays).

Function of Work:

To protect lives and property by conducting foot and mobile security patrols/ enforcing parking and traffic regulations; rendering emergency services; investigating minor crimes and making arrests when necessary. Provide a limited range of police services.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Duties:

Provides crowd and traffic control at special events; may be required to intervene in situations utilizing force if necessary to make an arrest, to restore order, prevent interference with normal operations or to protect person or property.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Responsibility / Duty

Provides foot and mobile patrols enforcing parking and traffic regulations or serve as the primary communications officer for the shift collecting/documenting information and dispatching officers as required.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Responsibility / Duty

Responds to emergencies and renders assistance as required.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Responsibility / Duty

Investigating crimes, making arrests when necessary, providing reports, preparing documentation for course, and testifying in court.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Responsibility / Duty

Provides a wide range of police services and other tasks as directed by supervisor.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Minimum Experience Required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
One year of law enforcement experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Possession of a valid Louisiana driver’s license.

Possession of an active Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification may be required.

An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Minimum Education Required

High School diploma or equivalent.

Other Minimum Requirements

Applicants must complete the application in its entirety with an electronic signature and date.

Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute for the application.

If education and employment history are not completed, the application will be disqualified. When listing Job Duties, please include if you are Commissioned with the Power of Arrest.

Please include any current and previous employment at Nicholls State University. Personnel files are not pulled for application purposes

Applicants claiming education as a substitution for work experience must have their Official College Transcripts delivered to the Human Resources Department at hr@nicholls.edu or emailed directly to Jennifer.Prejean@nicholls.edu prior to the job closing date. Unofficial transcripts are NOT accepted.

Test(s) Required

Applicants must have an active 2100-PSE (Protective Services Exam) score by the time the posting closes in order to be considered for the position unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy or meets one of the following testing exemptions:

1)An applicant who meets the Minimum Qualifications and has a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from a Louisiana accredited training academy may be appointed by probational appointment or job appointment to a job which requires the Protective Services Exam without a test score. The applicant’s POST certification shall not be under suspension or pending a revocation hearing

OR

2)A veteran of the armed forces who served at least 90 days of active duty for purposes other than training and who has been honorably discharged from active duty within the previous twelve months. (DD214 must be attached to application or submitted to Human Resources by fax or mail by the closing date of the announcement).

Applicants claiming testing exemption must have the appropriate documentation listed above attached to the application or contact Jennifer Prejean in Human Resources by the closing date via phone 985-493-2679 or email Jennifer.Prejean@nicholls.edu

For more information on Civil Service testing, please follow the link below:
https://jobs.la.gov/TestInformation/TestingProcess.aspx

Preferred Licenses

Police Officer Standards and Training Certification

Physical Demands

In this position you may be required to:

• stand or be on your feet for long periods of time;
• work in/be outside during inclement weather;
• carry heavy objects (50-100lbs)
• subjected to loud noises
• required to use and qualify with firearms;
• must be able to run, crawl, stoop, squat, kneel as necessary

This position requires shift work (days, nights, weekends, and Holidays).

Employment Year: Fiscal Year

Employment Basis: Full-time

Closing Date: 06/28/2026

Quick Link for Postings: https://jobs.nicholls.edu/postings/9752

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